Independent writer and editor in Los Angeles.
Degen Pener is the editor of Four Seasons Magazine, a contributing writer for C Magazine, and a regular contributor to The Hollywood Reporter (where he previously served as deputy editor) and The Ankler. He has written for The New York Times, Imagine5, Out, InStyle, Entertainment Weekly, Elle, Details, Los Angeles Magazine, Santa Barbara Magazine, Wallpaper, Veranda, and New York Magazine. A resident of West Hollywood, California, he serves on the board of the environmental nonprofit Habits of Waste and leads the West Hollywood chapter of Volunteers Cleaning Communities. Photo by Thomas Drotar.
Recent Work
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Articles
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Knights, Aliens and a Diplomat, Oh My: 10 of Hollywood’s Most Sustainable Sets
You, Me, Tuscany - The New Hollywood Romcom Bringing Sustainability To The Silver Screen
Drought Panic, Guilt, Finger-Pointing Put Hollywood to the Test
Take That, Drought! Hollywood Installing Personal Water Tanks to Catch El Nino Rain
Underwater in 40 Years? Which L.A. Beach Homes Are at Risk
How Suzy Amis Cameron, Famke Janssen, Discovery and Bad Robot Reduce Plastic Waste
How 4 Iconic Places in Los Angeles Are Saving Water
New Cameras Offer Peek Into L.A. River's Role as Wildlife Corridor
‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ TV Series Won’t Show Single-Use Plastic Onscreen
The Central Park Birder, Christian Cooper, Hosts New National Geographic Wildlife Show
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Launches GreenerLight Sustainability Program (Exclusive)
Flying Big-Game Animals to Freedom
Benedict Cumberbatch Joins Green Rider Movement as Hollywood Becomes a Force at Climate Week
Hollywood Has Always Gushed About Fossil Fuels
“The EVs of Architecture”: 8 Passive House Specialists to Know
Peter Jackson Wants to Bring This 400-Pound Flightless Bird Back From Extinction
Ask the Experts: 5 Actionable Tips for a Fire-wise Landscape
What’s Being Done to Revive L.A.’s Decimated Abalone Population
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Cigarettes Get A Sequel: Hollywood’s ‘Cool’ Bad Habit Is Back
A Stylishly Secretive Store for Design-Obsessed Men in Los Angeles
Vidal Sassoon Discusses the International Fallout From Mia Farrow’s Iconic Pixie Haircut
Louis Vuitton Draws Stars for ‘Dune’-Worthy Cruise Show at the Salk Institute
Met Gala 2023: All the Stars in Thom Browne’s Class Photo (Exclusive)
See the 1949 Dior Gown That Inspired Anya Taylor-Joy’s 2024 Oscars Look
Zendaya Is a Vision in Palm Tree Print Pink Dress by Armani at the Oscars
Demi Moore is a Floral Sculpture in Custom Harris Reed Made from Vintage Wallpaper at Met Gala
Saks Fifth Avenue Debuts New $52M Women’s Store in Beverly Hills
EGOS & IDS; Would Marky Mark Show Off Underwear For Calvin Klein?
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Kirk Douglas Estate, Which Includes Personal Walk of Fame, Sells for $1.5M Above Asking
Johnny Cash’s Former Home, Listed for $1.8M, Includes Original Turntable
The Beverly Hills Mansion Where Bugsy Siegel Was Murdered Lists for $17M (Exclusive)
Mauricio Umansky Discusses Rick Hilton Rift, How He Met Wife Kyle Richards in New Book
The 35 Go-To L.A. Real Estate Brokers for Beyoncé, J. Lo and Other Hollywood Heavyweights
Nancy Sinatra’s Mod Midcentury Former Home in Beverly Hills Lists for $2.95M (Exclusive)
Emma Stone Is Selling Her Charming L.A. Home for $4M – Inside the Property
Eklund Gomes Reveals $3.77B in Real Estate Sales in 2023 (Exclusive)
L.A. Estate Where Richard Pryor Set Himself on Fire Hits the Market for $4.236M
The 30 New York Real Estate Agents on Hollywood’s Hot List
Ryan Murphy Selling Richard Neutra House in Bel-Air, Formerly Owned by Tom Ford, for $33.9M
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The Hollywood Reporter Reveals the Industry’s Top 25 Art Collectors
The Green Movement Powers Change For Galleries, Museums and Art Fairs
Black Hollywood Is Snapping Up Paintings by This Young Artist
Inside the Minimalist Art Collection of Pulse Music’s Josh Abraham
At Home With Simon Kinberg, Cleo Wade and Their Joyful Art Collection
Takashi Murakami on His New Art Show and AR Elements at L.A.’s Broad Museum
Inside LACMA’s Star-Studded 11th Annual Art + Film Gala Honoring Park Chan-wook and Helen Pashgian
Frieze Week: Meet Four Artists Exploring the “Sunshine and Noir” of L.A.
Lisson Gallery Debuts First Los Angeles Outpost in Buzzy Sycamore District
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Inside Zero Bond at Wynn Las Vegas: Art, Design and Private Club Culture
How Best To Rebuild Homes Lost In The January Fires
Why SoCal Is The Next Great Hub for Design
The 25 Most Influential Interior Designers in L.A.
Is It A Home? Is It A Gallery?
From the Archive: Lindsay Lohan’s Old Apartment Gets an Antique-Filled Makeover
“The EVs of Architecture”: 8 Passive House Specialists to Know
Nicole Hollis’ Holistic Approach
Havens Starlight Above Fireplace Below
Downtown’s Bendix Building Has Become a Haven for Artists Priced Out of the Arts District
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Eva Longoria’s French Connection
For Daniel Dae Kim, Korea Is Personal
The Best Places in Los Cabos Now
Eco-Resort to Open on Marlon Brando’s Tahitian Island
Hollywood Reporter Names 10 Most Popular NYC Hotels for Entertainment Biz
‘Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.’ Showrunner Kourtney Kang on How to Be a Respectful Tourist in Hawaii
How to Rent the Italian Villas Featured on ‘Succession’ Season 3
Art Deco Gem The Georgian Hotel Set to Relaunch in Santa Monica (Exclusive)
Palihouse West Hollywood Hotel Reopens, But Not in West Hollywood
The Hollywood Guide to a Perfect Weekend in Mexico City
This New Japanese-Minimalist Hotel in DTLA Is the Perfect Base For Exploring the Arts District
What to Do in Instanbul: Global Citizen Louise Ulukaya on Her Favorite Must-Visit Spots
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25 Top Watches Hollywood Loves
From A to Z, What Keeps Rolex Ticking
How Stars Discreetly (Yet Deliberately) Show Off Their Watches on the Red Carpet
Paul Newman’s Rare Rolex Could Fetch a Record $10 Million
The Most Talked-About Watches and Hollywood Collectors of 2021
James Garner’s Heuer Carrera Watch, Stamped With His Name on the Dial, Is Going Up for Auction
Even When Naked, a Watch is a Must-Have Accessory At the Oscars — Just Ask John Cena
How a TAG Heuer Watch Helps Propel the Love Story in ‘The Idea Of You’
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‘Welcome to Chechnya’ Filmmaker David France on Putin’s
Billy Porter Spotlights Trans Coming-of-Age Story in Directorial Debut ‘Anything’s Possible’
Marcia Gay Harden Reveals “All My Children Are Queer” During Drag Isn’t Dangerous Telethon
The Pride Flag: A Universal Sign of Inclusivity
The Story of How West Hollywood Came to Symbolize LGBTQ L.A.
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Star Chef Curtis Stone Hires the Formerly Homeless and Incarcerated at His Hollywood Restaurant
How Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson and More Stars Are Helping L.A. Moms
David Geffen on His Playhouse Turning 20: “I’m Only the Benefactor”
Supporting Ukraine’s Traumatized Children — With Help From Joan Baez — Amid Cruise Missile Attacks
David Oyelowo on Helping Girls in Nigeria — With Meghan and Harry’s Support
How 100 Hollywood Moms Are Supporting Foster Kids Who Become Mothers
Race to Erase MS Celebrates 30th Anniversary Amid Hopeful Medical Advances
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Jennifer Lopez On Being a Diva
Jennifer Lopez to Dwayne Johnson: Hollywood’s Next Billion-Dollar-Brand Builders
Woody Harrelson Opens West Hollywood Cannabis Dispensary, Hopes to Get Residents a “Bit Higher”
The Hollywood Reporter’s 40 Biggest Celebrity Entrepreneurs in 2022
Bette Midler on Her Favorite Costumes and Starting Her Performing Career “In Rags, Literally”
‘Mean Girls’ Musical Star Renee Rapp on Playing a Mean Girl in ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’
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L.A.’s Rat Attack: Panic Hits Hollywood’s Hottest Tables
All Aboard California’s Bullet Train
Train Dreams: An Epic Tale Tracing The Roots Of The Modern Age
Beyond Cheating: AI At Hollywood’sTop Private Schools
The Best Private Schools In Los Angeles, 2025
20 Years of Culture: The Golden State’s Golden Age
Hollywood’s Mental Health Reckoning Has Arrived
“Yes, in My Backyard!”: Inside Hollywood’s New Embrace of Homeless Neighbors
Meet the ‘unguns’: The new trend in ‘less-lethal’ weapons helping Americans feel safe
Burning Man Turns 30: The Joys, Pitfalls (and Drugs) of Hollywood’s “Vacation for the Soul”
Where ‘Varsity Blues’ Is Still Just a Movie: Top 15 L.A. Public High Schools for Hollywood Families
L.A. Foster Parents Face an Agonizing Reality
SpaceX Millionaires Are Coming For L.A. Homes
When Coyotes Move In Next Door
Meet the Man Who Made a Fortune Cashing in on the Hidden Chinese Wealth of San Gabriel Valley
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