October 2011 Archives
Commentary:
Representative Mary Bono Mack may have a fight on her hands as she tries to keep her House seat in the new 36th Congressional District.
Movie Miento:
Surely on his way to the American Dream Dr Q heard the question, "What part of illegal do you not understand?" He just never bothered to stop and think about it.
Arts & Culture:
"A great big beautiful tomorrow" is on display at LACMA, but there were shadows, too.
Commentary:
California is the first state to allow contributions via text message, but it certainly will not be the last. Like online voter registration, I believe it is only a matter of time until this change will become the norm.
Arts & Culture:
Janie Geiser's short animated films take you into the realm of the uncanny, the marvelous and the in-between.
Where We Are:
It's a happy -- more or less -- 100th birthday for California's Progressive triumph.
LA as Subject:
A series of hills near L.A.'s historic center were once home to prominent civic buildings. In many cases, development, industry, and traffic have since flattened, lowered, or even hauled away these hills.
Commentary:
You would think supporting the needs of poor folk would be uncontroversial, but for Tavis Smiley and Cornel West, it's been nothing less than fighting words.
Arts & Culture:
This week's media arts scene is a hall of mirrors, with events designed to disrupt, rearrange and reset your sense of perception.
Commentary:
There are foods that every culture hold dear, foods that evoke emotions that can take you away from that stressful moment, back to a time of comfort and simplicity.
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