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Print Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, as well as the paper’s unofficial northern Peruvian cumbia ambassador, here with the week’s essential culture news. Making the Latino central Chon Noriega has led UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center, an academic hub that was launched in the late 1960s, and that has been key to archiving Chicano historical documents, producing original scholarship and publications, and commissioning oral histories of important artists, activists and political figures. After 19 years, he is stepping down from that role though he will remain as a professor in the department of film, television and digital media. ....
Greetings, I’m Charles McNulty, your friendly neighborhood theater critic, pinch-hitting for my colleague (and Times arts desk all-star) Carolina A. Miranda, who’s taking a well-deserved vacation. Before I run out of baseball metaphors, allow me to fill you in on the arts stories that have gripped our attention in the last week. A moment of silence The nation reached a mournful milestone on Monday, surpassing 500,000 known coronavirus-related deaths. President Biden held a moment of silence for the dead, ordered flags to be flown at half-staff and, speaking as a man intimately acquainted with grief, reminded Americans that “to heal we must remember.” ....
Morning Brief: As People Pack Malls, Employees Are Getting Sick Also Trump pardons former San Diego congressman Duncan Hunter, and more » While restaurants, playgrounds, and salons have been forced to close to the public, malls have remained open to holiday shoppers. Now several retailers within local malls are reporting outbreaks among employees, despite a 20 percent cap on occupancy within nonessential retail stores. » Donald Trump announced a number of presidential pardons, including former aide George Papadopoulos and former Rep. Duncan Hunter. A group of military contractors involved in the deadly shooting of civilians also made the list. » Undersheriff Tim Murakami, top aide to L.A. Sheriff Alex Villanueva, has used a racial slur to refer to Black and Latino staff of the department, according to an oversight panel. The panel recommended “appropriate administrative action” be taken against him. ....
The Story Behind a Beloved Los Feliz Christmas Display Catherine Womack The Story Behind a Beloved Los Feliz Christmas Display Jöel Perez’s annual holiday display is a feast for the eyes, but there’s more to it than just sparkles, feathers, and lights On Black Friday, my little L.A. neighborhood had a big night: our neighbor, Joël Perez, lit his 2020 Christmas window display. Perez’s window is always a spectacle, but this year, in the midst of a pandemic that has confined us to our homes, it felt like an event. Neighbors masked up, socialized from a distance, and basked in the glow of a sparkly, rotating Christmas tree and dancing disco lights. ....