The antique lenses of a Voigtlander Bergheil camera and a Leica I Model A camera reflect gallery lights from beneath their glass cases. Read more...
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Eileen Cowin’s photo, “I See What You’re Saying,” is part of the Getty’s “Narrative Interventions in Photography,” on display through March 11, 2012. (Courtesy of J. Paul Getty Museum)
Located at 1271 S. La Brea Ave., Flavors of Belize is run by a short, vibrant woman named Diamine Pariente who chats with guests and says things like "You girls look 16." Read more...
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The menu at Flavors of Belize includes salbute (shredded chicken topped with cabbage on a fried tortilla) and garnache (refried beans, tomato and onion sauce and strong Dutch cheese on a fried corn tortilla).
Nearly 40 years after the 1973 Festival de Flor y Canto, the first Chicano literary festival, the spirit of the genre remains very much alive in Southern California. Read more...
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Marina Gonzalez Palmier will perform at the Fowler Museum in partnership with Sally Shore’s New Short Fiction Series.
Now that students have grown out of trick-or-treating for free candy and attending awkward high school costume parties, they are ready for all the thrills of a Los Angeles Halloween. Here are some fun events happening in the city during the days leading up to Halloween Read more...
In the Filipino language Tagalog, the term "Balikbayan" means to return to one's town. With more than 7000 miles separating Los Angeles from the Philippines' capital city of Manila, returning to their roots is a long trip for Filipinos. Read more...
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Philippino empowerment exhibit in Kerckhoff Grand Sallon
This week I found myself in the all-too-familiar situation of trying to find a restaurant open late at night. Read more...
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The nasi uduk is a rice dish served with turmeric yellow fried chicken, tofu, scrambled, shredded eggs and sayur asem (tamarind vegetable soup) served at Simpang Asia.
Inspired by Walt Disney's creation of Disneyland, Zhang Jizhong, one of the most acclaimed directors and producers in China, will partner with Disney to build a new theme park in Shanghai based on the popular Chinese legend of the Monkey King. Read more...
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Zhang Jizhong plans to build a new theme park in China based on the Chinese legend of the Monkey King.
