2015 is the year to experiment with an enduring trend in health: mindfulness. Remember Transcendental Meditation from years past? Those groovy friends who had a “mantra”‘ and talked blissfully about their mysterious meditation practice? What’s old is new again with …
Art, History, and a Boat Trip!
Take a trip to Alcatraz and see @Large: Ai Weiwei
It’s a strange sight to behold an art installation that the artist will likely never see himself. Ai Weiwei’s site-specific installations at Alcatraz were conceived from his home in China …
Martin Luther King Weekend: How to Honor and Celebrate
LA has plenty of ways to honor Dr. King this weekend. Here are our picks:
WATCH SELMA: It was Oprah’s efforts that got this film made, and she plays a quiet, powerful role of a simple woman who fights for …
1.13.15
Trapeze School on the Santa Monica Pier
What do you do with a group of multi-aged cousins from cold climates who are eager for sun and fun during a visit to sunny Los Angeles? Send them to trapeze school, of course! We took six cousins – ranging …
The Lego Movie – Everything is Awesome!
In looking back over 2014, we’re pretty fond of a lot of family titles. High on the list is The Lego Movie, which was released back in February and has grossed over $480,000 worldwide. ‘Tis the Season to watch …
12.17.14
Can We Learn to Live With Water? Sink or Swim at The Annenberg Space for Photography
A few years back, Wallis Annenberg read a newspaper article about architects responding to destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina and set in motion a photographic exploration of the larger story of climate change for a show at The Annenberg Space …
12.11.14
Boyhood – Best Film of the Year?
One of our favorite films of 2014 is Richard Linklater’s dazzling film, Boyhood. Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise) worked with the same cast — including Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, and Ellar Coltrane (seen here from age …
A Drumroll for Whiplash
The title alone made me nervous, it sounded like a violent car crash or a slasher movie, but based on word of mouth and a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, I decided to brave the theatre. Whiplash is, in fact, intense. …
11.26.14
A Dog Called Human, Live Bees, & a Monkey in a Mask: Pierre Huyghe at LACMA
The first 25 years of Pierre Huyghe’s career are on view in a “retrospective” that, according to LACMA’s Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Jerrett Gregory, “looks to the future”. Much more is still expected from Huhghe, who LACMA’s Director Michael …
