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Because it’s awards season, I’ve been knee-deep in historian Mark Cousin’s 15-part doc “The Story of Film: An Odyssey” and it is thoughtful, informative and takes a refreshingly global perspective on cinema. I’m
Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, with the week’s essential culture news and Washington dogfluencers:
The legacy of Chicano graphics
“Mujer de Mucha Enagua, PA’ TI XICANA,” 1999, by Yreina D. Cervántez collages images that reflect a range of artistic influences.
(Yreina D. Cervántez / SAAM)
Corn tortillas and edible ink.
Those were the highly unorthodox materials employed by a group of four Bay Area artists in the mid-2000s who called themselves
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Robert Lloyd’s Larry King piece was the best I’ve seen it really got to the nub of what made him good, and popular. Great comparison with Craig Ferguson I had forgotten how good those conversations between them were.
It was also nice that it didn’t dismiss or ignore his post-CNN work, as others have.
It touched on his colorful life but didn’t overemphasize it at the expense of understanding what made him tick. I understood him better after reading this remembrance, which is more than I can say for some of the other writers at quality outlets.
Design and illustrations by Jade Cuevas
Good morning, fellow travelers. After a few weeks of offering virtual destinations and in light of California’s stay-home order lifting I’m back with some real-life ways to explore.
Times travel writer Christopher Reynolds and assistant travel editor Mary Forgione are reporting that national parks, hotels and restaurants are hustling to reopen after being surprised by the rollback of state COVID-19 rules.
Of course, that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods, because Californians are still urged to stay within 120 miles of home. In the spirit of doing our part as travelers to limit the spread of the virus, have you discovered any safe nearby gems in the last few weeks?
Welcome to the first Essential Arts newsletter of the President Biden era. I’m Times arts writer Jessica Gelt, filling in for the indefatigable Carolina Miranda with a rundown of the week’s culture news the Bernie memes edition.
The Biden inauguration, with L.A. assists
The inauguration proceedings were a little surreal, what with the National Mall largely empty and the ceremony at the Capitol filled with ex-presidents in face coverings reminding us that we might have a new administration, but we’re still in the same old pandemic times.
Arts staffers here, like the rest of Twitter, were amused by the presence of the famously irascible
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The presidential inauguration is five days away and we’re counting down with a barrel of Jim Beam and comedian
Leslie Jones’ Twitter feed. I’m
Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, and I’m here with the week’s essential culture news and vampiric biographies.
What the Williams archive may reveal
There has been a surge of interest in the life and career of Los Angeles architect
Paul R. Williams, who died in 1980 at the age of 85. Not only did he build thousands of structures around Los Angeles, indelibly shaping the city’s landscape, he also served on the city’s planning commission (in his 20s!), and was the first Black architect to be admitted to the