Culture

Melting Pot Ramen: Summer Ramence

Sure, you’ve added egg to ramen before. Maybe it was your go-to move in college. But there are levels to…

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The World According To Joan Didion by Evelyn McDonnell

In The World According To Joan Didion, McDonnell talks to those who knew Didion and were inspired by her. Through…

2 years ago

Labor Draws the Line

Universal and InterContinental are just some of the companies experiencing strikes right now in the Los Angeles area, yet both…

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How to Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths

How does our media environment so easily dismiss carnage of this scale? Norman Solomon’s new book, War Made Invisible: How…

2 years ago

Long Beach Creative Group Collaborates with Long Beach Open Studio Tour

The self-guided tour will run every Saturday and Sunday in October, from 1 to 5 pm, with each weekend taking…

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Arts Announcements: Call Outs For Muralists and soundpedro Submissions

Call To Mural Artists The San Pedro Waterfront Arts District has been given permission to paint an 80 X 15’…

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The Los Angeles Public Library Acquires Lydia R. Otero Archive

The Lydia R. Otero Archive fills a big gap in the library’s archival collections, shining an important light on the…

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“The Motherfucker with the Hat” Wickedly Funny, Superbly Acted

Perhaps no Long Beach theatre company is more unpredictable than its oldest, Long Beach Playhouse. I’ve been reviewing them for…

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Pike Restaurant & Bar — Ambrosius Jazz Darlings

None of this intimidated this punk-rock warrior and Reese opened the Pike in 2002. The closed-minded civic attitude was proved…

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ARTS Briefs: DCA Releases RFI for Mural Works Program, and Awarded $3.6 Million Grant as part of The Monuments Project

LOS ANGELES — The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs or DCA July 20 released a Request for…

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