May 2012 Archives
Movie Miento:
I'm not ready for Mom to give me back my childhood mementos.
Commentary:
Back in January the estimate was that California was in debt, to the tune of $9.2 billion. Now it's close to $16 billion.
Where We Are:
We were in such a hurry to get there, and then the future was here, but not as we expected it.
Commentary:
After more than thirty years, the home-grown band the BusBoys are still making music worth more than the minimum wage
Technology:
Scarecrow was brought to the Dumont Dunes to give rover operators a little more data to aid in negotiating the sand traps of the Red Planet when the Mars Science Laboratory Lands in August.
Commentary:
Losing someone close to you is when you shut down the senses; you cannot hear, touch, feel, see, or taste.
LA as Subject:
In its 163-year journey from open pasture to urban park, Pershing Square has weathered nagging complaints and survived multiple, radical renovations.
Movie Miento:
I witnessed the ways in which hundreds of thousands of the people we work with, stand in line behind, watch Lakers games next to, and sit in traffic with in Southern California carry the genocide of their ancestors.
Commentary:
Palm Springs has a conflicted relationship with good taste. The town is a somewhat self-conscious shrine to the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic, with houses, bank buildings and diners reflecting that artistic movement.
Guest Commentary :
The Obama administration has made it no secret that green energy is the heart of its economic plan, not to mention its re-election bid.
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