Despite struggling to compete among big productions playing in popular venues such as the Ahmanson Theatre, small theater continues to hold its own, thanks to the Ark Theatre Company, one of the few of its kind in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: ARK THEATRE COMPANY In a publicity still from the Ark Theatre Company, cast members of the production “The Glass Mendacity” perform in a spoof of Tennessee Williams’ plays. The company was founded by Paul Wagar, an assistant professor of theater.
For many, punishment and persecution are not the immediate reactions to a spiritual practice focused on self-improvement through meditation and simple exercise. Read more...
Photo: courtesy of CHANG YI At Kerckhoff Art Gallery, artwork such as this of an unidentified young girl is on display to educate students on the Chinese practice of Falun Gong.
A new band calling itself Broken Bells, with a debut album of the same name, might attract associations with Christmas carols turned violent or the aftermath of a sleigh-riding accident. Read more...
By now, we all know that "Avatar" has catapulted past (or shall we say sunk?) James Cameron's last blockbuster, "Titanic," breaking all-time box office records for the top-grossing worldwide release. Read more...
Between half a dozen Advanced Placement classes, tests, essays, obsessions over class rank, SAT prep, basketball practice, piano lessons, etc., high school students are worse off than ever. One documentary says it doesn't have to be that way. Read more...
Photo: The stress that young students face due to the pressure of performing well on standardized tests is one of the issues presented in “Race to Nowhere.”
The Arab world and the Brazilian world will collide this weekend, beginning this afternoon with a lecture in Haines Hall and continuing Saturday with a concert featuring sounds from each culture at Schoenberg Hall. Read more...
Photo: UCLA ethomusicology professor A.J. Racy studies the intersection of Arab and Brazilian cultures in the music of Middle Eastern immigrants in Brazil.
The pale blue Los Angeles lifeguard towers that line the coast are iconic symbols of everything that is Californian "“ they represent sun, surf and tranquil vibes. Read more...
Photo: This miniature lifeguard tower acts as a model for the murals created with Portraits of Hope, which will go up in May on 158 lifeguard towers along the coast.
