Appropriately, the slate of films at SXSW 2022 featured many intimate stories about music. Among them was Alice Gu’s sonically soothing documentary Really Good Rejects. Really Good Rejects focuses on Reuben Cox, a luthier (guitar maker) who is the mutual link between artists such as Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Bird, Hand Habits, and The National — […]
Growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles County, I’ve occasionally wondered what the story was behind those local Asian-owned mom and pop donut shops that were never more than a five-minute drive away. They seemed to be everywhere, all offering a familiar smattering of tasty pink frosted donuts, heavenly maple bars, and elegantly simple […]