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

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.

Sleepwalkers aren't normally seen as sources of fashion inspiration. However, for Kate and Laura Mulleavy of the fashion brand Rodarte, subjects such as sleepwalkers, film and hippie-punk culture are the influences that fuel their creativity. Read more...

This week, I ventured a little farther outside of my navigational comfort zone, leaving the familiarity of West Los Angeles for the foreign territory that is USC's backyard. Read more...