Rebecca Skloot, the author of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," will be at Royce Hall today to discuss the writing process and the 10-year journey behind her scientific and personal account of Henrietta Lacks. Read more...
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October 27, 11:51 pm
Getty spotlights photographic art in two new exhibits
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)
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October 27, 11:49 pm
Global Grub: Flavors of Belize offers treats that pack heat
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).
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October 26, 11:28 pm
Fowler event Diga Me! celebrates Chicano literature
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.
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October 25, 12:00 am
Halloween Haunts
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...
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October 24, 11:51 pm
UCLA Cultural Affairs Commission and Samahang Pilipino put together art gallery, “Empowerment: An Exhibition of Pilipino American Strength”
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
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October 21, 12:29 am
Columnist eats at Simpang Asia, an Indonesian restaurant that becomes an instant favorite
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.