Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames

Tweet Ice Cube shares his love of Los Angeles and appreciation for good design in this video produced as part of Pacific Standard Time. His final thought: "Who are these people who got a problem with L.A.? Maybe they just mad they don't live here." … [Continue reading]

19th Century Los Angeles Through the Lens of Carleton Watkins

Tweet During the course of his long and distinguished career, 19th century landscape photographer Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916) produced an extraordinary body of work comprised of stereoviews and nearly thirteen hundred “mammoth” (18 … [Continue reading]

Mono Lake’s State Park Saved!!

Tweet Photo via Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve web site. After a six-month grassroots public effort, the California State Parks system announced on December 1st that it is removing the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve from … [Continue reading]

Unique LA – Locally Made Gifts Just in Time for the Holidays

Tweet Looking for unique, hand-made gifts for your friends and family this holiday season? Then make some time this weekend to visit Unique LA, an independent design show created by Angeleno, community leader and designer Sonja Rasula that will … [Continue reading]

Pacific Standard Light: Lawrence Weschler Revisits the Uncanny Light of L.A. with Photographers Mike Light and Mike Slack

 Tweet Southern California's natural beauty, varied geography and unique quality of light have long played muse to countless artists and photographers. On Tuesday evening, November 29 author and critic Lawrence Weschler, one of … [Continue reading]

A New Silent Movie Features Los Angeles

Tweet In an era of high budget 3D pictures and lavish special effects that so often immerse the audience in thundering sound and vivid color, the last thing you’d expect to see on screen during the lucrative holiday movie season is a black and … [Continue reading]

LA Conservancy’s 2011 Holiday Matinee – 
Miracle on 34th Street

Tweet To help usher in the holidays, the Los Angeles Conservancy is sponsoring its sixth annual holiday film matinee. This year, you can bring the entire family to see Miracle on 34th Street (1947), starring Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara, John … [Continue reading]