Zachary Pincus-Roth

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Why My Article About Why an Oscar Snub Matters Matters

Zachary Pincus-Roth
Attention internet: On Thursday morning, I was roiling from the pain of knowing we live in an unjust world in which the wrong movies get put into the annals of history, and the contributions of worthy screenwriters like James Gunn and Nicole Perlman are to be forgotten. Furthermore, I felt......
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Our Arts Editor's Top 21 Cultural Experiences of 2014

Zachary Pincus-Roth
The advantage of editing L.A. Weekly's arts and culture critics, as opposed to being one, is that I don't have to see everything. I do have to be culturally engaged, and my position affords me certain privileges of access. But, like most of you, I can simply drift towards something......
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Is This Into the Woods a Bit Too Much? Well, Yes and No (GO!)

Zachary Pincus-Roth
This is an extreme Into the Woods, where the comedy is over the top and the dramatic parts go straight for your gut. In Amanda Dehnert’s production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s fairy-tale mash-up, Jack is manic, Jack’s mom is loopy, Cinderella’s stepsisters’ wear harajuku dresses and her prince has......
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Pop-Up Magazine

Zachary Pincus-Roth
Pop-Up Magazine has been selling out auditoriums in San Francisco, and now it finally arrives in L.A. The event invites storytellers from journalism, film, radio, photography and illustration to tell a tale in the medium of his or her choice and, indeed, unfolds just like a magazine. The host and......
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Can TV Save India?

Zachary Pincus-Roth
As a teenager in Bombay, Aamir Khan was a tennis champion. When he came home from a match, his mother would ask if he'd won. Usually the answer was yes. She'd give him a hug. After five or 10 minutes, though, she'd come back and sit next to him. She'd......
Alivia Hunter; Credit: Drew Barillas

Looking for Comedy in the Hindu World

Zachary Pincus-Roth
On a Friday night in September, Aditi Mittal paces on onstage at the Canvas Laugh Club in Mumbai. She's talking about sanitary napkins. "Saying the words 'sanitary napkins' in public is like standing in a Hogwarts common room and saying 'Voldemort,' " quips Mittal, who's 27, with hair down to......
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Best of L.A. 2014: A Google Map

Zachary Pincus-Roth
Our Best of L.A. issue is out, and we've created a handy Google map version. Use it to help you find awesome bars, restaurants, shops, art spaces, theaters, spas and other activities in your area, or to plan a day trip to a neighborhood you find interesting. Or just keep......
The cast of Once; Credit: Joan Marcus

Once Musical Lets the Audience Go Onstage and Drink (GO!)

Zachary Pincus-Roth
The difficulty of bringing an intimate musical to Hollywood’s supersized Pantages Theatre manifests itself even before Once starts. The gimmick is that audience members can go onstage, buy beer and wine, and hang out until the performers enter for a charming preshow concert. That may have been easier to manage......