Art & Culture

DTLA ART SHOW – MARCH 11, 2017

March 11 – May 20, 2017, Los Angeles, CA Opening Reception: Saturday, March 11, 2017; 7 – 10pm. Closing: May 20, 2017   ‘FIG. 288’: Pop-Up Store Jai & Jai Gallery is pleased to host ‘FIG. 288’, a pop-store style exhibition by House of ZKA. ‘FIG. 288’, invites us to indulge in the pleasures of an infinite discovery of difference in similarity. Each of the figure variations exhibited at Jai & Jai pop-store is produced through the use of nine designed cutting tools. Arrayed in formation to occupy the length of the gallery floor, with 288 corresponding framed drawings across the walls. Although… Keep Reading

Health & Fitness

Qigong: The Yoga of China

Most people have never heard of Qigong. Most people don’t even know how to pronounce it (it’s “chee goong” to approximate it, and alternatively romanized as “chi kung” too). Most people also will absolutely fall in love with it if they give it a chance. So what is Qigong? The direct translation means “movement or work with qi”, and oftentimes, people translate “qi” as “energy”, which isn’t too far from the original meaning, but for sake of simplicity, let’s say it’s energy here. Qigong is a diverse and deep practice that has many different styles and techniques, ranging from breathing… Keep Reading

Blog/Entertainment/Weekly news

Final Fantasy XV: Rethinking Gender Balance and Thematic Elements, 

  I have the pleasure of being a Generation-X gamer whose first system was an NES and have owned every Nintendo and Sony console since I started gaming for my eighth birthday not with Super Mario Bros., but with the original Final Fantasy. The movies and cartoons and breakfast cereal that I grew up with aren’t a source of nostalgic enjoyment, but plain old enjoyment–if I never grew out of something, I never missed it, and neither did my friends. My life has been pretty boring and uneventful, even my coming out was fairly nonchalant when one day I started… Keep Reading

Art & Culture

Nine Badass Lesbian Superheros and Supervillains of Color 

Representation is important. And if you’re a woman, a person of color, and/or someone who identifies somewhere on the spectrum of “not straight,” representation can be pretty damn hard to come by – especially when it comes to the ass-kicking world of comic books. Comics have had their own interesting history with representation.  Marvel’s Stan Lee, in a 2000 interview with The Guardian, discussed his ideas behind creating the X-Men, saying, “I couldn’t have everybody bitten by a radioactive spider or zapped with gamma rays, and it occurred to me that if I just said that they were mutants, it would… Keep Reading

Blog/The Nation/The-Nation

7 Creative and Romantic Things To Do For Him

Breakfast In Bed It doesn’t matter the amount of time you’ve been together. Love is a gift that many people want, yet some will never find it. Don’t take it for granted. The good or the bad, never stop showing him how much you love him. No matter how crazy your days are, you shouldn’t be too busy to make him feel the way he should. Loved. Appreciate him every day, every second, every moment, and with every breath. There’s nothing more meaningful or thoughtful than cooking breakfast for the one you love. Wake up a little earlier than him,… Keep Reading

Entertainment/Weekly/Weekly news

14 Super-Fun 80s Movies To Watch With Your Loved One On Valentine’s Day

It’s hard not to love the ‘80s. It’s the decade that gave us door-knocker earrings, colorful pumps, pink lipstick, Cotler “parachute” pants, scrunchie hair ties, banana clips and ribbon barrettes… What’s not to like? We also remember the amazing music that stands the test of time. Madonna’s Like A Virgin and Open Your Heart, Bon Jovi’s Runaway, and Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want To Have Fun remain in heavy rotation on radio stations across the nation. The lasting legacy of the ‘80s remains even in today’s pop culture. The movies of the ‘80s were no exception. This decade saw the release of countless love… Keep Reading

Social Justice-ify Your Language: Seven Everyday Words and Phrases That Are More Problematic Than You Think

  A London protester during a rally. Photograph by Peter Nicholls, via Reuters Language is important. It is how we express thoughts and feelings, ask questions of ourselves and others, and for many, how we connect with our heritage and identity. There has even been some serious debate between theorists about how language affects the way you perceive the world. Either way, “sticks and stones” is no longer the old adage it once was, and if we look at our current socio-political landscape, you can see evidence of how language has the power to heal or harm. Now more than… Keep Reading

Blog/Opinion

The Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, And LGBT Community

The Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, And LGBT Community. <I>(We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)</I> The Declaration of Independence was adopted after the American Revolution against Great Britain; taxes and trade regulations imposed against the Thirteen colonies caused an upheaval that spiraled into a revolution against the British monarchy. When we explore the second paragraph in The Declaration of Independence, there’s two central focal point we’ll explore with these text; the… Keep Reading

Sex & Relationships

NINE ANIMALS THAT SHOW THE GENDER AND RELATIONAL DIVERSITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD

The natural world is a beautifully diverse space. From flying lemurs to pistol shrimp, animals everywhere have developed incredible ways to survive and thrive. Some animal species, for example, have multiple genders that display vast differences in physical features and behaviors. In fact, a great number of fish can change their gender if the situation calls for it, and some even change genders as many as ten times over the course of their lives. Just how “natural” is this gender and relational diversity in the natural world? Natural enough to be the focus of an entire exhibit, apparently. As it… Keep Reading

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