Los Angeles Times
DIVERSITY IS NO JOKE FOR THESE COMICS
Joy Sauce launches series on Amazon Prime as part of effort to amplify Asian American voices across media landscape
3 min |
February 10, 2026
Los Angeles Times
At last, his first DGA victory
The directing win for Anderson is believed to be a bellwether for an Academy Award.
4 min |
February 10, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Lead singer of 3 Doors Down
The Mississippi rock band broke out in 2000 with the hit song ‘Kryptonite.’
2 min |
February 10, 2026
Stereophile
Technics SL-50C
Every first love leaves a strong impression. Hopefully it’s a good one.
10+ min |
March 2026
Stereophile
Bob Dylan Through the Open Window
Columbia Legacy has released Vol.18 of the Bob Dylan Bootleg Series. Through the Open Window covers the years 1956–1963. The collection is available as three physical sets: two-CD or four-LP “Highlights” versions that contain 42 tracks, and an eight-CD “Deluxe Edition Box Set” that contains 139 tracks and has a running time of 8 hours, 59 minutes. The “Highlights” package is available streaming at 24/192, but the other 97 tracks are only available in the big box. That big box also includes a 124-page hardback book containing full credits, 100 photos, and liner notes—really a substantial monograph—by Sean Wilentz, professor of American History at Princeton University and author of the book Bob Dylan in America.
7 min |
March 2026
Stereophile
Kind of a 'pinch me' situation
In these days of industry transformation, acquiring a brick-and-mortar hi-fi store is not for the faint of heart. That's just what 41-year-old Brandon Bartee did in August 2025. Bartee acquired Audio Concepts from Mark Ashworth, who was celebrating the store’s 40th anniversary, all 40 years under his ownership. Ashworth has been consulting for the store since the acquisition and will continue to do so for another few more months. Audio Concepts has been in the same location in North Dallas, near Preston Hollow, an affluent neighborhood about six miles north of downtown, for 37 of its 40 years. The store has four isolated demo rooms and a few other listening areas.
3 min |
March 2026
Stereophile
INDUSTRY UPDATE
UK-based Cambridge Audio has closed its US subsidiary and partnered with Fidelity Imports, based in Manalapan, New Jersey, and Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania.
10+ min |
March 2026
Stereophile
New digs
It's difficult to put a positive spin on moving. A recent survey ranked it as life's most stressful event, ahead of divorce, losing a job, or becoming a parent. Forty-two percent of respondents said it brought them to tears. Thirteen percent said it was worse than a week in jail.
10+ min |
March 2026
Stereophile
Ruark Sabre-R
Like many aging American music lovers, my earliest memories include watching the televised supernova that was The Beatles performing on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.
10+ min |
March 2026
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
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
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 |