![[Intersections] LA County vows support for immigrants](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/solis-slider.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections] LA County vows support for immigrants")
Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to put resources in place to help immigrants apply for deportation relief, despite a federal judge’s ruling last week to halt an expansion of the Obama administration’s deferred action programs. Continue reading
“Aaaiiiiiiiiiiii!” The bulk of a man shrieked as he thudded to the ground in an attack on his opponent. The two flailed about on the floor, each trying to pin down the other. The spectators roared with cheers and put downs alike. “Go get ’em!” cried some. “Pinche pendejo!” belted others. The noise was accented by a sound not always heard at sports events: raucous laughter.
Lucha libre is supposed to be silly. Continue reading
Who said L.A. is ugly? At every turn we find flashes of art and beauty tucked in among the blight. Take, for example, the LA><ART gallery’s billboard project. Every month a new artist takes over the billboard above the Culver City gallery space. In March, I caught an untitled work by Matt Lipps. (Read about it … Continue reading
Life in Los Angeles can be, in a word, random. And that’s why we love it, right? We love driving through Highland Park on the way to Vietnamese eatery Good Girl Dinette after visiting a friend’s garage sale and coming across the brightest liquor store wall we’ve ever seen. And yet, not so random – the … Continue reading
People tell stories to express histories, events, concepts and ideas and writers understand that such stories can never be impartial or objective. Rather than simply reporting facts, stories shape facts, giving them new significance and relevance. By stressing certain points and omitting or downplaying others, writers seek to express a certain slant or angle. In the process, writers often distort or modify the truth –intentionally developing their stories to support a theme or message…. Continue reading
![[LA Times] Moving day for a landmark framing store](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/framingstore-kirkmckoy.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Times] Moving day for a landmark framing store")
Ted Gibson’s framing and art store is moving from its original 1946 site on 7th Street to Koreatown. Continue reading
A dance program performed at the CHOPCHOP beauty salon and gallery. A comic play drawn from bad screenplays. A dialogue-free dramatic performance set to music by the indie pop band the Postal Service. And an evening of drinking songs by the Poxy Boggards. Hollywood hosts an eclectic new entertainment event over the next 10 days … Continue reading
![[Blog] Prodigal Son at Los Angeles Ballet](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/prodigalson.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Prodigal Son at Los Angeles Ballet")
The audience holds its breath: Melissa Barak is balancing on the toes of one foot while sweeping a long blood-red velvet cape around her thigh. The leg alone is a sight – sculpted, thin muscles bulging even under the thick white tights. A miniscule skirt of thin white pleats covers the bottom of her leotard. … Continue reading
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