Days of Change The feeling of the sun on your shoulders after a cold week The fresh air that comes with a change made Opening up your day for more time with yourself, with the earth A day brightened by a tall tree or a friendly dog If you find yourself stopped at a green …
When they call COVID-19 “The Chinese Virus,” don’t argue with them. Don’t bring up the history of anti-Asian violence in America. Don’t mention Vincent Chin and the American auto industry. Don’t mention the assaults and murders of South Asians immediately after 9-11. Don’t mention the Chinese Massacre of 1871 in Los Angeles and the 1885 …
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Raphael (1483-1520) was twenty-six-years old when he started to paint The School of Athens at the Vatican. To represent Plato arguing with Aristotle at the center of the fresco, Raphael depicted him as Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519), who, at the time, was fifty-seven years old. He is making a gesture characteristic of …
While reading a recent article in the Los Angeles Times about some drive-in theaters staying open and offering relief to families with children in these times of Coronavirus fear, I remembered being intrigued by this very American institution, that does not exists in other countries, after moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s. Since I …
Women have been underrepresented in STEM throughout history. While the number of women in scientific and engineering fields is growing, there are still relatively few of them compared to the overall workforce. Despite this gender gap, women have made some of the most significant contributions in scientific history. You may have heard of some of …
With performance venues and dance studios closed, here are this week’s SoCal dance events that have cancelled. Why list dance events that have been cancelled or postponed? As a reminder of the investment of work, time, and money that dancers and choreographers put in and who now are without work or pay. While many hope …
Alpine Nuts Don’t miss me too much reaching inside the broom closet to wipe up the mess Mop’s not there— where no cleaning powder either No soft presence lingering from my shampoo The one you said was Alpine nuts good enough to eat snuggling your nose in my tangles. * Write it blank you …
For National Poetry Month, Poetry.LA presents HOW I WRITE A POEM, a documentary short that takes an absorbing look at the creative habits of dozens of prominent and emerging Southern California poets, capturing highlights from the long-running Poetry.LA Interview Series hosted by Mariano Zaro. Some of the interview poets that have been featured in Cultural …
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