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It could have been any other early-fall Southern California barbecue. The easygoing weather, old friends and good food in a sleepy beach town — Playa del Rey.But...
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Photographer Robert Knight (who's shot everyone from Zeppelin to John Mayer) and 18-year-old guitarist Tyler Bryant discuss their collaboration in the upcoming documentary,...
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Central Avenue and Beyond: The Harlem Renaissance in Los Angeles includes Photographs, periodicals, film posters and original manuscripts by Langston Hughes that explore the...
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New Topogrophics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape is a"re-examination" of a 1975 photography exhibit held at the George Eastman House International Museum of...
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With R. Crumb across town, you'd be hard-pressed to find an evening with a bigger conflict-of-interesting speakers than tonight. To wit: Barbara Kruger discusses life,...
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Oscar-winning Alan Ball, creator of HBO's hit vampire series, gathers his writing staff, including Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo, Nancy Oliver, Brian Buckner, Kate Barnow and...
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Art of Bleeding founder The Rev. Al would like to set something straight about his medical gore-fest. "People get confused by the name. It's more than just spurting bodily ...
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She was a badass before you were a badass. When Mackenzie Phillips first appeared onscreen in a small but unforgettable part as a mopey teen opposite a supercool Paul Le Mat...
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It began with a little movie about a boy and his giant robot, and it has ultimately become a respected and loved outlet for Asian popular culture. The Giant Robot Biennale 2:...
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari heralded in the era of German Expressionism in film, and became, in the process, one of the most influential and hotly debated cinematic triumphs...
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If you don't remember who Steve Allen was, here's a primer: The bespectacled writer, radio personality, TV talk and game show host (he was the first Tonight Show host),...
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It takes more than talent to pull off Witold Lutoslawski's Chain compositions -- it takes huevos. The Polish composer wrote three independent works, Chain 1, Chain 2 and Chain...
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New York-based writer, comedian and radio-talk show host Sara Benincasa hits town with her one-woman show, Agorafabulous! Like a crazier Tina Fey, Benincasa has the tubes to...
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It's a timeless telly debate in the grand tradition of Dick York vs. Dick Sargent: Which Mystery Science Theater 3000 humanoid did you prefer, Joel or Mike? Now while Mike...
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The thinking douchebag's Doug Stanhope, Joe Rogan's prone to say things like, "Apartment living is tough action. Just the whole idea that you share a washer and dryer always...
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With the exception, perhaps, of the kamasutra, few have understood the incredible sensual, aesthetic and, yes, sexually suggestive possibilities of bodies in combination as...
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There’s much to enjoy in Lee Blessing’s philosophic monodrama — so long as you don’t expect too much logic and credibility. It’s a fantastic, cockeyed...
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The American comic strip has enjoyed the attentions of some extraordinary talent -- Winsor McCay, Al Kapp, Chester Gould -- but in the last 50-odd years, a paltry few have...
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Contemporary American farce has a hero in playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, who skews old-fashioned 2-D absurdity by surreptitiously adding depth to initially shallow...
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Dreamers in Dream City features Harry Brand Chandler's photographs of our city's famous and non-famous, from Jim Morrison to Frank Gehry to Gajin Fujita.
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