July 2011 Archives
Where We Are:
Carmageddon may help propel Zev Yaroslavsky into the mayor's office.
Arts & Culture:
Bloomfest has blossomed.
LA as Subject:
Like many American cities in the mid-twentieth century, Los Angeles once hosted its own regional breweries that supplied the city and its environs with light, affordable American pale lager.
Commentary:
The life and times--good and otherwise--of Lillian Mobley, mother of South Central
Arts & Culture:
Sing-along to "Jesus Christ Superstar," watch a video art loop on the Gagosian Gallery rooftop while sipping a cocktail, or get serious with Stephen Farber and discuss "The Whistleblower" this week in LA's media art scene.
Commentary:
Should Goodwin Liu, nominated to the California Supreme Court, be judged on his ethnicity?
Commentary:
A bill now making its way through Congress would give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unprecedented power to ignore Federal environmental laws on thousands of square miles of Federal and other lands.
Movie Miento:
A very simple question seemed to follow me like a rain cloud last Friday. Are Chicanos outsiders anymore?
LA Vitamin Report:
Nearly eight years ago to the day, an 86-year-old man killed 10 and injured 63 at a Santa Monica farmers' market. Street closures are more complicated than they sound.
Where We Are:
The greatest art of this city is all around us.
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