LOST iN Los Angeles

The sundrenched vision of Venice Beach rollerbladers and Hollywood starlets has been ruptured in past decades by tensions of poverty and racial division. Now, middle-class people are flooding into former ganglands—as an electric fusion of cultures takes place. In Los Angeles, Lost in spoke to a hip-hop legend and music producer, a filmmaker and actress, a fashion designer and artist couple, a food expert and a beach-side family. A feature explores gangs vs. gentrification, a screenwriter tells a dark story of crime and ambition, and a local photographer captures that special way the sun hits Los Angeles.