Lifestyle
9 L.A. happenings to pull up to now that you've fully settled into the January flow
Louis Vuitton SS24 pop-up in WeHo
Louis Vuitton pop-up in West Hollywood.
(Brad Dickson)
Louis Vuitton has brought the Pont Neuf and its SS24 collection to West Hollywood. Through mid-March, the brand is featuring the first collection designed by Men’s Creative Director Pharrell Williams — complete with ready-to-wear, shoes, accessories, luggage, jewelry, trunks and leather goods — in this stunning pop-up space. There are odes to Paris everywhere — streetlamps and moldings nodding to the location of Williams’s June 2023 show; La Maison’s classic 19th century Damier pattern. But L.A. also factors in as well: The collection features several pieces with embroidered replicas of miniature portraits by the artist Henry Taylor, with whom Williams collaborated. You won’t want to miss this. 8800 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, Los Angeles. us.louisvuitton.com
Sam Gilliam: The Last Five Years
Sam Gilliam, “Untitled” (2018)
(Jeff McLane / David Kordansky Gallery)
In this David Kordansky Gallery show, which was co-organized with New York’s Pace Gallery, visitors will have the chance to behold artworks by Sam Gilliam that have never been exhibited publicly. It focuses on the last five years of Gilliam’s life, an impressively generative and innovative period, and includes a remarkable selection of his famous “drape” paintings — sculptural abstract paintings that swell and droop off the walls like fabric. The show will also include a selection of his transcendent watercolors. Open through March 3. David Kordansky Gallery, 5130 W. Edgewood Place, Los Angeles. davidkordanskygallery.com
Bottega Veneta’s Year of the Dragon
Bottega Veneta is reveling in the Year of the Dragon with its new winter collection. Fun highlights include a Jodie with a dragon-tail handle and metallic Orbit sneakers. Watch the campaign film with actress Shu Qi for the full array of new items. bottegaveneta.com
Kristy Moreno: The Company We Keep
In her first solo show with Ochi, the ceramic artist Kristy Moreno presents a fascinating cast of characters carved from clay: busts of vibrantly dressed people linking arms and posing back-to-back. They are vessels of friendship and solidarity and draw on punk aesthetics and SoCal Latinx culture, especially from the late ‘90s. They are a joy to see. Through Feb. 10. Ochi Gallery, 3301 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. ochigallery.com
Burberry meets Lunar New Year
Medium EKD Canvas Tote.
(Burberry)
Burberry is leaning into vibrant, seductive reads with its Lunar New Year collection. Inspired by “British wardrobe archetypes,” coats and scarves feature rose prints and houndstooth patterns. us.burberry.com
Catherine Opie: harmony is fraught
Catherine Opie, “Lamb of God/Daryl and Pig Pen,” 1996.
(Catherine Opie)
This is an exciting retrospective of legend Catherine Opie, the photographer who has been capturing Los Angeles for over 30 years. See the city through her eyes, from her quiet photographs of freeways to her intimate portraits of friends, lovers, protesters, and dancers. Opie is also sharing a never-before-seen video of the making of her famous “Self-Portrait/Cutting” work from 1993. Open through March 3. Regen Projects, 6750 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles. regenprojects.com
Photo zine swap
(Valerie J. Bower / Shadowbox Gallery)
This year’s Los Angeles Art Fair includes a special Photo Zine Swap Meet put together by photographer and zine-maker Valerie J. Bower. Jaklin Romine and Bibs Moreno are among the featured local artists who have created zines on L.A.’s street cultures, punk scenes and more. Jan. 21. Arrow Lodge Brewing Co., 950 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles.
Ozzie Juarez: OXI-DIOS
Ozzie Juarez, “Zayayin,” 2024, acrylic, emulsion vinyl, airbrush, owl lock and barbed wire on oxidized metal gate, 98 by 75 inches.
(Ozzie Juarez)
Ozzie Juarez is sharing stunning new work at Charlie James Gallery in “OXI-DIOS,” or “oxidized god.” The artist’s large-scale paintings are mounted on metal gates, barbed wire looping above them, and pull from Pre-Columbian myths and L.A. scenes, including auto-body shops and eye-popping graffiti. Opens Jan. 20. Charlie James Gallery, 969 and 961 Chung King Road, Los Angeles. cjamesgallery.com
Patricia Fernández: Box (a proposition for ten years)
(Courtesy of the artist and Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles, Mexico City. Photo by Paul Salveson, Copyright Patricia Fernandez.)
For the past 10 years, Patricia Fernández has been collecting old letters, objects like ceramic bowls and photographs, and other shreds of memories in wooden boxes made by her grandfather. This will be her ninth exhibition with Commonwealth and Council sharing this project as it comes to its close. Opens Jan. 27. Commonwealth and Council, 3006 W 7th St, Suite 220, Los Angeles. commonwealthandcouncil.com
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‘Wait Wait’ for February 28. 2026: Live in Bloomington with Lilly King!
An underwater view shows US’ Lilly King competing in a heat of the women’s 200m breaststroke swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 31, 2024. (Photo by François-Xavier MARIT / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP via Getty Images)
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This week’s show was recorded in Bloomington, Indiana with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Lilly King and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman, and Faith Salie. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.
Who’s Bill This Time
State of the Union is Hot; The Tribal Council Convenes Again; A Glow Up In the Doll Aisle
Panel Questions
The Toot Tracker
Bluff The Listener
Our panelists tell three stories about a travel hack in the news, only one of which is true.
Not My Job: Olympic Swimmer Lilly King answers our questions about Lil’ Kings
Olympic Swimmer Lilly King plays our game called, “Lilly King meet these Lil’ Kings” Three questions about short kings.
Panel Questions
Cleaning Out The Cabinet; Bedtime Stacking
Limericks
Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Getting Cozy With Cross Country Skiing; Pickleball’s New Competition; Bees Get Freaky
Lightning Fill In The Blank
All the news we couldn’t fit anywhere else
Predictions
Our panelists predict, after American Girls, what’ll be the next toy to get an update.
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Zendaya and Tom Holland Are Married, Her Longtime Stylist Claims
Law Roach
Zendaya and Tom’s Wedding Already Happened …
Y’all Missed It!!!
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Zendaya and Tom Holland are married … so claims her longtime stylist, Law Roach.
Here’s the deal … the celebrity stylist — who started styling Zendaya way back in 2011 — spoke to Access Hollywood on the Actors Awards red carpet where he sang out “The wedding has already happened, you missed it.”
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The AH reporter asks in shock if that’s true … and, Law responds by saying it’s “very true” before walking off.
This isn’t the first time Tom and Zendaya’s relationship status has made headlines on a red carpet … remember at the Golden Globes in 2025, Zendaya had a ring on that finger — and, the next day, we found out the two were engaged.
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Zendaya and Tom met on the set of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” in 2016, started dating a couple years later and went public with their relationship in 2021.
We’ve reached out to Tom and Zendaya’s teams … so far, no word back.
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Bet on Anything, Everywhere, All at Once : Up First from NPR
Online prediction market platforms allow people to place bets on wide-ranging subjects such as sports, finance, politics and currents events.
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The rise of prediction markets means you can now bet on just about anything, right from your phone. Apps like Kalshi and Polymarket have grown exponentially in President Trump’s second term, as his administration has rolled back regulations designed to keep the industry in check. Billions of dollars have flooded in, and users are placing bets on everything from whether it will rain in Seattle today to whether the US will take over control of Greenland. Who’s winning big on these apps? And who is losing? NPR correspondent Bobby Allyn joins The Sunday Story to explain how these markets came to be and where they are going.
This episode was produced by Andrew Mambo. It was edited by Liana Simstrom and Brett Neely. Fact-checking by Barclay Walsh and Susie Cummings. It was engineered by Robert Rodriguez.
We’d love to hear from you. Send us an email at TheSundayStory@npr.org.
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