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Theater review: 'Welcome to Arroyo's' at the Old Globe
Culture MonsterMore party than play, Kristoffer Diazâs âWelcome to Arroyoâsâ is a sweet, loose-limbed shout out to Manhattanâs Lower East Side, now at the Old Globe. With a Greek chorus of DJs who âmixâ the play right in front of us,...... -
Monster Mash: Ansel Adams lawsuits resolved; Pasadena Playhouse announces new season
Culture MonsterMaking nice: The Ansel Adams Trust and Rick Norsigian have settled their lawsuits over disputed "lost negatives." (Los Angeles Times) Ramping up: The Pasadena Playhouse, still recovering from financial woes, has announced that its new season will... -
Culture Watch: 'If I Were a Rich Man: The Life of Jan Peerce'
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews the Jan Peerce DVD documentary "If I Were a Rich Man."... -
Diller-Scofidio, architects having their moment
Culture MonsterUntil a few years ago, the architects who won the commission to design Eli Broadâs downtown Los Angeles museum were known for anything but the standard practice of architecture. Elizabeth Diller and Rick Scofidio, who are married, were more interested..... -
Fashion blog project tracks street style trends around the world
All The RageWhen Joie Reinstein graduated with a fashion marketing degree from Parson's The New School for Design this summer, the dour economy rendered job prospects practically nonexistent. So instead of groveling for a pay-free internship at a fashion house, she... -
X Questions: Grouplove's Hannah Hooper
Brand XWith all due respect to Tom Hanks, 2010 was Hannah Hooperâs âBigâ year. The L.A. painter-cum-musician saw her painting âRedondo Beachâ grace the cover of The Morning Bendersâ album âBig Echoâ (and subsequ... -
Echo Park boutique E.P.I.C. hosts a shop-in-shop for NYC's Convent
All The RageIndie boutique the Echo Park Independent Co-op â more commonly known as E.P.I.C. â debuted on Sunset Boulevard last year with the mission of bringing quirky L.A. fashion brands to the fore. But now the museum-esque store it bringing a...... -
Food books, a feast of ideas
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThere's a Calvinist streak marbling the fat of any good American eater: One hand giveth and the other taketh away. I should. I shouldn't. Pleasure and pain. I want it but I shouldn't have it. This is a good time to reflect on just how American our...Tags: Rachel Carson, Books, Rachael Ray, Global Warming, Environmental Issues
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'Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression' by Morris Dickstein
Morris Dickstein's "Dancing in the Dark" is not exactly the syncretic "Cultural History of the Great Depression" that its subtitle promises -- at best, the book treats inferentially the broad political and social trends of that desperate, crucial era. Let...Tags: Bette Davis, Studs Lonigan (fictional character), Bing Crosby, Cary Grant, Fiction
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Eddie Izzard works in 'boy mode'
Fans of Eddie Izzard and his over-the-top-fabulousness beware: His attire on stage at the Nokia Theatre this weekend will be a decided departure from his earlier flamboyance.
Wrapping up lunch at a Lower East Side bistro, Izzard warns that on this...Tags: Comedy (genre), FX (tv channel), Television, Arts and Culture, Charles Darwin
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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist
The Daily MirrorJan. 17, 1955: Hedda Hopper writes, âWhile in New York I learned why TV will not move to the West Coast. Gen. David Sarnoff has bought 10 square blocks of Lower East Side property and will build a great NBC-TV center to rival ours in California, getting... -
The deli capital? It's L.A.
It was in rural Kansas, near the geographical center of America, that David Sax hit rock bottom in his search for the perfect deli sandwich. It happened innocently enough, in an Arby's. He had ordered a Reuben.
"What I got was this horrible abomination...Tags: Matzoh, Metal and Mineral, Entertainment, East Side, Corned Beef
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