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L.A.'s First Trans Chorus Is Drowning Out the Nasty Rhetoric

Catherine Womack
“My great mission is to fiercely empower trans and gender nonconforming people to love their voices,” says Lindsey Deaton, Founder and Artistic Director of the newly formed Trans Chorus of Los Angeles. Deaton, a transgender woman and classically trained musician, understands the realities of vocal dysphoria first-hand. “Every day my......
Melissa Rosenberg has witnessed her share of sexism during her 20 years in Hollywood.; Credit: Photo by Danny Liao

The Woman Behind Jessica Jones Is an Ass-Kicker in Her Own Right

Catherine Womack
Tenacity. That’s what showrunner Melissa Rosenberg says is the key to success in Hollywood, especially for women. Sipping mint tea in a posh Beverly Hills restaurant, Rosenberg is matter-of-fact when discussing the sexism she’s encountered during her 24-year career in Hollywood. There was the time her agent put her up......
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A Shepard Fairey Mural Re-Emerges in Echo Park After Eight Years

Catherine Womack
In 1980, photographer Gary Leonard took a photo of Darby Crash, the lead singer of the short-lived Los Angeles-based punk band the Germs. Crash died of a heroin overdose not long after the photo was taken. Leonard’s image of Crash holding a skateboard has become iconic thanks to street artist/graphic......
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10 Ways to Show Off L.A. to Out-of-Towners on the Cheap

Catherine Womack
Your phone buzzes and it’s a message from your long-distance [best friend/cousin/sister/college roommate]. They’re coming to visit for the weekend. The flight is booked. Cue the memory reel of good times. Order another round. Of course, the main reason they are visiting is to see you. But since you live......
The 101's heart; Credit: Courtesy Corinne Carrey

Noticed the Gigantic Heart on the 101? It's Not a Fluke

Catherine Womack
At around 8 p.m. on a Tuesday night I was perched on a low guardrail on the side of Vine Street looking out over Hollywood at the Capitol Records Building. The entire weight of my upper body was leaning forward against a massive bougainvillea bush that hangs, somewhat magically, in......
Manhattan Beach Memoir; Credit: Photo by Catherine Womack

Why a House in Manhattan Beach is Covered in a Family's Memories

Catherine Womack
Six years ago, when developers offered artist Gary Sweeney "an armored truck full of money" for his childhood home in Manhattan Beach, he turned them down. Sweeney, who currently lives in San Antonio, Texas, was content renting out the old wood-paneled beach house to surfers and letting a management company......