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Arrival Stories
History & Society
Charisse L'Pree Corsbie-Massay: Her Arrival... and Departure
Post date:"A young man at the Santa Monica Pier asked how I could go to the movies by myself. When I told him I was a researcher, he responded, 'Oh. That's why you're single.'"
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commentary
SoCal Focus
L.A. Riots: They Way We Were, and Still Are
Post date:It's been 21 years since the April 29 that will live in local infamy. But what are those who weren't even around back then think about it?
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Arrival Stories
History & Society
Ilaria Mazzoleni: Splitting Her Time Between Italian Village and L.A.
Post date:"I find L.A. to be very similar in certain aspects to Milano. They both are cities that one needs to discover, where everything is hidden and where things are not really coming at you."
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Deverell
SoCal Focus
What Do We See When We Look at L.A.? Photographs from the Edison Collection
Post date:Many of the images were taken by by G. Haven Bishop whose work, almost entirely unknown today, has the subtlety and richness of Julius Shulman's photographs.
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Redefine
USC Breakthrough May Mean Stronger, Faster Batteries
Post date:Fast-charging, high-capacity lithium ion batteries could be available in two or three years.
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Music
Artbound
KUSC's Interactive Team Makes Classical Cutting Edge
Post date:KUSC Interactive creates digital platforms, stories, and experiences for web, mobile, and other forms of interactive media.
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l.a. letters
History & Society
Literary Touchstones of L.A. Letters
Post date:Here's a run-down of a few events and books that really helped me close out October with a strong dose of art and culture.
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![<strong>Figure 2.</strong> Four unit apartment house project by Carl Louis Maston, n.d.] | Courtesy of the USC Libraries' Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library.](https://www.kcet.org/sites/kl/files/styles/kl_image_medium/public/atoms/article_atoms/www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/images/Four%2520unit%2520apartment%2520house%2520project%2520by%2520Carl%2520Louis%2520Maston.jpg?itok=f7CSCxmN "<strong>Figure 2.</strong> Four unit apartment house project by Carl Louis Maston, n.d.] | Courtesy of the USC Libraries' Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library.")
Architecture and Design
Artbound
Architectural Drawings Reveal Roots of 'California Modern'
Post date:Ruth Wallach examines hand-drawn sketches of mid-20th century Modern architecture in Southern California, an art form preserved in the archives of the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library at USC.
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poetry
Lost LA
Rediscovering Robinson Jeffers: the Poet's Formative Years in L.A.
Post date:"He's the one world-class poet who emerged from Los Angeles."
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History
Lost LA
Ayn Rand in Hollywood, Star Wars, and Other Highlights from SoCal Archives
Post date:What could Jedi knight Luke Skywalker, novelist Ayn Rand, and Malibu rancher May Rindge possibly have in common?
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Architecture and Design
Artbound
Ranch Home Allure: The Dazzling Watercolors of Chris Choate
Post date:Librarian Ruth Wallach examines architect Chris Choate's watercolor renderings of his collaborator Cliff May's ranch homes.
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South Robertson
Departures
A Kosher Slice of Pico-Robertson
Post date:The professor of planning at USC and author of "Urban Tomographies" documents the Jewish enclave in slices.
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writing on the wall
History & Society
Monthly Mural Wrap: A Dozen Tags for August, 2012
Post date:Here's a rundown of mural and public art-related stories for August, 2012.
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Cultural Politics
Artbound
Art Should Be Entertainment: In Defense of Jeffrey Deitch
Post date:Jeffrey Deitch, a former banker turned art dealer, turns heads at MOCA by striving to make it more populist.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
An Origami Moment: Mathematics Meets Paper Folding in Los Angeles
Post date:Los Angeles is currently home to a rare constellation of origami projects; one could say that we are experiencing an "origami moment."
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
An Origami Moment: Mathematics Meets Paper Folding in Los Angeles
Post date:Los Angeles is currently home to a rare constellation of origami projects; one could say that we are experiencing an "origami moment."
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Redefine
USC Research Offers Promise For Cheap, Rusty Energy Storage
Post date:Could California's renewable energy future depend on rust?
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History & Society
The First-Ever Olympic Village Was Built in Los Angeles
Post date:The 1932 summer Olympic games held in Los Angeles offered a chance for athletes traveling from around the world to experience the very first Olympic Village since the ancient Greeks pitched their tents on the plain of Elis.
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Arrival Stories
History & Society
Amanda Mortlock: From Singapore, Learned How to Drive in 'Broken' Los Angeles
Post date:The first thing you notice as a Singaporean arriving to Los Angeles: that a salad or a sandwich doesn't constitute a meal.
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block by block
History & Society
Exploring the Expo Line and its Surroundings: Phase 1 (Minus 2)
Post date:What can you find when you get off at every stop along the Expo Line?