When a new museum comes to town, its news. But when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decides to create a museum (aka temple) to the movies, that’s Oscar-time… and superstar, glamorous, global news. Want to get behind …
A PICK OF THE MONTH
How Many Books Can You Read Before September?
I’m sharing three picks for August – the first was written 30 years old, the second is a brand new book from a beloved author, and the third is an important bit of journalism that reads like a novel. The …
Brush up on: Gender and Identity
Although this doc was made several years ago, Gender Revolution remains a relevant examination of all things related to gender and identity; I refer back to it frequently because it clears up all sorts of confusion by starting with the …
7.1.21
A PICK OF THE MONTH
Do You Really Need an Excuse to Head to Hauser + Wirth?
Returning to the comfort of Hauser + Wirth’s DTLA galleries (including lunch at the fabulous Manuela) was a treat that helped me to feel that the worst of our quarantined days were over. The Amy Sherald show is gone, but …
A PICK OF THE MONTH
How Much is that CSA in the Window?
Not everyone likes a farm box delivered regularly – a common complaint from those who have tried and unsubscribed is that they don’t want to have their menu-planning dictated by someone else. or don’t want to be drowned in vegetables …
Dig Into these Chef Documentaries
By Melehuna I once had the pleasure of taking a single cooking class from the late chef Mark Peel, and will never forget the extreme care he took in slicing an onion. He brought exquisite attention to the simplest of …
A PICK OF THE MONTH
2021: A Summer for Bikes
Traffic in Los Angeles is back… and when moving around in a car, it is easy to feel that the pandemic was a distant, weird dream. I’m on a quest to find ways to hold onto my “pandemic learnings” and …
A PICK OF THE MONTH
LACMA is under Construction but there’s Much to See Anyway
David Hockney’s largest canvas, “Mulholland Drive: The Road to the Studio,” is on display in LACMA’s Broad building, and standing before this iconic symbol of LA made me practically weepy. Although it’s been hanging in the museum for …
6.25.21
Get to Know: Alice Neel
Discovering an artist for the first time is a thrill that thousands are having this summer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s blockbuster “Alice Neel: People Come First.” The exhibit is the first retrospective of the artist’s work …
6.24.21
