June 2011 Archives
Movie Miento:
Maria Rivera channeled Emile Zola, Allen Ginsberg, La Llorona, and Coyolxauhqui, the dismembered Aztec moon goddess as she read her poem denouncing Mexico's drug cartel violence.
LA Vitamin Report:
A group of experts take on the task of improving community health in Los Angeles.
Commentary:
Two weeks ago, right around the time the world was commemorating the 30th anniversary of the first verified case of AIDS, a good friend of mine died of the disease.
Arts & Culture:
The current show at Roberts & Tilton features works about time and duration, including a smart and engaging video by Erica Love.
Commentary:
Suburban Los Angeles, despite the planners and the politicians, will always be someone's future.
Environment:
Just a day after news spread about the first bald eaglet hatching on Anacapa Island in 60 years, a documentary film about the restoration of bald eagles on the Channel Islands premiered.
Commentary:
Gov. Brown is resuming his efforts to have the legislature pass a "balanced, no-gimmicks" budget by June 15th, the deadline for a balanced budget.
Commentary:
It's not about us. It's about the business of football.
Environment:
For the first time in 60 years, a bald eagle has hatched on Anacapa Island off the coast of Ventura County.
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