Academy Museum
How the Academy Museum's horror exhibit doubles as a fundraising test
The Academy Museum's new horror exhibit, opening Sept. 26, tests whether genre programming can boost paying visits and donor support.
Society
Parties, philanthropy, real estate, and how influence actually moves.
Hollywood philanthropy
How the Hollywood Rush turns one overnight scramble into a stage show
Every fall, writers, directors and actors build original plays in under 24 hours at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre to raise money for foster-youth nonprofit FosterMore.
power
How Influence Is Actually Distributed
Fame and power correlate loosely. The people who reliably decide things are mostly not the people being photographed.
the room
The Quiet Power of the Small Dinner
The consequential gatherings are not the photographed ones. They are twelve people, no press, and an agenda nobody states.
giving
How Philanthropy Actually Works in Entertainment
Foundations, galas and named gifts operate under structures with real rules. What the sector does well, and where the criticism lands.
property
What Entertainment Money Actually Buys in Property
The purchases follow a legible pattern, and privacy costs more than square footage.
the room
How Industry Parties Actually Function
They look like leisure and operate as infrastructure. The guest list is the product, and somebody spent months building it.