January 2011 Archives
Arts & Culture:
Research shows that mobile phones might actually be good for kids, and a few LA-based artists and educators share the apps that keep their kids interested.
Places:
From the 1940s, when racially restrictive covenants were legal, to 2000, L.A. has seen major population shifts with African-Americans, Latinos and most recently, Asians.
Environment:
What can California's geologic history teach us? For one, the state has a history of getting pounded by superstorms every few hundred or so years. That's according to a large team of USGS scientists who last week released a report on an extreme weather event dubbed the ARkStorm.
People:
Travel + Leisure magazine asked a critical world to rate US cities. Los Angeles didn't do so well.
Around SoCal:
It may seem impossible that a conference with topics as far reaching as astronomy, nanotechnology, quantum physics, and an appearance by Stephen Hawking himself, could be overshadowed by the legacy of a university professor who died 22 years ago, but that's exactly what happened last Friday at CalTech's first ever TEDx event.
Technology:
At 1:10 p.m., the 235-foot tall rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County to deliver a satellite (for unknown purposes) into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Commentary:
Before it was one of the latest sites for a school shooting, Gardena High was a role model without even trying to be
Places:
Compton in the 80s was actually a pretty typical example of the urban crisis. What was unique, however, was--and still is--its proximity to the entertainment industry.
Arts & Culture:
Video performance, video rituals, video myths, video interventions: there's a ton of video screening in LA this week!
History:
It's as true about archivists and archives as it is about activists--their influence often exceeds their fame. Southern California activists have profoundly shaped regional--and national--history through their advocacy.
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