August 2011 Archives
History:
To talk about Riverside's Chinatown, one has to mention the last resident who took on the role to be a lone preservationist and oral historian. His name was George Wong.
LA as Subject:
Through archived photographs from L.A. as Subject member institutions, take a tour of three classic Southern California theme parks and tourist attractions: Marineland of the Pacific, Knott's Berry Farm, and the California Alligator Farm.
Commentary:
Can AM talk radio heal? 'Coast to Coast' has made a believer out of me, one night at a time
Arts & Culture:
Screening in LA this week, films described as psychedelic, apocalyptic and hallucinatory, in the genres of anime, lesbian sci-fi and space western.
Commentary:
Cantonese. On one hand, I am proud that I can speak Cantonese, on the other I am hamstrung by my accent. It's not Chinese.
Commentary:
Ken Layne's new novel "Dignity" stands with one foot in the genre of utopian fiction, the other in its dystopian counterpart.
Movie Miento:
I know a few Chileans in Los Angeles. The first one I met was Joaquin Murieta.
History:
Isolated on a dusty road that bends around a rock ridge, Barstow's restored Harvey House Rail Depot sits with elegant dignity in the desert.
Where We Are:
A. C. Martin brought suburban modernity to Lakewood Center in 1950.
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