Culture

Maybe It’s Just Me, but Steve Martin’s “Meteor Sky” Is Unfunny as Can Be

In a landmark psychology experiment known as the Asch Line Study, a test subject sits in a room with 11…

2 years ago

Garage Theatre Cast Brings Plenty of Energy to Meaningless Melodrama

The Garage Theatre always closes the calendar year with family-friendly liteness. More often than not during the company’s 25-year history…

2 years ago

The Carnage in Gaza Cries Out for Repudiation and Opposition. Maybe Poetry Can Help.

But numbers don’t get us very far in human terms. And news accounts have limited capacities to connect with real…

2 years ago

New Anti-Hate Mural Revealed Honoring the Black Community

“This mural welcomes the neighborhood with open arms to the gateway of South Los Angeles by connecting the history and…

2 years ago

“Emma” Adaptation Lacks Coherence and Spark

Although Jane Austen is not one of my favorite novelists, she’s far and away #1 on my list when it…

2 years ago

“Aurora’s Sunrise” Sheds Unique Light on Armenian Genocide and the Power of Publicity

“Publicity,” Louis Brandeis wrote in 1913, “is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said…

2 years ago

Buono’s Pizza at 50

Frank Buono was at a St. Patrick’s Day dinner at a friend’s house, and mutual friend Lisa Trani, a member…

2 years ago

Asi Fui + Chola Orange

From the multi-lane thoroughfare outside, Bamboo’s covered and abandoned outdoor patio implied a quiet night. Inside, the dimly lit tiki…

2 years ago

Port of LB PHOTO Program Winners Announced

They attended a daylong workshop given by professional port photographers, and then were presented with the unique opportunity to capture…

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Musical Theatre West Knows How to Serve Up “The Sound of Music”

Musical Theatre West ❤ The Sound of Music so much they’d marry it if they could — but staging it…

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