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Jack Topalian didn't follow a conventional path to Hollywood — and that's exactly what makes him compelling to watch. Born in Armenia and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area after emigrating at age ten, he spent decades building a successful business career before he walked into the American Conservatory Theater in his early forties, enrolled in acting classes, and never looked back. Today, casting directors call him "the man of many faces," and the résumé backs it up: guest

The creator behind The Avant Garde didn't just design beautiful spaces — she designed a life entirely her own. Julie Sousa has never been interested in perfection for its own sake. Born in Vitória, Brazil and raised across the U.S., she left home at eighteen with a backpack and a quiet, unbreakable conviction that she could build something better. What followed was years of restaurant shifts, immigration paperwork, a marketing degree, and eventually — in the middle of a pande

Photo by Maya Aviezer Emily Singer’s debut novel, DOLL BABY arrives like a voice caught mid-thought, the kind of novel that understands how much of girlhood is performance and how little of it ever feels fully articulated in real time. Across its pages, Jolie moves through adolescence and early adulthood with a self-awareness that softens nothing, observing herself almost as closely as she lives. The result is a debut that feels less like a traditional coming-of-age story and

With a string of impressive credits already under her belt, actress Sarah Durn is poised for her breakout moment. This fall, she took center stage in NEON’s highly anticipated horror thriller Shelby Oaks , which hit theaters October 24, 2025. Durn delivers a haunting performance as character Riley Brennan, that anchors the film’s terror in real emotion. Following acclaimed screenings at Fantasia and FrightFest, Shelby Oaks has already sparked early buzz for its atmosphere an

Photo credit: Shaniah Borrego-Lopez On December 7th, just outside Art Basel, viral artist Vita Kari (they/them), alongside André...

TikTok Sensation Vita Kari on Partnering with Tory Burch, Exploring the Intersection of Fashion and Identity, and How Their Bold Performance Art is Sparking National Dialogue Photo Credit: Sean Behr Visual non-binary artist Vita Kari (they/them) is a trailblazer in the contemporary art scene, known for their immersive performances and thought-provoking explorations of identity and digital culture. With over 1.1 million followers on TikTok , Kari revolutionized the platform wi