L.A.’s food reputation has never really gotten over its Annie Hall treatment. Outsiders presume that living here is all about getting super skinny and eating sprouts atop everything, sipping your green juice along the Venice boardwalk and asking your waitress about the macrobiotic special of the day. The truth...
Read moreThe bodega. For New Yorkers, these are establishments that anchor our blocks, and, in many ways, our lives. They are our most reliable neighbors, cramped and clustered stores filled with everything you need on the go or in a pinch. But all bodegas are not created equal. The items...
Read moreFor Tyler the Creator’s video for “EARFQUAKE”, the ever-surprising artist came up with a concept that’s perfect mid-century cringe. An inept talk show host—one Tracee Ellis Ross perhaps borrowing inspiration from Zach Galifianakis’s spoof interview series, Between Two Ferns—introduces Tyler the Creator’s act. From here on, it’s his show. Standing...
Read moreNew York City has a long and storied history with jazz. Since the middle of the 20th century, musical giants like Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, and Billy Strayhorn have graced stages uptown, downtown, and everywhere in between. While jazz wasn’t invented here (that credit belongs to New Orleans), New...
Read moreIn any city, weather permitting, the choice to enjoy a cocktail, a glass of wine, or a mug of beer inside or out is an obvious one. Of course you’re going to pair your bev with a sparkling city view when offered! In L.A., with the mountains and the hills as...
Read moreFKA twigs, thrust plum into the spotlight during a very public courtship with Robert Pattinson, became fodder for a gossip mill one wouldn’t imagine the artist/musician ever had eyes for. The relationship dissolved in 2017, and twigs didn’t release much in terms of music. Now, seven years since the...
Read morePlease Do Not Enter, an expanding mini-chain of exquisitely curated concept stores in Downtown Los Angeles, fills its spaces with items that defy the store’s very title. Sit here, look there, smell this, hold that, try this on: every product is an invitation to admire, engage, and—if you’re wise—purchase....
Read moreFor this May edition of Art Beat, SIXTY chooses a series of exhibitions in New York and Los Angeles that include little-known artists as well as hip-hop moguls. From monumental abstract sculptures to photos taken by a French philosopher, here are some must-see exhibitions. Herewith, your guide to the best shows...
Read moreApril showers bring May flowers, and May itself brings more than enough to do. Cultural events are springing up all over the place this month. To help you navigate the abundance of things to do, SIXTY’s resident culture writer Scott Heins selects six top-notch happenings in New York and...
Read moreJust in time for boat shoe season, Vampire Weekend has released their latest album, Father of the Bride. “This Life” is the kind of pleasant, windows-down, finger-snapping jam the band has perfected since their arrival to the music scene with 2010’s Contra. Buried under the beachy guitar riffs you’ll find...
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