From his earliest days in California, Arnold was a polarizing, impossible-to-ignore figure.
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The Death and Birth of the Los Angeles River
The authors describe the river as a “postindustrial terra incognita,” a place “of discarded things and marginalized people”. Can the city change that?
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When the Movies Went West
Scorned by stage actors and mocked by the theater-going upper classes, filmmakers nevertheless developed a bold new art form — but they needed better weather.
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A Storyteller, Unbecoming
On showing, telling, and finding one’s way as a literary writer of color.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women, Writing
A Storyteller, Unbecoming
On showing, telling, and finding one’s way as a literary writer of color.
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L.A.’s Underground Museum is a Vital Hub of Contemporary Black Culture
The space has become a vital convening point for creatives, culture workers, and audiences interested in ideas of black excellence.
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Everyone Should Fear What Happened to the Gothamist Sites
Former LAist editor-in-chief Julia Wick writes on the power of local journalism — and the dangers it’s currently facing.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Athletes Who Felt Seen by Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d city”
The modern hip-hop classic reflects growing up in Compton “one thousand percent.”
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California’s Housing Crisis Is About Jobs, Not Houses
It’s not the pace of housing construction. It’s that the world’s most successful companies are gathered in a small number of cities.
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The ‘Artwashing’ of East Los Angeles
In Boyle Heights, activists are fighting art galleries that represent the first wave of gentrification.