![[LA Times] Gary Shteyngart’s ‘Super Sad True Quest’](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/gary-s-with-bear-cropped.jpg?w=290&h=260&crop=1 "[LA Times] Gary Shteyngart’s ‘Super Sad True Quest’")
“There has to be a compelling reason these days for someone to decide to pick up a smelly book,” says satirist Gary Shteyngart, the 38-year-old author whose novel “Super Sad True Love Story,” a dystopian romance, has earned critical raves…. Continue reading
By: Daina Beth Solomon Issue date: 10/15/08 Section: Entertainment Northeast Los Angeles is blessed with religion. The area surrounding Occidental is a landscape of world religions. An informal internet inventory revealed over 100 religious centers within Occidental’s 2.5 mile radius. There are eight Seventh-Day Adventist churches, seven Foursquare Churches and three Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls. … Continue reading
Shalom, amigos! Imagine Klezmer clarinets, blaring brass, banda ballads, crazy congas, vigorous violins, fine flutes, syncopated steps, awesome oom-pah-pahs, amplified accordions, giant guitarrones and hilarious good humor! Is it a wild dream? No, it’s a performance by the ¡Viva Yiddish! Project at California Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles. Each summer, Grand Performances at California Plaza … Continue reading
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