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Nyjah Huston; Credit: Danny Liao

With 'Til Death and Nike Shoe Release, Nyjah Huston Is Skating Toward a Bright Future

Lily Moayeri
Nyjah Huston strides with confidence — albeit with a touch of caution — across a private indoor skate park in South Los Angeles, skateboard at the ready. He’s got on his signature Nike SB shoes, which launched March 1. This makes the 23-year-old one of the select few to have his own shoe with the brand, joining other skateboarding legends Paul Rodriguez, Stefan Janoski, Eric Koston and Brian Anderson. To coincide with the shoe’s release, Huston has collaborated with revered skate filmmaker Ty Evans for ’Til Death, his first part in years, and it is unparalleled....
Hans Zimmer; Credit: Angela Lubrano

Film Composer Hans Zimmer Is on a Mission to Make Orchestral Music Cool

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This year’s lists of top performances at Coachella, as declared by critics at Rolling Stone, Variety, The Los Angeles Times, Billboard, Hypebeast and us at L.A. Weekly, had the usual suspects: Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Travis Scott, Lady Gaga, Radiohead. But one name that isn’t usually uttered in the same breath......
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