Stereophile
The passing of two Americana greats
Just before Christmas 2025, American music suffered two irreplaceable losses with the passings of Raul Malo (December 8) and Joe Ely (December 15). While a lot of musicians exist on the artistic and commercial fringes, Malo and Ely were foundational artists, gifted creators and performers who refused to be confined by artistic boundaries. Though not without their struggles, each eventually found widespread respect and success. Each leaves behind a significant body of wonderful recordings.
3 min |
March 2026
Stereophile
Vernon Runs the Hoodoo Down
Once and forever iconoclast Vernon Reid, the Britain-born guitarist for iconic American band Living Colour, is perpetually in pursuit of sonic excellence, regardless the point of entry. “A lot of different things have attracted me—everything from gentle breezes to thunder and lightning,” Reid told me during a recent Zoom interview. “I’ve straddled two centuries where I’ve been on a mission to explore different emotions, different modalities, and different ways of using the guitar.”
3 min |
March 2026
Stereophile
The Rolling Stones v3.0
In the Rolling Stones' long history, the Mick Taylor era was a peak, if not the peak. Taylor, who replaced cofounder Brian Jones in the late 1960s, proved a great musical foil for Keith Richards. He was a technical wizard on the guitar; those fluid higher-octaves riffs and runs were the perfect counterpoint to Richards's jabbing and stabbing and growling style. At heart, he was a bluesman, so a great fit for a band named after a Muddy Waters tune. The run of albums from Let It Bleed through It's Only Rock 'n Roll took the Stones' music in new directions and set the standard for tight, fast, and loose arena rock circa the early 1970s.
3 min |
March 2026
Stereophile
TALE of the TAPE
RHINO LAUNCHES REEL-TO-REEL TAPE SERIES UNDER ITS HIGH FIDELITY BRAND
7 min |
March 2026
Stereophile
HI-FI as ART
Since founding Ojas in the 1990s and applying the name to his audio components, Devon Turnbull has mined a young audience that the traditional hi-fi industry has struggled to reach.
10+ min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
Indian Wedding
Teaming up with Mumbai's Æquō gallery, Kelly Wearstler infuses age-old craft with a signature splash of Southern California cool
2 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
LOVE SPELL
FOR HER GROOVY PLEASURE PALACE IN HOLLYWOOD, MUSICIAN SCOUT WILLIS BRINGS FANTASY TO LIFE
4 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
FIT TO PRINT
For the LA-based textile designer Josie Ford, founder of Studio Ford, every collection offers a window into her latest obsession.
1 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
Seven Houses
Anthony Zimmitti, a seasoned builder based in Pasadena, will never forget the moment he first saw the blaze.
1 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
Soft Power
Founded by Greg Chait in 2007, The Elder Statesman has become synonymous with nonchalant Los Angeles cool.
1 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
Social Chair
In 20th-century Hollywood, William Haines's low seats defined how glam Angelenos hung out
2 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
The Foothill Catalog Foundation
The seed for The Foothill Catalog Foundation (TFCF) was planted while the Eaton Fire was still raging last January.
1 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
Angel City Lumber
Following the Eaton Fire, which claimed 19 lives and destroyed more than 9,000 buildings, Jeff Perry and his \"treemates\" at Angel City Lumber faced the same dilemma confronted by so many: how to fathom the unfathomable.
1 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
Case Study: Adapt
In the years after World War II, the legendary Case Study program presented bold new models for modern life, soliciting leading architects of the day to design low-cost, efficient residences.
1 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
Save the Tiles
Roaming their Altadena streets in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire, Eric Garland and his teenage daughter Lucy couldn't help but notice that a neighbor's fireplace surround had emerged nearly unscathed.
1 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
It Takes a Villa
In the hills of Silver Lake, creative couple Jed Lind and Jessica de Ruiter tailor an Italianate outlier to the rhythms of contemporary family life
3 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
Project Chimney
Where others saw devastation, artist Evan Curtis Charles Hall, the founding director of LA's House Museum, discovered moments of poignant beauty.
1 min |
March 2026
Architectural Digest US
A SECRET HISTORY
ON A STORIED PLOT IN SILVER LAKE, ARCHITECT TAKASHI YANAI FASHIONS A BOLD NEW HOUSE WHILE THE LANDSCAPE MAESTROS AT TERREMOTO REVIVE THE HISTORIC GARDEN
4 min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
GREAT TRIPS FOR SOLO TRAVELERS
Planning a vacation for one? From mountain treks to wellness retreats, you can find a getaway that suits your style—and that builds in some companionship, too.
10 min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
HOW TO LOWER YOUR TAX BILL
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act brought a host of changes that could affect your 2025 tax return. We'll show you how to make the most of them and get other breaks that reduce what you owe-or maximize your refund.
10+ min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
MAKE LEARNING A LIFELONG AFFAIR
GOING back to live on a college campus, taking classes, and mixing and mingling with students young enough to be their grandchildren wasn't originally on Anna and Jeffry Young's retirement bingo card. Yet that's their life these days.
10+ min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Cleaning Up the Paper Clutter
Once you hit retirement, keeping tax returns from decades ago can become unwieldy.
3 min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
NAVIGATING MEDICARE ENROLLMENT
Failing to sign up on time can be a costly mistake.
2 min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Focus on Income First
EVERY reader knows I am unfazed at the sacrifice of a percentage point or two of share price or net asset value to secure a higher yield or cash distribution. That underscores my reverence for short-term high-yield bonds, packaged car leases and credit card bills, floating-rate corporate bank loans, and the many multisector and flexible exchange-traded and closed-end funds that own these assets or some of each. These investments reliably distribute upward of 5% and sometimes 7%. Add funds or ETFs that write options on stocks or stock indexes to pay out 8% or more, and you might easily overlook how the Federal Reserve has slashed the interest rate it controls to 3.5%—the low since September 2022—with further cuts to follow this year.
2 min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
EASING THE SQUEEZE ON AFFORDABILITY
A 50-year mortgage probably isn't the answer, but there are other ways to alleviate the continuing sting of high prices.
3 min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Health Care Stocks: Bet on a Recovery
The flagging sector has perked up a bit lately.
7 min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
The Merger Market Heats Up
Investing in takeover deals can be a low-volatility way to diversify your portfolio.
2 min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
2026 MUTUAL FUND GUIDE
A banner year for stocks created winners the world over, in companies of all sizes. The top funds in 11 categories crushed the averages.
9 min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
In Search of Almost-Safe Stocks
IS there really such a thing as a safe stock? When you buy a share, you own a tiny piece of a business, and any business can develop problems no one suspects. Consider Enron, a consistent moneymaker in energy trading, which went from $90 a share to 26 cents in a little over a year. Or Sears, once a solid retail giant and now reduced to just a handful of stores. Eastman Kodak, Polaroid and Blockbuster were all solid citizens that went bankrupt.
4 min |
March 2026
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
RESOLVE CONFLICTS WITH YOUR ADVISER
Knowing how to deal with a disagreement can improve both your finances and your relationship with your planner.
3 min |