CLASSIC STREET ART

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In partnership with the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Wiles Magazine is proud to present “Classic Street – a film series curated in 2 parts.  The series offers short films and rare footage from the early 1980’s including interviews with the famed Fun Gallery’s Patti Astor and New York street art legends and pioneers [...]

PURSE STRINGS: LE DESSEIN

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Le Dessein: Project with a Purpose By Teryl Warren Eric Coly, Founder and CEO of Le Dessein, subscribes to the notion that women everywhere have an irrevocable right to be educated.  Harnessing the power of his two passions in life – fashion and philanthropy – Coly and his team have embarked on a mission to [...]

WHAT HE WANTS

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Take It Slow By Drew Allen Remember the story of the Tortoise and the Hare? They were running a race and while the hare shot out of the gate first, the tortoise ultimately came out on top.  The moral of the story: slow and steady wins the race.  The same is true for relationships. If [...]

FASHION & BEAUTY: WINTER SKIN CARE

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Essential Tips For Healthy Winter Skin TIP #1 – MOISTURIZE, MOISTURIZE AND MOISTURIZE AGAIN – This is an essential tip with which that most of us are all too familiar. Even if moisturizing becomes an after-thought, it’s likely that flaky patches along your hairline, dry hands and chapped lips will remind you to grab the [...]

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: YONAS MICHAEL

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Breaking onto the music scene in 2006 as the MTV Awarded Los Angeles hip-hop duo U-N-I, rapper/singer Yonas Michael has branched out on his own with the release of the Mixtape Before Blvck Swan Theory featuring unique interpretation remixes over tunes by the likes of Toro Y Moi, N.E.R.D., Brazilian Girls, Kavisnky, Alexander Ebert and [...]

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Jump Start Your Fitness! Holiday season over-eating and imbibing can often lead to feelings of sluggishness and laziness during the first month of the New Year. But how many of you know that putting off working out is like putting off paying a bill: the more you put it off, the bigger the problem gets!  [...]

DOWNTIME: ORLANDO, FL

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Downtime: Orlando, FL By Francesca Merced I don’t know about you, but I always feel a little hung-over during the month of January – and it has nothing to do with an over-indulgence of alcohol. With the spectacle and festivities of the holiday season over, it’s pretty hard for me to look forward to going [...]

MAIN COURSE: Veggie Omelette

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Chef Arturo’s Veggie Omelette In today’s fast-paced world, many of us are operating on power bars and energy drinks for fuel.  But there’s no substitute for real food and, just like Mama told you when you were young, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. My Veggie Omelets recipe is loaded with fresh [...]

Socialite Spotlight: Carrie Gan

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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves.  Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?” This abbreviated popular quote is by [...]

2012: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

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The Top 10 News Stories of 2012 History will remember 2012 as 12 months marked by victory, drama, perseverance and tragedy.  From natural disasters, to man-made debauchery, take a look at some of the stories that dominated news coverage and coffee shop discussions throughout the year.