Leena Tailor

When the Backstreet Boys floated into sold-out arenas on hoverboards during 1999’s Into the Millennium tour, it became a defining moment of ’90s pop concerts. Those who witnessed the spectacle would develop lifelong nostalgia for the show, while fans who missed out would forever regret doing so.

From sipping lavender gin in a palatial hotel to spotting whales in the Salish Sea and singing along to the Backstreet Boys, a trip to Victoria, Canada is one of regal charm, coastal beauty, writes Leena Tailor.

You might expect an extroverted, spotlight-loving 9-year-old girl would only have eyes for one role in The Little Mermaid—the lead of Ariel. But not Indy Yelich.
“I was like, ‘I don’t want to be Ariel. I want to be Ursula the sea witch!’” the 26-year-old New Zealand musician recalls, about her first acting gig. “To this day, my mum always says she knew I’d become a performer because of that performance.”

“Are we still in Brisbane?” I asked myself. Within an hour of checking into The Calile Hotel, I became fixated on the motley fashion spectacle unfolding in the lobby, made besties with the spirited staff, hit a pool scene reminiscent of Las Vegas, and found an American rock star on the neighboring balcony.

Tyler Hilton shrugged it off when his 5-year-old daughter, Winnie, became obsessed with a series introduced by a nanny. “Uh, OK … a dog family,” he thought, doubting its appeal. But as the musician and actor became unable to escape listening to Bluey’s World in the background of his Canada home, he soon found himself chuckling, impressed and engrossed.
“The parents were so relatable and mirrored the parent I wanted to be,” says the One Tree Hill star.

It’s 3.44 a.m. in the Strait of Dover and I’m lying awake on the top bunk of a tour bus parked on a ferry headed from France to the U.K. It’s been a day my 16-year-old Backstreet Boys-loving self could only have dreamed of — lunching with Howie Dorough, watching Nick Carter perform 20-year-old solo throwbacks, enjoying manicures with AJ McLean, and witnessing the group’s DNA world tourspectacle front row in Germany, before heading to London to do it all over again. And while the larger-than-l...

Walk into the unembellished black building tucked away in Morningside, Auckland, later this year and there’s no telling what musical superstars one might find. Niall Horan could be leading songwriting camps for aspiring musicians, Taylor Swift could be next door working on her next big hit and maybe Lorde will stop by downstairs to play an intimate show marking 10 years since she recorded “Royals” nearby.
The possibilities are endless as Grammy-winning musician Joel Little unveils Big Fan...

From iconic television series and apocalyptic blockbusters to magazine covers and ad campaigns, there's a reason why Malibu has served as the backdrop to such a diverse array of productions.

Serj Tankian was just 7 when he crouched inside his trembling bedroom walls, protectively hugging his little brother Sevag, as bombs exploded outside. And while the Beirut-born Armenian escaped to California, his new life presented its own battles, from immersion challenges to family lawsuits and depression.
Today, there’s little sign of the hardships of Tankian’s youth as he lights up, sharing how his nine-year-old son, Rumi, just composed his first song, and eagerly quizzes me on the best ...

Where your favorite boy bands recorded, rehearsed, filmed, dined, performed and, of course, partied while living their best lives in Los Angeles

It takes a few moments, but I gradually feel a tingle linger at the tip of my tongue before it takes over my taste buds. Sitting at the Aft Cocktail Deck, overlooking the “Lake of Dreams” at Wynn Las Vegas with my color-changing cocktail “The Monaco,” I’ve curiously been awaiting the effects of the Electricdust garnish, made from buzz buttons (a.k.a. Szechuan buttons), an edible flower that stimulates salivary glands, creating tingling and numbness.
“It’s happening!” I enthuse to a friend as ...

Interview with Jennie Garth.

As she takes a break from a recording session near Malibu, Calif., Rita Ora proudly speaks of the independence and confidence reflected in the “amazing” new music she’s creating.
“I’ve really come from a place of feeling at one with myself,” she says. “Turning 30 was enlightening and eye-opening, so there’s lots of inspiration from being a woman finding her feet finally and being confident and proud of the woman I’ve become.”

It’s no surprise that Randall Slavin feels like a “Hollywood zelig.” Through more than two decades photographing Tinseltown’s hottest stars, the 49-year-old Los Angeles native has constantly found himself in the right place at the right time — with the right people.
There was the time he got a random call to take engagement portraits for a woman who turned out to be the editor of the New York Times’ ‘Fashion of the Times,’ and called back a week later about another job – photographing a buzzy...

With New Zealand removing all remaining border restrictions, now's the perfect time to plan that bucket list vacation in "Middle Earth." And since you can get more bang for your buck Down Under (there's a 12-hour red-eye from the West Coast and the currency conversion rate is in your favor), where better to tuck pandemic pain into the rear-view mirror by exploring, thrill-seeking, wining, and dining in royal fashion?