Celebrating Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s Historic Oscar Win and Ryan Coogler’s Vision of an Inclusive Hollywood

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DIASPORA Calendar: March 16 – March 22, 2026

THEATRE Kim’s Convenience By Ins Choi – March 21 - April 19: Soulpepper Theatre Company & Adam Blanshay Productions in association with American Conservatory Theater brings the award-winning comedy drama to the Ahmanson Theater. The play, which inspired the...

“Panic at the Disco” Part III: Exploiting v. Empowering Representation and Narrative Ownership

“Panic at the Disco” is an essay series that unpacks the impact of the Center Theatre Group’s new production of Here Lies Love. The critical journey will explore the complexities of artistic depictions of traumatic events and cultural figures in history and how it...

The Tom Ford Of It All

This week marked the 63rd birthday of filmmaker and fashion designer extraordinaire Tom Ford, a man who I was obsessed with back in my days as a fashion journalist. I pined for those wildly expensive Tom Ford suits but settled for a pair of sunglasses that would be...