LA Artcore produces The Korean International Art Show, gathering some of the finest artists from Korea to show in Los Angeles. The eclectic work presents a wide range of mediums and voices. Buoyant and colorful, these deceptively pleasant pieces provide...

On Dec. 10, Octavia Hamlett won APAIT Health Center's Quest: Woman of the Year, a transgender pageant that emphasizes community advocacy and leadership. After winning the pageant in Little...

While tweens flock to see the latest installment of the vampire saga Twilight this weekend, a humbler Twilight opening will be happening in a studio in Highland Park. The Twilight Paintings by young artist Bonnie Lambert will be shown at the studio of...

In El Vuelo, artist Juan Solis begins with a portrait of a solemn Latino man. Beneath the man is a cage, the door is open, and a bird has taken flight. This spirit of freedom is what it feels like to experience Out-and-Out...

Bobby Gordon had a seemingly normal upbringing. He grew up in Northern California, was the youngest of three, and played baseball in high school. Nurtured by loving and supportive parents, his upbringing was happy. Bobby went onto graduate from UCLA and currently works for an arts program at his alma...

Even though he's based in Los Angeles, artist Josh Peters is living somewhere else. His large, other-worldly paintings speak of a different place and time. Dream-like and enchanting, his work, often done on large canvasses, are simply mesmerizing.

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The April issue of Gentlemen's Quarterly features the most Asian Pacific Islander (API) men that I'd ever seen. In this iconic magazine, there were more APIs in that issue alone than in previous years: there is a story of boxer Manny Pacquiao; Asian men are featured as the best dressers...

Dear Norbert,

Congratulations on completing high school. You did it! I saw the pictures you posted on Facebook. You look happy amidst your other high school chums. You were among the thousands and thousands of young people who graduated last month. It's an important right of passage.

I graduated...

Barack Obama has said time and again that he knows the pain of not having a dad. It may be odd saying this about a man I respect, but in this regard, I feel sorry that our President didn't have a father. The relationship with my father was not perfect...

There is an unfortunate stereotype of the gay community (with a nod to Will and Grace and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy): a bunch of well-heeled folks who shop and brunch. Not exactly the look of suffering. Frankly, most Californians would aspire to that kind of suffering. I believe...