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  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Top 6 Ludicrous Tricks for Getting into College

    By Andra Lim How far will Southern California students go, and how creative will they get, to attract the attention of a university admissions office in a viciously competitive market made worse by the fear of unemployment that grips anyone aged 16 to 26? The old joke is the student who sent a sh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 8, 2012

    Jonathan Lethem

    By Andra Lim How far will Southern California students go, and how creative will they get, to attract the attention of a university admissions office in a viciously competitive market made worse by the fear of unemployment that grips anyone aged 16 to 26? The old joke is the student who sent a sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Koreatown's Biggest Art Party, at Commonwealth and Council

    Commonwealth and Council, an artist-run exhibition space and studio in the heart of Koreatown, is what some might call a classic "underground" art joint. It's located on the second floor of a dilapidated building, and you have to walk between Amigos Liquor and the popular OB Bear Korean pub to find ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Pomona College Caught in 'Wave of Anti-Immigrant Hysteria,' Says Professor

    The illegal-immigration debate is on fire at Pomona College in far-east L.A. County. "You'd think that if any place was going to be a safe haven for immigrants, it would be at colleges and universities," says Peter Dreier, a professor at Occidental College in L.A. proper. "But that doesn't seem to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Five Artsy Things to Do This Week, Including the Longest Film Ever Made

    Courtesy 1301PE GalleryA still from Modern Times, Forever, which might be the longest film ever made​ Pacific Standard Time's performance-art festival continues through this weekend, but there are a few great exhibitions to see as well. One in Chinatown is almost therapeutic, while another, o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2012

    America's most-watched performance art

    Courtesy 1301PE GalleryA still from Modern Times, Forever, which might be the longest film ever made​ Pacific Standard Time's performance-art festival continues through this weekend, but there are a few great exhibitions to see as well. One in Chinatown is almost therapeutic, while another, o ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    January 12, 2012

    Pacific Standard Time Performance Art Festival Preview

    Courtesy 1301PE GalleryA still from Modern Times, Forever, which might be the longest film ever made​ Pacific Standard Time's performance-art festival continues through this weekend, but there are a few great exhibitions to see as well. One in Chinatown is almost therapeutic, while another, o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Judy Chicago's Upcoming Disappearing Environments: How Do You Make Art Out of Gigantic Pyramids of Dry Ice?

    Judy Chicago, Lloyd Hamrol and Eric Orr's Disappearing Environments in 1968​When Judy Chicago staged Disappearing Environments in a brand new Century City shopping mall in 1968, she was a young California minimalist, using color and space as weapons to prod an otherwise exuberant consumer cult ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    September 22, 2011

    Chris Burden: Dead Man and a Hot Dog Stand

    Judy Chicago, Lloyd Hamrol and Eric Orr's Disappearing Environments in 1968​When Judy Chicago staged Disappearing Environments in a brand new Century City shopping mall in 1968, she was a young California minimalist, using color and space as weapons to prod an otherwise exuberant consumer cult ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Permanent Records: Powered by Demand for "Shit That You Can't Find Anywhere Else"

    Sam Bloch​STORY BY SAM BLOCH Britt and Amanda Brown (above) of Eagle Rock's psychedelic record label Not Not Fun spun Dadawah and Indeep records they bought "for fifty cents" at Poo-Bah in Pasadena. "Nothing too crazy," said Amanda of her set Saturday during Permanent Records' opening. "It's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Antonio Villaraigosa Still Hasn't Planted One Million Trees, But Is That a Good Thing?

    L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa​So we were just reminded about Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's "Million Trees L.A." program -- the much-heralded, but long-suffering initiative the mayor kicked off in 2006 to prove his green cred to environmentalists. It's been long-suffering in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Good News for Undocumented Workers: Legalization Leads to More Money

    ​Undocumented workers and those in favor of legalizing them received a dose of inspiring news when a pair of local economics professors announced the results of their recent study: Legalizing illegal immigrants will significantly increase undocumented workers' wages. But wait, that's not all.

  • Music

    June 3, 2010

    Brick's Picks: Up the Wazoo

    ​Undocumented workers and those in favor of legalizing them received a dose of inspiring news when a pair of local economics professors announced the results of their recent study: Legalizing illegal immigrants will significantly increase undocumented workers' wages. But wait, that's not all.

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Art Clokey, Creator of Gumby, Dies at Age 89

    San Luis Obispo Tribune reports that Art Clokey, creator of the classic children's television show Gumby and co-producer the series Davey & Goliath, died this morning at the age of 89. Bridget DeVries ​ Though Clokey lived in the San Luis Obispo area, his landmark claymation series, Gumby, has ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    December 17, 2009

    Barbara T. Smith: “Old Shoes: Performance Relics 1968-1975” at The Box

    San Luis Obispo Tribune reports that Art Clokey, creator of the classic children's television show Gumby and co-producer the series Davey & Goliath, died this morning at the age of 89. Bridget DeVries ​ Though Clokey lived in the San Luis Obispo area, his landmark claymation series, Gumby, has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Dough It Yourself: Pizza Workshop at Machine Project This Weekend

    Michael O'Malley remembers every detail of the wood-fired pizza he ate in Barcelona. The Pomona College art professor was there to study Gaudi, but it was the dough that really moved him: "The tender, chewy crust. The hint of ash. The dryness of the oven embedded in the crust. I made a pact right th ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 18, 2008

    In Surprise Move, Moca Board to Turn Over Operation of Museum to Machine Project Gallery

    Michael O'Malley remembers every detail of the wood-fired pizza he ate in Barcelona. The Pomona College art professor was there to study Gaudi, but it was the dough that really moved him: "The tender, chewy crust. The hint of ash. The dryness of the oven embedded in the crust. I made a pact right th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    In Surprise Move, MOCA Board to Turn Over Operation of Museum to Machine Project Gallery

    An unconfirmed report suggests that the Museum of Contemporary Art's board of trustees is ready to turn control of the embattled institution over to a small non-profit art space, Machine Project. "Basically, the board doesn't know what to do," said a source with inside information. "This is a Hai ... More >>

  • Columns

    September 18, 2008

    Infinite Loss: David Foster Wallace and the Troublesome, Inescapable "I"

    "Was he a good writer?" asked the young sales clerk at Borders

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2008

    David Foster Wallace Friend John Seery Remembers the Late Writer

    The news of David Foster Wallace's apparent suicide this weekend here in Southern California -- he was found in his Claremont home Friday night by his wife Karen Green -- has prompted tributes all over the web. One of the most unusual and intimate portraits comes from Pomona College political theory ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    January 10, 2008

    Light and (Social) Space

    Olafur Eliasson, Robert Irwin and James Turrell bring us closer to illumination — and to ourselves

  • News

    December 28, 2006

    The Collector of Experiences

    Mark Allen and his Machine Project

  • Art+Books

    November 16, 2006

    StreetSignism

    The new, weird counterculture

  • News

    November 17, 2005

    Schooling the Schools

    At South Gate, and elsewhere, ambitious students demand more from LAUSD

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    Digital Universe

    With L.A. at its center

  • Music

    March 18, 2004

    Jesus Was a Luthier

    With L.A. at its center

  • News

    July 24, 2003

    Kellerwood

    The New York Times’ new editor, Bill Keller, is more at ease talking about Shakespeare than pop culture. What does it mean for Hollywood?

  • Music

    June 26, 2003

    Is This Jazz?

    The school of Bobby Bradford

  • Music

    November 14, 2002

    Return to the Burning Planet

    The school of Bobby Bradford

  • Art+Books

    February 8, 2001

    Peripheral Visions

    The edge of L.A. in three dimensions

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