How do these puppets float so gracefully on an otherwise seemingly empty stage? Suspension of disbelief?
Without visible props or sets, your imagination fill...
In Israel, on birthright, you are taken to places of the utmost historic and religious significance. They seem to lurk around every corner in that tiny country. We traveled by bus up and down, left and right, from border to border, the whole thing measuring about eight hours from top to bottom. In each place we stopped, we were told about the history, religious significance, and given opportunities to explore as we chose....
I forget whose house I told my mom I was spending the night at the first time I went to Porky’s. Someone whose family my mom trusted, I’m sure. I’m also sure that I did not sleep at said friend’s house. We all met and slept at Gabe’s house. Gabe, my friend who always smelled like patchouli and had better hair than any girl I knew. He had a nice home and a loving family who did not mind if loud and obnoxious teenagers came over to throw up in their backyard and pass out on their couch. Or so I think they didn’t mind. Then again, I never asked them.
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The Golden Globe Awards are a bit of an odd duck. Presented by journalists covering the film industry for foreign outlets, the Globes mark the unofficial beginning to movie award season, but also recognize excellence in television. And while the Oscars and Emmys might be considered more prestigious, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association does its best to make the Golden Globes stand apart from its glittery rivals.
This year’s Golden Globe ceremony brought plenty of surprises, but no one was shocked to see Netflix continue its formidable rise as an award-winning juggernaut. The streaming network’s new comedy The Kominsky Method took awards for best comedy series and best actor in a comedy series, while critically acclaimed Roma won best foreign language film and best director....
My young adulthood consisted of punk shows and community college. I never had a friend that was in a fraternity or sorority. Greek life was a life I only saw played out in Hollywood. Now I see it in real time, a few blocks away from me on USC’s Frat Row. Not really knowing what I was getting myself into, one day I took a stroll down The Row with my audio recorder and decided to talk to some of my fellow Trojans....
For nearly 30 years, the Leimert Park bookstore has showcased books by Black authors — the rare, the beloved, and the new.
Co-owner James Fugate reflects on his evolution as a bookseller and how Eso Won came to be the city's unofficial literary headquarters for Black writing....
Vivian Medithi is an Iowa native who recently moved to Los Angeles. Since moving to the Golden Coast, he’s been exploring not just the tourist traps but the local haunts, trying to understand just what makes the city tick.
In this piece for Annenberg Radio, he discusses what makes L.A. so different from other cities he’s lived in, as well as the ways he’s assimilated into Angeleno culture....
The vegan lifestyle is an art. Each ingredient for meals is selected with a particular mindfulness to what the body needs to thrive. Sometimes you find yourself borrowing recipes like the Japanese Buddha bowl for variety....
A young girl and her sister are sitting side-by-side in a Parisian outdoor scene, framed by swirling greens and icy blues. Lush trees tower over a shimmering lake in the distance, setting the two against a pastel backdrop. The older girl dons a cherry-wine colored bonnet and keeps her equally crimson lips pursed in a Mona Lisa half-smile, eyes transfixed on something outside our view. Her young sister clings close beside her....
