Native Intelligence: November 2014 archive

LA needs a Department of Interstitial Spaces

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | November 30, 2014 3:31 PM

Jeremy Rosenberg's new book "Under Spring" chronicles the extraordinary transformation of a very ordinary space under the North Spring Street Bridge. Revealing the possibilities alive in the past, it should attune us to the potential of 12,309 public places like "Under Spring" around LA--and the possibilities for activating "interstitial spaces" throughout the city.

Baryshnikov springs onstage and 'The Old Woman' rejoices

Donna Perlmutter | November 30, 2014 2:50 PM

After roughly 15 years of wandering in the theatrical desert, Mikhail Baryshnikov has finally found the most deserving spotlight of his post-dancing career.

Bruce Davidson and Paul Caponigro photos at the Huntington

Judy Graeme | November 29, 2014 6:36 PM

A new photography exhibit at the Huntington Library features a pair of octogenarian masters of the medium.

Steve Soboroff typewriter collection

Gary Leonard | November 28, 2014 9:56 PM

Take My Picture Gary Leonard is a weekly feature of LA Observed.

Chapter 19. Dear Reader/Corpse gets an assignment

Jenny Burman | November 28, 2014 11:39 AM

There were people in the Hahn Building who would protect her. Plus: A note from the author.

Michael Hanline released after 36 years in prison for crime he did not commit

Iris Schneider | November 24, 2014 10:13 PM

After 36 years of wrongful incarceration, Michael Hanline took his first steps into freedom with his wife Sandee by his side. He went to jail in 1978.

LA's bad traffic: A comparative advantage in new era of transportation?

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | November 23, 2014 3:45 PM

The next time you're stuck in traffic think about this: You're not just part of the problem. You're part of the solution. And not just for LA, but for the world!

The sad tale of Happy Valley

Ellen Alperstein | November 21, 2014 10:40 AM

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A documentary film opening today in Los Angeles shows a community struggling to understand how a sex abuser terrorized its children and recast its storied college football identity.

Making choices along the sexual spectrum in three plays

Don Shirley | November 21, 2014 12:47 AM

From a theatergoer's point of view, "choices" are almost always more dramatically engaging than unchosen "orientations."

This costume exhibit could be more wearable

Iris Schneider | November 21, 2014 12:24 AM

There is a lot to learn at the academy's costume exhibit in the old May Company on Wilshire, but after an hour I found myself seeking solace. There must be a way to create a more conducive environment.

Chapter 18. He holds the door

Jenny Burman | November 20, 2014 6:29 PM

He preferred the present. But that's not why they were here.

Stories Books and Cafe

Gary Leonard | November 20, 2014 3:00 PM

Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears weekly at LA Observed.

I, Jackass

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | November 17, 2014 12:30 PM

In which columnist Jon Christensen apologizes for offending many dear readers and friends by telling the LA Times that John Muir's legacy "has got to go," while explaining what he meant, and hoping that in the process he is not digging himself a deeper hole.

Overheard in Venice

Ellen Alperstein | November 14, 2014 2:57 PM

Overheard at the 99¢ Only store.

Elizabeth Warren and Steve Earle

Gary Leonard | November 13, 2014 1:07 AM

Take My Picture Gary Leonard is a regular weekly feature of LA Observed.

Chapter 17. The Way Back Machine

Jenny Burman | November 12, 2014 6:14 PM

He reverted to the new grammar.

Photo: Cane and Basket Supply Company

Iris Schneider | November 12, 2014 12:05 AM

Cane and Basket Supply Co. has been in business on Cochran Avenue off San Vicente since 1934.

Watershed decision puts first-ever numeric limits on toxicity in LA's water

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | November 11, 2014 8:43 AM

The LA Regional Water Quality Control Board approved two new discharge permits for water treatment plants last week. That's not news. What is news is the precedent-setting limits on toxic discharges in the permits. The effect on our waterways could be profound.

My week of culture in LA

Iris Schneider | November 9, 2014 10:39 PM

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The AFI Film Festival, AARP's Films for Grownups and Elevator Repair Service at the Redcat — it was a good week.

Haute couture in Basque Country: Visiting the Balenciaga Museum

Judy Graeme | November 9, 2014 9:59 PM

I have to thank LACMA Costume and Textiles curator Kaye Spilker for pointing me toward what turned out to be one of the most enjoyable experiences of my recent trip to the French and Spanish Basque country.

The intensity of 'Zealot,' plus big dreams within three musicals

Don Shirley | November 8, 2014 10:46 PM

Shirley checks in on 'Zealot' at SCR, 'Pippin' at the Pantages, 'Big Fish' in Long Beach and 'Spring Awakening' from Deaf West Theatre.

For Harry Shearer, Nixon is still the one

Iris Schneider | November 6, 2014 10:05 PM

I spent an enjoyable evening in Nixon's Oval office recently along with other Nixonphiles and -phobes like political writer Richard Reeves and KCRW's Warren Olney.

Hug me, kiss me, take me

Al Martinez | November 6, 2014 9:55 PM

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Martinez takes a shot at an effort by the Democrats to lure and romance America's eligible Latino voters to get out there and vote, believing it would be votes for them. But something went wrong.

LA Opera's doubleheader, plus Dance Project and more

Donna Perlmutter | November 6, 2014 9:48 PM

Critic Donna Perlmutter attends "Bluebeard's Castle" and "Dido and Aeneas" at the Music Center and LA Dance Project works at the Ace Hotel.

Bob Pool retires

Gary Leonard | November 6, 2014 12:54 AM

Take My Picture Gary Leonard is a regular weekly feature of LA Observed.

Millard Sheets mural moving to the Huntington

Karen Wada | November 4, 2014 10:45 AM

The 1934 California landscape began life in the dining room of a Hollywood Hills home.

More is not more

Ellen Alperstein | November 3, 2014 9:05 PM

The volume of campaign mailers and candidate phones calls is too much of a muchness.

Day of the Dead, Hollywood Forever *

Iris Schneider | November 2, 2014 11:58 PM

The annual Day of the Dead festivities on Saturday night brought out crowds to Hollywood Forever cemetery.

Petrichor: The scent of rain on a dry land

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | November 2, 2014 2:18 PM

It's good to celebrate rain in a land of little, particularly before the inevitable onslaught of reminders that this doesn't mean our drought is over, and reports of accidents on the freeways, and floods and mudslides unleashed when Pacific storms crash against the steep mountains that hem in the Los Angeles basin and cast a rain shadow over the desert to the east.

Problems with pelicans*

Ellen Alperstein | November 2, 2014 12:39 PM

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California brown pelicans are no longer endangered, but they still fight to survive.

Native Intelligence archivefor November 2014

Native Intelligence archive
for November 2014