Gary Domasin

Gary Domasin is a multi-talented professional based in the Los Angeles area, currently working as a hairstylist, adjunct lecturer at the USC School of Dramatic Arts, and an advice columnist. TheMag4.com AskUncleGary.com CutColorBlowDry.com

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Out on the Mountain 2026: Pride Night Takes Over Magic Mountain

For one Friday every August, Six Flags Magic Mountain closes to the public and hands the whole park over to the LGBTQ community.

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HARD Summer 2026: Two Days of Bass, House, and Hip-Hop in Inglewood

HARD Summer returns to Hollywood Park on August 1 and 2, 2026, and it's still the biggest electronic music weekend in Los Angeles. Two days, multiple stages, and a lineup that runs from techno to hip-hop on the grounds next to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

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Summer Dine LA 2026: Two Weeks of $15 Menus Across the City

For two weeks every summer, Los Angeles makes its best restaurants easy to afford. Dine LA Restaurant Week returns August 14 through August 28, 2026, and it's the simplest excuse you'll get all year to book the table you've been putting off.

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OC Fair 2026: The Food, the Deals, and the Deep-Fried Everything

The OC Fair is back for its 136th year, running July 17 through August 16, 2026 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa. Five weeks of carnival rides, livestock barns, concerts, and the real reason most of us go: the food.

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Top 5 Michelin-Star Restaurants in Southern California

Southern California now holds three of California's eight three-star restaurants, and the gap between a good dinner and one of these has never been wider. Here are five worth planning a month around. Book early. Most of these release tables four to eight weeks out, and weekends go first.

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What's Happening in July: Santa Barbara, Pasadena, Newport Beach, Palm Springs, and Beyond

July arrives on a Saturday this year, which means the Fourth gets a full three-day weekend instead of the usual scramble. It also happens to be the country's 250th birthday, so cities across Southern California have leaned into the occasion with bigger lineups than usual. Most of

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What's Happening · Southern California

Events across Santa Barbara, Pasadena, Newport Beach, Palm Springs, and the wider region, from Goleta down to San Diego. Dates and times subject to change.

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Where to See the Best Fireworks in Southern California This July 4th

Southern California puts on some of the best Independence Day shows in the country, and 2026 carries extra weight as the nation's 250th anniversary.

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Bikes & Hikes

Top 5 Weekend Escapes in Southern California for July

July gives you long evenings and warm water, but it also brings desert heat and weekend traffic. These five trips all sit within a half-day drive of Los Angeles, and each one suits the month for a different reason. Drive times below assume you leave before the afternoon rush.

Barbers & Salons

The 5 Most Stylish Men of Southern California

Southern California pulls men toward looks you would not find in New York or London.

Food & Drink

5 Best Rooftop Venues in Southern California

Summer is when these rooms earn their rent. Long sunsets, warm nights, and views that run from the ocean to the mountains.

Bikes & Hikes

The Best Coastal Bike Rides in Southern California

The hiking gets most of the attention around here, but some of the best ways to see Southern California happen on two wheels and flat ground. The coast is lined with paved paths that run right along the sand, most of them easy enough for a beginner and long enough

Farmers Markets

The Best Farmers' Markets in Southern California, Day by Day

Southern California grows food year-round, which means somewhere nearby there's a great farmers' market open almost any day you want one.

Unsolicited Advice

What Not to Do...

I need your wisdom before I accidentally end up on an HR poster titled “What Not to Do at Work.”

Barbers & Salons

Ben's Barber Shop: A South Pasadena Tradition That Carries On

The man who built that reputation is gone, but the shop he made is still open and still busy.

Food & Drink

The Best New Restaurant in Los Angeles Is in a Former Church

Hermon's, an American chophouse in a 1903 banquet hall on the edge of Northeast L.A., is doing something almost subversive: it's just very good.

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The Best Brunch Patios in Southern California

The hard part is picking where to go. Here are nine patios worth the drive, spread from the desert to the coast. For each one, I noted what to order and how to land a good table.

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The Electric Frontier: LifeRush Adventures Wants to Take You Somewhere You Didn't Know You Could Go

A Santa Monica e-bike and adventure company is opening up Southern California's mountains and coastline to people who'd never ride them otherwise.

Food & Drink

Sit Down. Don't Open the Menu. There Isn't One.

Omakase means "I'll leave it to you." The counters across Southern California are worth trusting with that decision.

Food & Drink

The Bars You Have to Look For. That's the Whole Point.

A short, opinionated tour of Southern California's hidden rooms, the ones behind the bookcase, the kitchen, the unmarked door, the second restaurant.

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After Dark, All Are Welcome

There is a version of Disneyland that most people never see.

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The Eyes Have It

For over 25 years, Image Optics has been the quiet secret behind Hollywood's most iconic faces. Now, they're fitting yours.

Barbers & Salons

Your Hair Called. It Wants to Look Like It Has Somewhere to Be

As Vogue reported at the top of the year, the effortless beachy texture that has defined the last several seasons is packing its bags. What's replacing it isn't stiff or precious — it's polished. Intentional. The kind of hair that looks like you made a decision and meant it.

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One Night, $1.1 Billion, and Nicole Kidman Staring Into a Golden Sculpture

Christie's just had the kind of evening that makes you want to buy a Brancusi. You can't, obviously. But still.