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ALOUD Series Brings Luminaries To Library Panel

by Jonathan Arkin | February 8, 2010
Contributor

Author and USC journalism professor Tim Page spoke about how Asperger's Syndrome has shaped his life, and how he captured that struggle in his new book "Parallel Play." [...]

The Cost Of War, Explored Humorously

by Jessica Donath | January 25, 2010
Staff Reporter

Culture Clash turned a mash-up of cultures and identities into something fun, entertaining and at times thought provoking in "Palestine, New Mexico."

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Tharp The (Creativity) Therapist

by Evelyn McDonnell | October 16, 2009
Contributor

Choreographer Twyla Tharp gives a lesson on exercising the creative mind, during a time when art, and creativity, have been mostly commodified.
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Anti-Prop 8 Photo Campaign Invokes The Power Of Silence

by Samantha Hermann | October 4, 2009
Contributor

In the NOH8 campaign photos, willing subjects are photographed in white shirts which creator Adam Bouska said, 'is just a way of keeping it all simple. It gives you a chance to look at the person in the eyes while having NOH8 written on their face.' [...]

Patrick Swayze Dies At 57

by Katie Evarts | September 14, 2009
Senior Editor

The star, who often played tough-guy action heroes, but was most fondly known for his roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, had been fighting pancreatic cancer since 2008. [...]

Baryshnikov's Book Signing Draws The Faithful

by Haley Greenwald-Gonella | September 11, 2009
Contributor

Mikhail Baryshnikov stopped in Santa Monica to sign copies of his new book, "Merce My Way." The few who came were treated to a rare meeting with one of the best dancers alive. [...]

Pewter in the Making

by Lauren Mendoza | July 21, 2009
Staff Reporter

Amid the theatrical and musical performances at the arts festival, craft vendors were hard at work making sure their stalls were stocked and finding ways to keep potential buyers interested. [...]

Spotlight Shines On Young Dancers From Mdantsane Township

by Shannon Pence | July 20, 2009
Staff Reporter

Teens with the Kusile Youth Dance Theatre, from the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, took the stage for the first time at this year's Grahamstown National Arts Festival. [...]

1950's South African Dance Style Revisited and Revived

by Richie Duchon | July 19, 2009
Staff Reporter

Young dancers are giving a 1950's style of dance new life. [...]

Story Of Chavez Ravine Revived In New Exhibit

by Meghan McCarty | May 18, 2009
Staff Reporter

WATCH: The opening of the L.A. Dodgers 1962 season at the newly opened Dodgers Stadium officially marked the end of a neighborhood. A new exhibit tells the story of Chavez Ravine and other lost neighborhoods. [...]

Destroyed Car Prompts Reflection, Conversation

by Nardine Saad | May 15, 2009
Staff Reporter

WATCH: The exhibition of a bombed-out car in "It Is What It Is: Conversations about Iraq" at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles is designed to provoke discussion about the results and consequences of the Iraq War. The exhibit runs through Sunday, May 17. [...]

Photographer Brings 1970s New York To Life In Los Angeles

by Aaron Berry | May 14, 2009
Contributor

Allan Tannenbaum, the staff photographer at the SoHo Weekly News, captured the essence of New York City in the 1970s. At an exhibit of his work, aging hipsters struggled to recapture the magic of another era. [...]

Learning The A's, B's and Bee Bop

by Susannah Snider | April 14, 2009
Staff Reporter

Folks may not frequent too many jazz concerts these days, but that doesn't mean kids hearing it don't love it when they do. Neon Tommy takes us into an interactive jazz class where the students are the first to want more. [...]

Finals Upon Us: More Mozart, Please

by Samantha Myles | April 9, 2009
Contributor

Finals are nigh, but even in more frenetic moments--especially in such times--it's important to take a moment to enjoy something sublime, like Mozart's music.
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Lord of the Ringheads Goes For 88

by Susannah Snider | March 27, 2009
Staff Reporter

A reporter converses with a Ringhead, perhaps the Ringhead, a Wagner devotee so obsessed with the German composer's daunting Ring Cycle that he has seen it performed 87 times...or it is 88?
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(Not) Racing To Write Race (Effectively)

by Wendy Carrillo | March 9, 2009
Contributor

A panel of writers and journalists discusses the importance of writing about race in Los Angeles, but misses the point of how best to do so, why it all matters and what the fundamental issues really are. [...]

Sci-Fi On Wi-Fi

by Emily Henry and Deborah Stokol | March 9, 2009
Senior Editors

GChat Eavesdropper: What <em> is </em> science fiction, anyway? [...]

A Full Trey

by Nardine Saad | March 2, 2009
Staff Reporter

Boise-based dance project Trey McIntyre Project introduces unconventional elements to ballet while managing to maintain many of its more traditional forms as well. [...]

Two Views On The Outrageous And Inflammatory Guillermo Gómez-Peña.

by Jean-Luc Renault and Jenn Harris
Contributing Reporters

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Death To America(n Excess)

by Jean-Luc Renault | February 13, 2009
Contributing Reporter

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John Updike's Posthumous Guide to a Richer Vocabulary

by David MacFadden-Elliott | February 9, 2009
Contributing Reporter

Updike always employed the right word for a job; here are some examples. [...]

Guillermo Gomez-Pena Spits It Out

by Jenn Harris
Staff Reporter

Shock and Awe A Lá Mexicana

"My testicles feel like they are floating on chipotle sauce," he said. "All real and confusing, no?" At one point, he groped himself for a good half minute or so. [...]

You Gotta Have Heart

by Francesca Ayala | February 9, 2009
Staff Reporter

Artist Mike Turner Builds Them From Wood and Resin

Most days, Mike Turner designs for films. But the real reason he moved to California was to sell his heart.

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