Tag: Culture

Happy Sundays delivers a slice of Long Beach culture

[ad_1] The creators of Happy Sundays, Scott Montoya and Julia Kugel Montoya, know exactly what they don’t want to do: create a giant ticketed Goldenvoice-esque festival that costs a ton of money for some and earns a ton of money for others. That’s why even as their annual community-focused festival has steadily grown from one… Continue reading Happy Sundays delivers a slice of Long Beach culture

Culture Club’s Boy George on the dangers of transphobia

[ad_1] Forty-one years after they hit No. 1 in their native U.K. with “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” Boy George and Culture Club will stop at the Hollywood Bowl this weekend for shows on Friday and Saturday nights. In some ways, of course, the flamboyant pop-soul group — on the road with George,… Continue reading Culture Club’s Boy George on the dangers of transphobia

Jennifer Aniston says she’s ‘so over’ cancel culture

[ad_1] Jennifer Aniston wants to cancel cancel culture. “I’m so over cancel culture,” the “Friends” star told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Monday. “I probably just got canceled by saying that. I just don’t understand what it means. … Is there no redemption? I don’t know. I don’t put everybody in the… Continue reading Jennifer Aniston says she’s ‘so over’ cancel culture

Fall Culture Preview: What to See This Season

[ad_1] All-Male Hula, a Tennis Ballet Outdoor dance is nice, but there’s nothing like being in a theatre, with its dramatic lighting and proscenium. At New York City Center’s popular and populist Fall for Dance Festival (Sept. 27-Oct. 8), twenty dollars buys an evening that might include the all-male hula troupe Kaleoolakaikahikinaokalā evoking Hawaii’s traditions… Continue reading Fall Culture Preview: What to See This Season

How the ‘Dark Winds’ Season 2 cast got Navajo culture right

[ad_1] When I was a kid, my parents briefly moved the family to a conservative border town just off the Navajo reservation in northeastern Arizona so my dad could work in a lumber mill. My childhood memories are filled with fist fights with ignorant, non-native kids who mocked our ceremonial dancing by yelling out whoops… Continue reading How the ‘Dark Winds’ Season 2 cast got Navajo culture right

Emily Nussbaum on the Culture Wars in Country Music

[ad_1] Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter of the best New Yorker podcasts. Last month, the country singer Jason Aldean released a music video for “Try That in a Small Town,” a song that initially received little attention. But the video cast… Continue reading Emily Nussbaum on the Culture Wars in Country Music