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Documentary: Orphans of the Genocide

Posted on 4/26/2013 4:26:00 PM by Virginia Isaad

Filmmaker Bared Maronian aims to raise awareness of the Armenian genocide by focusing on its youngest victims. Read More

The Beatles on Ukulele. Yup, Really

Posted on 4/10/2013 10:23:00 AM by Virginia Isaad

The ukulele and the Beatles may sound like an odd pairing; for an aficionado of the four-stringed instrument such as music producer Roger McEvoy Greenawalt, it's a match made in heaven. Read More

Lettermania: The Late Night Host Stars in a Comic Book

Posted on 3/13/2013 3:16:00 PM by Virginia Isaad

As comic book heroes go, David Letterman is an unlikely one. Then again, in Fame: David Letterman he's not wearing a cape or leaping tall buildings in a single bound. Read More

Bill Clinton & will.i.am Visit L.A. to Talk About Education

Posted on 2/8/2013 12:15:00 PM by Virginia Isaad

will.i.am continues to push boundaries closer to home -- and he’s doing it with help from a different kind of star, former president Bill Clinton. Read More

The First TV Show Made Entirely of GIFs

Posted on 1/11/2013 2:30:00 PM by Virginia Isaad

Once reserved for low-rent websites, the GIF dominated pop culture in 2012. Now, it's taking over TV screens -- sort of. Read More

New Year's Eve Parties

Posted on 12/30/2012 4:20:00 PM by Virginia Isaad

Doomsday came and went. What better way to celebrate an apocalypse-free existence than one of these new year’s eve blowouts? Read More

Farewell, Dance Right

Posted on 12/19/2012 10:38:00 AM by Virginia Isaad

Launched in July 2006, Dance Right, held on Thursdays at La Cita in, will bid adieu. Read More

Ice Age Brings Signing Santa to Beverly Center

Posted on 12/6/2012 10:00:00 AM by Virginia Isaad

The holiday season means a deluge of shopping mall Santas and kids eager to sit on his lap. But for deaf children, the experience can be a difficult one. This season, they’ll have an easier way to join the fun. Read More

What Makes One Direction So Beautiful?

Posted on 12/4/2012 11:49:00 AM by Virginia Isaad

Sure, swarms of pre-teen girls are smitten with boy band One Direction, but there’s one middle-aged British man who matches their obsessive devotion. Read More

Syrian Artist Paints the Revolution

Posted on 11/29/2012 11:06:00 AM by Virginia Isaad

If a picture is worth a thousand words, Syrian painter Fadia Afashe has plenty to talk about. Born and raised in Damascus, Afashe was an established artist who left her homeland in 2011. Read More