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August 21, 2026
NextAfto Is Rethinking the Way Consumers Buy and Lease New Cars

NextAfto Is Rethinking the Way Consumers Buy and Lease New Cars

NextAfto describes itself as a new-car shopping platform that lets consumers request structured dealer offers without disclosing their phone number or email address to matched dealers during the offer process. For some consumers, submitting a vehicle inquiry can lead to repeated calls, texts, and emails from dealerships. NextAfto was

Netflix Hires Katie Martin Kelley in L.A. Film Communications Move

Netflix Hires Katie Martin Kelley in L.A. Film Communications Move

Netflix has hired Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group executive Katie Martin Kelley as vice president of communications, film, with a September 8 start date. She will report to Chief Communications Officer Dani Dudeck and oversee communications for film and animation, marking a senior Hollywood communications move between two major

Sofi&Co Family Takes on Los Angeles Swim Week

Sofi&Co Family Takes on Los Angeles Swim Week

A Bali-born fashion brand is headed west. On August 16, Sofi&Co Family made its Los Angeles Swim Week debut in Bel Air, presenting a ten-look collection titled “The Other Side of Fear,” a

Eddy Mann and the Long Road of a Musical Believer

Eddy Mann and the Long Road of a Musical Believer

By: Daniel Mercer There is something quietly unfashionable about Eddy Mann. For decades, the Philadelphia-rooted singer-songwriter, musician, worship leader, and teaching pastor has continued making records while the machinery surrounding popular music has

Cool Shades and Silver Screens, ARGYRO Finds His Own Lane on Glitterati

Cool Shades and Silver Screens, ARGYRO Finds His Own Lane on Glitterati

By: Jordan Blake At a moment when pop-rock has rediscovered its appetite for personality, ARGYRO’s Glitterati feels curiously well timed. Benson Boone is bringing theatricality and classic-rock scale back into mainstream pop, while sombr has turned emotionally charged indie rock and glam-pop influences into genuine crossover success. ARGYRO operates

Authenticity Is Dead
Authenticity Is Dead

Los Angeles has always been a city built on visibility. For decades, Hollywood rewarded the people who could command attention, shape perception,