Blame it on the enduring enthusiasm for Cowboy Carter, but fashion’s embrace of Western-wear shows no sign of slowing down. Which reminds us—it’s probably time to order a few more sweet nothings from the Staud x Wrangler collection before the entire thing sells out. Designer Sarah Staudinger has reimagined her Wranglers into something that Anne Hathaway’s character in the 2005 movie Brokeback Mountain could’ve worn. (This is high praise.) A non-negotiable: the Everyday Jean in Indigo wash, which has a bit of slouch in the leg and rivals sweatpants in terms of comfort. It will be worn with almost alarming frequency. ($195, staud.clothing) —Ashley Baker

Before “Manic Monday” and all the other Top 5 hits, before they became international rock stars, the Bangles were a scrappy garage band—four talented, intelligent, determined young women who harmonized like angels and released one of the great pop debuts of its era, All Over the Place. Their ascent through the 80s Los Angeles music scene—no easy matter in an industry that treated women like second-class citizens, or worse—and ultimate foundering are meticulously chronicled in Jennifer Otter Bickerdike’s Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles. The book is a cautionary tale but also a celebration, and serves as a reminder that the essence of the Bangles always lay in their adroit songwriting (both in the early days and on two excellent reunion albums) and crackling live performances. Eternal Flame gets at the mystery of how a fine band can sell millions and still remain undervalued. ($30, amazon.com) —George Kalogerakis

Few Web sites are more beloved among movie buffs than IMDb (Internet Movie Database). Before it existed, unless you were best friends withQuentin Tarantino, there was no simple way to find out which actors were in a movie, what other pictures they’d been in, the names of a film’s cast and crew, and so forth. Unfortunately, the one feature it lacks is the ability to tell you which cars, trucks, and motorcycles are in a movie. For car nuts there’s nothing worse than trying to figure out if what you’re seeing on-screen is a ’56 Bel Air or a ’57 Bel Air. Thanks to the Internet Movie Cars Database (IMCDb), that’s no longer a problem. The Web site is decidedly more lo-fi than the one that inspired it, but what IMCDb lacks in design and technical grace it more than makes up for with meticulous screenshots and savant-like comprehensiveness. Because how else would you ever figure out which tractors stole the spotlight in The Grapes of Wrath? (imcdb.org) —Nathan King

There are fans of singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, and then there is Henry Alford—a journalist, humorist, and now the author of the new book I Dream of Joni. What he has accomplished is nothing short of a wonder: compiling 40 years’ worth of essays, anecdotes, quotes, and lyrics about her. He also interviewed dozens of people (but never heard back from Mitchell herself). The book is an artfully designed collage of fact and feeling, and worthy of its subject. ($29.99, amazon.com) —Jim Kelly

Much of Altadena, one of the few Los Angeles neighborhoods where home ownership is even a remote possibility for artists, has been tragically decimated by the Eaton Fire. Countless residents in one of the city’s richest creative hubs have lost their houses with no clear path to rebuilding ahead. “Though we may not even know what ‘hope’ constitutes yet … we know it’s in the music,” wrote Emmett Shoemaker for Leaving Records, announcing the independent label’s Staying: Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires. This benefit compilation comprises just shy of 100 tracks—featuring contributions from artists such as André 3000, Carlos Niño, and Laraaji—and the proceeds will go to help those artists and working Black families displaced from the neighborhood and beyond. Available to purchase as either a digital download (it won’t be available to stream), three-cassette package, or two-LP vinyl set, this is beautiful music for a worthy cause. (from $15, staying.bandcamp.com) —Spike Carter

Did the Valentine’s Day gods fail to deliver? Take matters into your own hands and invest in the newest “It” bag from Bottega Veneta. The Ciao Ciao is the latest addition to the house’s Andiamo collection and is destined for travel. (Credit the name, which means both “hello” and “good-bye.”) It’s capacious enough to be used as a carry-on—plenty of room for a paperback, tablet, and perhaps even some skin care—and includes a top handle and removable strap for maximum versatility. It’s tempting to go with a neutral, but they also come in burgundy and black. ($5,900; bottegaveneta.com) —Ashley Baker