FlipKey Names Curating LA a Top 12 Los Angeles-based Blog

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As the publisher of Curating Los Angeles, I am very honored to have been named a "Top 12 Los Angeles-based Blogger" by FlipKey, a TripAdvisor company that helps people find vacation rentals around the world. Check out their list! Jim Gilbert … [Continue reading]

Why LA? Pourquoi Paris? – A Book Review

When the publisher of Why LA? Pourquoi Paris?: An Artistic Pairing of Two Iconic Cities contacted me to ask whether I’d like to review the book, I was intrigued. It’s not often those two cities are compared side-by-side and I was very interested to … [Continue reading]

Exploring Los Angeles Through Photographs

  There are many ways to experience a city like Los Angeles. You can walk its streets and neighborhoods (my personal favorite mode of exploration), hop on a bus or train, bike the city’s streets, drive around in a car, read about it, and … [Continue reading]

Los Angeles: More Than a Place for the Arts – A place for Arts Education

Periodically Curating Los Angeles publishes guest posts that highlight an interesting facet of life in greater LA. While they can focus on people, organizations, and places, among other subjects, what I look for is an article with a LA focus that … [Continue reading]

Regency Village Theater Makes Movie Going Special

Last night I saw The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies at the Regency's Village Theater in Westwood. I enjoyed the film more than I expected, but what I really loved was the entire cinema experience. That theater is awesome! It has a huge screen, … [Continue reading]

Post Thanksgiving Family Fun – Animated shorts from the 1940s and 1950s

During the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, the Skirball Cultural Center hosts its family-friendly program called Last Weekends of the Month. This Saturday and Sunday, you and your family can enjoy screenings of animated shorts from the 1940s and … [Continue reading]

Photographer Larry Sultan Retrospective Opens at LACMA

Later this week the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents the first retrospective of works by Larry Sultan (1946–2009), the highly influential California photographer. Titled Larry Sultan: Here and Home, the exhibition includes more than … [Continue reading]