Tag: February 2012
When I see the Chris Burden installation at LACMA, I wonder, Where are L.A.’s oldest streetlamps?
Illustration by Jason Schneider
Let Ask Chris shine some light on this. Most of the 202 lamps that make up LACMA’s landmark Urban Light installation are from the 1920s and...
The Wednesday Afternoon Cram, 2/29/12
Everything you need to know from today's front pages
John Deasy Presses Teachers Union on Contract ProvisionThe LAUSD superintendent is not pleased with a clause that allows information about alleged...
Five Facts To Learn Before Black History Month Ends
Every four years, Black History Month gets an extra day. To celebrate, here are five pieces of trivia.In 1978, Jayne Kennedy was the first African American woman to be...
Skate Back To The Future
The Back to the Future movies had a big influence on young Ask Chris. I grew up near the mall where Marty McFly goes back in time, my first...
Tom Colicchio Loves Hot Tuna, and More
Tonight marks the finale of Top Chef Season 9 – Texas on Bravo. Will it be Paul or Sarah?! Sarah or Paul?! Austin or Houston?! (Well, when you put...
Pink Eggs & Ham
Mendocino Farms creators Mario Del Pero and Ellen Chen have stepped up their sandwich game with the recent opening of Blue Cow Kitchen in downtown’s California Plaza, which boasts...
Comedy Duo Tim and Eric Break Out of the Box. You Have Been Warned
Eric Wareheim keeps a notebook by the side of his bed to jot down jokes that come to him in the night. “But only about 50 percent are legible...
Los Angeles Magazine Hosts Business -Themed Breakfast Chat
Yes, it’s the economy. So what can Los Angeles business owners do to grow their companies and help speed up California’s recovery?
Valley Economic Development Center president Roberto Barragan, real...
Bookshelf Peeker
For over three decades Jules Engel taught animation at Cal Arts in Valencia. His students included filmmakers that would go on to help create Aladdin, Spongebob and The Simpsons. In...
The Tuesday Afternoon Cram, 2/28/12
Everything you need to know from today's front pages
Small Chance of Rain TomorrowCancel the car wash.
Dow Closes Above 13,000 We’d celebrate like it was 2008, but we still can’t...
