February 2012 Archives
Commentary:
Celebrating the history of black Americans every year should be simple, but it's anything but.
History:
Prejudice against African-Americans can still be found, and the wealthier cities in the West Valley are almost as segregated as they were when such discrimination was still legal, but without pioneers like Nobles and Crossley the divisions might have run much deeper.
Sex, singing and Soviet filmmaking figure prominently in this week's media art scene.
Commentary:
We are just not a public-display-of-affection kind of people. I can't think of one photo of Mao Zedong hugging a factory worker or slapping the back of a farmer, but if you Google "President Clinton hugging," you will come up with 836,000 results - and that's just "hugging."
LA as Subject:
When a piece of L.A. history disappears, it's often lost forever, but in some rare cases, that history is only hidden, preserved by accident for later generations to rediscover.
People:
Proposition 8, the successful 2008 voter initiative that banned gay marriage in California, has been struck down by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the court announced this morning.
Transportation:
The vehicle is superior to previous models - using a careful mixture of compressed air, foam solution and water to generate a firefighting agent that uses less water.
Government:
They are accused of not speaking out about the death of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man who died after a confrontation with city police last July.
Arts & Culture:
REDCAT will showcase a collection of iconic music videos from the '80s, each an experiment with a different technique designed to push the boundaries of art video, in a show titled "Music + Image."
Where We Are:
1950s science fiction speculated on the answers, both tragic and majestic, but today only Newt Gingrich seems convinced.
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