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April 24, 2012
Amtrak's Ancestors: The Huntington's Exhibit on the History of the Transcontinental Railroad
Long before studios, hippies, method actors and reality-show wannabes headed out west, the Pacific Coast was a destination for farmers, miners, prospectors and other wagon-wheeling homesteaders who were looking for a new way of life. Two years after California struck gold in 1848, it became a part o ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
"Adult Roman Numeral Thirty": Michael Decker, "Zygotic Tendencies": Ronnie Hughes
Long before studios, hippies, method actors and reality-show wannabes headed out west, the Pacific Coast was a destination for farmers, miners, prospectors and other wagon-wheeling homesteaders who were looking for a new way of life. Two years after California struck gold in 1848, it became a part o ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Eli Broad: Blame My Wife
Long before studios, hippies, method actors and reality-show wannabes headed out west, the Pacific Coast was a destination for farmers, miners, prospectors and other wagon-wheeling homesteaders who were looking for a new way of life. Two years after California struck gold in 1848, it became a part o ... More >>
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August 17, 2011
'Stop SB 48' Doesn't Want California Students to Know About Gertrude Stein?
Carl Van VechtenWriter and art collector Gertrude SteinIn the history of the world, gays and lesbians have always contributed to advances in many different societies. One such person is Gertrude Stein, influential writer and art collector who grew up for a period of her life in Oa ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
John Frame: The Huntington's Unintentional Steampunk Exhibit
Photo by John Frame, courtesy of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens When people ask John Frame what his work is about, the curators of "Three Fragments of a Lost Tale: Sculpture and Story by John Frame" write in the show's catalog, "he feels that the real answer sh ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
The Price Is Righteous
Photo by John Frame, courtesy of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens When people ask John Frame what his work is about, the curators of "Three Fragments of a Lost Tale: Sculpture and Story by John Frame" write in the show's catalog, "he feels that the real answer sh ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Eli Broad Gets $52 Million of Your Money For Parking Garage: Thanks, L.A. City Council
An artist's rendering of the Broad Museum.We told you it was happening, and now it has. The cash-strapped city of L.A., which is having trouble hiring cops and keeping fire stations manned, is officially giving billionaire El Broad $52 million for a parking lot. You heard it right. The L.A. ... More >>
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May 6, 2011
Meet Your Restaurateur: Jason Michaud of Local (Chimú Opens Monday)
Graphic by Samrod Shenassa.The latest installment in our sporadic series about life behind the kitchen door features Jason Michaud, the 39-year-old owner of Local. At his two-and-a-half-year-old Silver Lake cafe, he is committed not just to local produce and sustainable environmental practice ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
Cheerio, Magna Carta: Nine Important Historical Documents in L.A Right Now
Magna Carta A document can make a big difference, as the Birthers are currently proving in all the wrong ways. The Magna Carta -- a document whose Madonna-level status requires you to drop the "the" and refer to it simply as "Magna Carta" -- reframed the relationship between royalty and us re ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Countdown to Records Store Day: We Found Sasha Grey's Favorite Record Store!
Wombleton Records sells an amazing collection of rare- and not-so-rare imports--though its stated mission is to further cultural exchange between Los Angeles and Glasgow, it does all that and more carrying everything from Suzy Quattro and Zounds LP's to original pressings of Dutch freakbeat ... More >>
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February 24, 2011
COPPEROTIC
Wombleton Records sells an amazing collection of rare- and not-so-rare imports--though its stated mission is to further cultural exchange between Los Angeles and Glasgow, it does all that and more carrying everything from Suzy Quattro and Zounds LP's to original pressings of Dutch freakbeat ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Suzanne Rheinstein
Wombleton Records sells an amazing collection of rare- and not-so-rare imports--though its stated mission is to further cultural exchange between Los Angeles and Glasgow, it does all that and more carrying everything from Suzy Quattro and Zounds LP's to original pressings of Dutch freakbeat ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
IN THE MOODY FOR DEATH?
Wombleton Records sells an amazing collection of rare- and not-so-rare imports--though its stated mission is to further cultural exchange between Los Angeles and Glasgow, it does all that and more carrying everything from Suzy Quattro and Zounds LP's to original pressings of Dutch freakbeat ... More >>
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August 17, 2010
L.A. County Board Okay's Possible Broad Museum Downtown
Eli and Edythe Broad.The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to house Eli Broad's art collection at a museum that would be part of the Grand Avenue Project downtown. The board's okay was the third of four approvals needed for the museum to be built ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
The British Landscape
Eli and Edythe Broad.The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to house Eli Broad's art collection at a museum that would be part of the Grand Avenue Project downtown. The board's okay was the third of four approvals needed for the museum to be built ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
LAPD Searching For Good-Taste Robbers Who Target Westside Antique Stores
LAPDHe did not ask for Grey Poupon.Banks, liquor stores and check-cashing outlets seem to be the tried-and-true targets of run-of-the-mill robbers. But the Los Angeles Police Department reports Friday that a pair of stick-up artists has more refined taste than your average criminal. The LAP ... More >>
LA Life
May 20, 2010
Norbert Wabnig: Der Kaesehaendler
LAPDHe did not ask for Grey Poupon.Banks, liquor stores and check-cashing outlets seem to be the tried-and-true targets of run-of-the-mill robbers. But the Los Angeles Police Department reports Friday that a pair of stick-up artists has more refined taste than your average criminal. The LAP ... More >>
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April 23, 2010
Deal Likely For Broad Museum Downtown
Andy Warhol's 'Small Torn Campbell's Soup Can,' Possibly Worth $12 Million, Is In Broad's Collection.A deal has likely been struck for Eli Broad's much-sought museum to be located at the very Grand Avenue project the billionaire has been touting for years, according to the Beverly Hills Couri ... More >>
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April 21, 2010
Beverly Hills Pulls Out Of Competition To Host Broad Art Museum ... Sort Of
Eli and Edythe Broad.The city of Beverly Hills this week sent a letter to Eli Broad notifying the billionaire developer and art collector that it is pulling its proposed site from consideration for a museum that would house his art collection. "The Beverly Hills City Council has confirmed t ... More >>
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March 6, 2010
BARNES UNNOBLE
Eli and Edythe Broad.The city of Beverly Hills this week sent a letter to Eli Broad notifying the billionaire developer and art collector that it is pulling its proposed site from consideration for a museum that would house his art collection. "The Beverly Hills City Council has confirmed t ... More >>
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February 5, 2010
BOOKS -- THEY'RE LIKE KINDLES BUT MORE FLAMMABLE
Eli and Edythe Broad.The city of Beverly Hills this week sent a letter to Eli Broad notifying the billionaire developer and art collector that it is pulling its proposed site from consideration for a museum that would house his art collection. "The Beverly Hills City Council has confirmed t ... More >>
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January 26, 2010
Downtown Gets Into Mix For Broad Museum
Eli and Edythe Broad.In news first reported by blogdowntown, a third possible location for billionaire Eli Broad's proposed museum has cropped up indeed -- downtown Los Angeles. While Santa Monica was busy claiming it almost had a deal to host the museum wrapped up and Beverly Hills was rep ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
PICTURE THIS
Eli and Edythe Broad.In news first reported by blogdowntown, a third possible location for billionaire Eli Broad's proposed museum has cropped up indeed -- downtown Los Angeles. While Santa Monica was busy claiming it almost had a deal to host the museum wrapped up and Beverly Hills was rep ... More >>
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October 15, 2009
L.A. Billionaire Eli Broad Lands in ArtReview Top Ten
Los Angeles billionaire Eli Broad has a knack for getting ranked.The Broad FoundationEli and Edythe BroadWhether it's as one of the richest men in the world, one of the richest men in L.A., one of the of this country's most influential and generous philanthropists, or, in this case, one of the mo ... More >>
Blogs
September 11, 2009
Eleven Warhol Portraits Stolen
When art collector Richard L. Weisman's housekeeper showed up for work at his Angelo Drive home in the hills near Benedict Canyon, she knew something was missing from the dining room -- 11 Andy Warhols to be exact. She didn't stick around to count what had been taken, though, and fearing the thie ... More >>
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April 9, 2009
Mauritius
When art collector Richard L. Weisman's housekeeper showed up for work at his Angelo Drive home in the hills near Benedict Canyon, she knew something was missing from the dining room -- 11 Andy Warhols to be exact. She didn't stick around to count what had been taken, though, and fearing the thie ... More >>
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December 11, 2008
Collecting and Conserving
When art collector Richard L. Weisman's housekeeper showed up for work at his Angelo Drive home in the hills near Benedict Canyon, she knew something was missing from the dining room -- 11 Andy Warhols to be exact. She didn't stick around to count what had been taken, though, and fearing the thie ... More >>
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October 19, 2008
Over the Weekend: Absinthe Among the Dead, Family Guy C.R.A.P., Bruce McCulloch Comedy, The Roots Live
It's funny -- every weekend in Los Angeles we promise ourselves we're going to relax, do chores, catch up on some sleep, but it never happens. Monday arrives and we're more exhausted than when the weekend began. I guess if your Friday night kicks off with The Roots live at the Palladium and an absin ... More >>
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January 10, 2008
An Event for the Pages
It's funny -- every weekend in Los Angeles we promise ourselves we're going to relax, do chores, catch up on some sleep, but it never happens. Monday arrives and we're more exhausted than when the weekend began. I guess if your Friday night kicks off with The Roots live at the Palladium and an absin ... More >>
News
November 22, 2007
Fabulous Fake Wine
Very pricey bottles of faux wine are pouring in from France and Europe
Stage
July 5, 2007
Sunset Serenade
Summer Festival at the Huntington
Art+Books
June 21, 2007
The Encyclopedic City
Michael Govan wants to change the face of L.A. What are you going to do to help him?
Stage
July 6, 2006
Southwest Chamber Music at the Huntington
Michael Govan wants to change the face of L.A. What are you going to do to help him?
News
January 10, 2002
Attend Show, Forgive Mom
Michael Govan wants to change the face of L.A. What are you going to do to help him?
Art+Books
October 28, 1999
Masters of Deceit
Oscar Wilde at the Hammer; J. Edgar Hoover at the ?

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