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☆ Intruder Breaks Into Los Angeles Mayor’s Residence
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Colbi Edmonds | More About Colbi Edmonds | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Getty House in Los Angeles, the official residence of Mayor Karen Bass, was broken into early Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The police took the intruder into custody, officials said. Details on the break-in were scant, but the police said on social media that the intruder had entered the Getty House after smashing a window around 6:40 a.m. while Ms. Bass and her family were inside. Ms. Bass’s office said in a statement that she and her family were safe and had not sustained any injuries. for responding and arresting the suspect,” Ms. Bass’s office said in a statement.

Persons: Karen Bass, Bass, “, ” Ms Organizations: Getty, Los Angeles Police Department Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Opinion | What if O.J.’s Trial Happened Now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( John Mcwhorter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Those contrasting perspectives have gone down as demonstrating a gulf of understanding between the races. That gulf persists, but it narrows apace, and if the verdict came down today, it would be a lot less perplexing to many white people than it was back then. We might even see some of them applauding along with Black people. It isn’t that these people would celebrate Simpson himself, any more than the jurors did back in 1995. The evidence of Simpson’s deed was overwhelming despite the ineptitude of the prosecution team.

Persons: Simpson, “ I’m, ” I’m

☆ L.A. Times Names Terry Tang as Executive Editor
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Katie Robertson | More About Katie Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She had previously worked as director of publications and editorial at the American Civil Liberties Union and as an editor at The New York Times for 20 years. “Terry is truly the best candidate to lead the Los Angeles Times’s journalism organization now and we’re fortunate she accepted the role,” said Chris Argentieri, the president and chief operating officer of The Los Angeles Times. Tensions between him and Mr. Merida rose before Mr. Merida’s departure, strained partly because of an incident over reporting about a wealthy doctor and his dog. Dr. Soon-Shiong tried to dissuade Mr. Merida from having the newsroom pursue the story, according to people with knowledge of their interactions. The company has said that Dr. Soon-Shiong had made a request for “truthful, factual reporting” on the story.

Persons: —, Tang, “ Terry, ”, Chris Argentieri, Patrick Soon, Merida’s, Shiong, Mr Organizations: American Civil Liberties Union, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times Locations: Angeles, Merida

☆ Usher said it was 'crazy' and 'wild' living with Sean 'Diddy' Combs' as a teen. Here's how it transformed his career.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewUsher's comments on attending Sean "Diddy" Combs' "Puffy Flavor Camp" as a teen resurfaced after the federal agents raided Combs' homes this week. AdvertisementUsher's 2016 interview on "The Howard Stern Show" saw him speak about living with Combs for a year in the '90s. I just didn't understand it. Why was Usher sent to live with Combs? Usher told Stern he wasn't upset when Combs didn't want to produce his second album and understood it was a business decision.

Persons: —, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Howard Stern, Usher, Robin Quivers, Antonio, L.A, Reid, Rolling Stone, Stern, Lil, Kim, Mary J, Blige, Kevin Mazur, The Recording Academy Combs, He's Organizations: Service, Department of Homeland Security, Business, LaFace Records, The Recording Academy, Hollywood Locations: Los Angeles, Miami, New York

☆ Managers are worrying that their salaries will get cut because of AI, a survey found
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Nearly half of US managers surveyed by Beautiful.ai worry that AI tools can lower wages. Some managers say tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT could do their jobs better than them. AdvertisementManagers are worried that using powerful generative AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT in the workplace might cut their salaries. Of those surveyed, 48% of managers reported that AI tools are a "threat to their pay" and will "fuel wage declines" across the country in 2024. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business

☆ We Tried to Create a Diverse College Class Without Affirmative Action
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Aatish Bhatia | Emily Badger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

If selective colleges admitted students by score alone — using, say, a 1300 cutoff — the pool would not be very diverse, by race or class. If selective colleges admitted students by score alone — using, say, a 1300 cutoff — the pool would not be very diverse, by race or class. To create a more diverse class, colleges could … But admissions preferences based on race are no longer legal. We Tried to Create a Diverse College Class Without Affirmative Action Now you can try it, too. In our affirmative action model, just 6 percent of admitted students come from the bottom quartile of the income distribution.

Persons: …, Sean Reardon, Demetra, NaN %, NaN, It’s, “, ”, Richard Kahlenberg, we’re, didn’t, “ We’re, Zack Mabel, we’ve, —, it’s, Richard Sander, Jill Orcutt, Johns Hopkins, they’ll Organizations: Stanford, Penn, Here’s, Colleges, Progressive Policy Institute, White Asian, American Association of Collegiate, University of California Locations: America, Here’s, Alaska, Georgetown, U.C . Merced

☆ Opinion | My Joe Biden Fantasy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I slipped away from this nightmarish election campaign into a delicious dream the other evening. I dreamed that, when Joe Biden gets up to reset his beleaguered presidency at the State of the Union address, he gives this astonishing speech:Mr. Speaker. Man, Mike Johnson was a nobody just weeks ago — now he’s Neville Chamberlain. I remember how to lift people up, not tear them down and pit them against one another. Donald Trump wants to yank us back on women’s rights, the environment, mail-in voting — actually, all voting.

Persons: Joe Biden, Mike Johnson, Neville Chamberlain, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, yank, — Organizations: State, NATO Locations: United States, Vegas, L.A

☆ In Los Angeles, Even an Art Fair Is Really About the Parties
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Alyson Krueger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“I think Frieze is fantastic,” James Corden said. “I went to the one in London before anyone in L.A. even knew what it was.”It was Tuesday in Los Angeles, and Mr. Corden, the former late-night host who now lives in London, was standing inside the Holmby Hills home of Jimmy Iovine, the co-founder of Interscope Records and the former chief executive of Beats Electronics. About 225 people had gathered for an art auction hosted by Mr. Iovine and Dr. Dre and organized by Sotheby’s. The event was part of a week of art talks, exhibitions and dinners culminating in Frieze Los Angeles, a four-day contemporary art fair held at the Santa Monica airport.

Persons: ” James Corden, “, Corden, Jimmy Iovine, Iovine, Dre Organizations: Interscope Records, Beats Electronics, Sotheby’s, Santa Locations: London, L.A, Los Angeles, Santa Monica

☆ A lawyer who works with dozens of content creators shares 3 red flags to watch in brand deals and the email templates she uses to get sponsorships
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

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Persons: —, Taylor, Tieman, she's, It's, RAGGEDYTIFF, We're, Delola, ove J Lo, ould, ove, hank, tim, hou Organizations: Service, Business, UGC, Bank of America, Legalmiga, pla, acc Locations: Los Angeles, Instagram, Latina, LA

Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works in Austin, opposes the ban on bump stock sales. “During the Trump administration, the bump stock ban cropped up as a rather glaring example of unlawful administrative power,” Philip Hamburger, a founder of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, said in an email. Image A bump stock attaches to a semiautomatic rifle and enables it to fire at a much higher rate. In response, the Justice Department promised to review the legality of bump stocks, but A.T.F. Eventually, the full court agreed with Mr. Cargill by vote of 13 to 3, split along ideological lines.

Persons: Michael Cargill, ”, Cargill, Trump, ” Philip Hamburger, Elizabeth B, Prelogar, George Frey, Cargill strolled, “, Mark Chenoweth, ” Mr, Chenoweth, Obama, ” “, Mr, Charles Koch, Jonathan F, Mitchell, Donald J, Stephen Paddock, Erin Schaff, Jennifer Walker Elrod Organizations: Central Texas Gun, Government, Army, New Civil Liberties Alliance, —, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, National Firearms, Charles Koch Foundation, Koch Industries, Colorado Supreme, National Rifle Association, Justice Department, Congress, The New York Times Federal, U.S ., Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Mr, Gun Control Locations: Austin, Las Vegas, ”, “, Texas

☆ The Risk of a China War Over Taiwan Is Rising - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Ben Lewis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2020, the balance of military power in the Taiwan Strait began a gradual but profound shift in China’s favor. That August, then-Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar became the highest-ranking U.S. cabinet official to visit Taiwan in more than four decades. responded by carrying out large-scale military exercises around the self-governing island, sending aircraft over the median line of the Taiwan Strait for only the third time in more than 20 years. Alarm bells should be ringing, but neither Taiwan nor the United States have taken meaningful action to deter China, and Taiwan’s response has been inconsistent and lacks transparency, which may further embolden Beijing. A more robust approach is needed to deter China from escalating the situation.

Persons: Alex Azar Organizations: Health, Human, Liberation Army Locations: Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, China, Taipei, Washington, United States, Beijing

☆ The Endangered Languages of New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Alex Carp | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

Most people think of endangered languages as far-flung or exotic, the opposite of cosmopolitan. All told, there are more endangered languages in and around New York City than have ever existed anywhere else, says Perlin, who has spent 11 years trying to document them. She has published children’s books in Wakhi and other endangered languages of the Pamir mountains in Central Asia. By the start of the pandemic, the city had begun official outreach in nine Indigenous languages and recorded videos in several other endangered languages. We cross-referenced E.L.A.’s New York City language list with three independent databases that track the threat level of languages around the world: Ethnologue, which catalogs all known living languages in the world; UNESCO’s World Atlas of Languages, a survey of all the languages spoken in UNESCO member states; and the Endangered Languages Project, a site to which the public can contribute content, managed by the First Peoples’ Cultural Council and the Endangered Languages Catalogue (ELCat) project at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Persons: Bukhori, Zaza Bartangi, Alex Carp, Ross Perlin, Perlin, Zenaida Cantu, Ikhiil Mardakhayev, Ken Hale, Michael Krauss, Krauss, ” Eleanor Castillo Bullock, Eleanor Castillo Bullock, Gloria Angeles, Gloria Tadii, ’, Daniel Kaufman, Trung, Kaufman, ” Kaufman, Gola, Rasmina Gurung, Safiyatou, E.L.A, ”, “ Ahh, “, —, Ganja Perlin, Ibrahima Traore, Kamel Mrowa, Kante, Husniya Khujamyorova, Pamiri, ” Perlin, Seke, ” Gurung, ” Irwin Sanchez, ” Patricia Tarrant, Patricia Tarrant, Thelma Carrillo, Carrillo, Uttam Singha, Singha, Jean James, Jean, Gurung, doesn’t, Ibrahima Traore's, Coleman Donaldson Organizations: Lenape, Scottish, U.S, Arts Medicine Agriculture Education International, Rebeldía, Language Alliance, Perlin, Rockefeller Center, American Indian Community House, city’s Health Department, Manipuri, New York City, Endangered Language Alliance, of, UNESCO, First, Cultural, University of Hawaii Locations: Syrian, Pangasinan, Nauaran, Kurdish Moroccan, Zaza Bartangi Puerto, Taíno, New York City, New York, Nepal, Brooklyn, Bangladesh, India, Queens, Central Mexico, Mexico, Israel, Hope, Belize, Kukaa, Oaxaca, Manhattan, E.L.A, QUEENS, Pangasinan Kham, Woodside, Elmhurst, Jackson, Tshugsang, Kathmandu, Brooklyn , New York, America, Roosevelt, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Language, ”, Australian, — Culiacán, Mexico City , New York, Los Angeles, Ganja, Harlem, Bronx, Montclair , N.J, “, Bouaké, Lebanon, Midwood , Brooklyn, Wakhi, Central Asia, Pamir, Tibet, city’s, New, Latin America, United States, Jamaica Estates, Staten, Lummi, Manoa

☆ What Scandal? A Chef of L.A.’s Horses Opens Frog Club in New York.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Ella Quittner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As they complied and disappeared through the door, the block fell silent again. It was the opening night of Frog Club, the first restaurant involving the chef Liz Johnson since the very public implosion of her marriage to Will Aghajanian, with whom she ran the acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant Horses. Occupying the historic space formerly home to Chumley’s, Frog Club has been veiled in secrecy. Only a 12-minute stiltedly lo-fi YouTube video announced its official opening, and a sparse website offered just an email address for requesting reservations. With Ms. Johnson and Mr. Aghajanian in the middle of a contentious divorce, it’s even unclear who owns the restaurant.

Persons: Liz Johnson, Will Aghajanian, Johnson, Aghajanian, it’s Organizations: Frog Club, Frog Locations: Greenwich Village

LOS ANGELES (AP) — City crews on Friday took an initial step toward securing an unfinished complex of downtown Los Angeles high-rise towers that have been vandalized with graffiti and used for dangerous social media stunts after the developer ran out of money. Workers began removing scaffolding protecting a temporary walkway that officials say said has helped helped trespassers enter the property. “They were able to hide inside the walkway area and tunnel their way in by tearing holes in the fence,” police Sgt. “We don't want that to happen here.”Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesThe towers were going to house a hotel and luxury condominiums, but the project stalled in 2019 when the Beijing-based developer ran out of money, the Los Angeles Times reported. City Councilmember Kevin de León, who represents the area, has said a developer is needed to complete construction.

Persons: trespassers, Gordon Helper, “, Kevin de León Organizations: ANGELES, —, Workers, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Convention Center Locations: Los Angeles, Beijing, City

☆ Jaime King Is on a Journey
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Sheila Yasmin Marikar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jaime King had been feeling that something was off. “There’s this strange, volatile energy,” the actress, director and model said on a recent Saturday. “If I’m not looking at you, it’s because I’m listening,” she said to a reporter. Ms. King, a self-described introvert, was about to embark on a promotional blitz that would take her from the hillsides of Hollywood to the scrum of New York. “Once in a blue moon, I’ll go to the Bungalows,” meaning San Vicente Bungalows, the members-only club that has replaced the Soho House as L.A.’s premier venue for people of means.

Persons: Jaime King, ”, “, ’, “ I’ve Organizations: Soho House Locations: Los Angeles, Hollywood, New York, ”, Vicente, Soho

☆ Los Angeles Works to Build Its Dance Muscles
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Robin Pogrebin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Los Angeles may not be thought of as a dance town, but it has a rich legacy. It was here, in 1915, that the modern dance pioneers Ruth St. Denis and her husband Ted Shawn, established the Denishawn school and company, shaping and showcasing the first generation of American modern dancers, including Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. Lester Horton, one of the first choreographers to insist on a racially integrated company, established the Lester Horton Dance Theater here in 1946, a pioneering stage dedicated to modern dance. But for all the talent Los Angeles has attracted over the years, and its success in founding other performing arts institutions, the city has struggled to establish lasting dance companies able to attract and maintain audiences and patronage. It has also just entered an agreement with the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, a larger theater, to perform there.

Persons: Ruth St, Denis, Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Busby Berkeley, Hermes Pan, Jack Cole, George Balanchine, Lester Horton, Benjamin Millepied Organizations: Hollywood, Lester Horton Dance, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Wallis Annenberg Center, Performing Arts Locations: Angeles, Beverly Hills

☆ Man, Dog Safe After Helicopter Rescue Amid Los Angeles Floods
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - A man and his dog were safe on Monday after the man jumped into raging Los Angeles floodwaters to save his pet and was rescued by firefighters, who plucked him out in a dramatic helicopter rescue, officials said. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley announced the rescue at a news conference regarding the intense flooding from an atmospheric river has pounded California for two days. The National Weather Service has called it one of the three wettest storm systems in recorded Los Angeles history. Video posted on social media showed a rescuer on a tether being lowered by helicopter into the rapids of the Pacoima Wash, a concrete flood channel in the San Fernando Valley that feeds the Los Angeles River. "He was later treated at a local hospital and his canine was able to swim to the edge and escape the rapids," Crowley said.

Persons: Kristin Crowley, Crowley, Daniel Trotta, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Reuters, Los Angeles Fire, National Weather Service Locations: Los, California, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Freshman JuJu Watkins scored a Southern California-record 51 points — the most in NCAA women's basketball this season — and the 15th-ranked Trojans upset No. Watkins hit six 3-pointers to help the Trojans (15-4, 5-4) send the Cardinal (19-3, 8-2) to their first home loss of the season. Watkins came in averaging 25.8 points and Hall of Fame Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer turned to freshman Courtney Ogden to try stopping her. Stanford star Cameron Brink had 19 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocked shots — swatting six shots in the first half. McKenzie Forbes added X points for USC, which had lost three of four since beating UCLA on Jan. 14.

Persons: Watkins, Cherie Nelson, of Fame Stanford, Tara VanDerveer, Courtney Ogden, Cameron Brink, Lindsay Gottlieb, Kiki Iriafen, Cardinal, McKenzie Forbes, Stanford, Kelsey Plum’s Organizations: STANFORD, Calif, NCAA, Stanford, USC, of Fame, Area, Big Ten, Cal, Colorado, UCLA, Trojans, Washington, AP, womens Locations: Southern California, California, Berkeley, Maples, Seattle

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Graffiti has risen to high art in downtown Los Angeles: Taggers have covered at least 27 stories of an unfinished high-rise development. The towers were going to house a hotel and luxury condos, but the project stalled in 2019 when the Beijing-based developer ran out of money, the Los Angeles Times reported. Photos You Should See View All 45 Images“The measures will be implemented immediately and the graffiti will be removed,” it said. On Thursday, suspects were reported spray-painting a site on the 30th floor and officers were told the suspects fled in a vehicle. Officers ultimately stopped the vehicle and cited the driver for failure to yield, police said.

Persons: Taggers Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles Times, Police Department's Locations: Los Angeles, Beijing, area's City

☆ The 10 best U.S. cities for finding a job—New York and L.A. are not on the list
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

For those seeking new job opportunities, geography could be one way to narrow the search. Personal finance company WalletHub recently looked at more than 180 cities across the country and ranked its best cities for jobs based on metrics such as job openings per job seeker and median annual incomes. Here are the top 10 cities for job search according to WalletHub. "This ensures there will be plenty of hiring opportunities for people entering the workforce," says Cassandra Happe, WalletHub analyst. 1 best U.S. city to live in is Cambridge, Massachusetts—see which other cities made the listMoving to a new city?

Persons: Cassandra Happe, Daniel Zhao Organizations: jobseekers, U.S Locations: WalletHub, Scottsdale , Arizona Tampa , Florida Salt Lake City , Utah Columbia , Maryland Austin , Texas Atlanta , Georgia Seattle, Washington Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Plano , Texas Boston , Massachusetts Scottsdale, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Cambridge , Massachusetts, U.S

Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that would bar transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, hormone therapy or gender transition surgery. The move by the Republican-controlled state legislature comes less than four weeks after the Republican governor’s veto. For Ohio residents, that means that only transgender minors who have already begun transition care treatments will be able to receive them. Last year, at least 20 states, all with Republican-controlled legislatures, passed bans or restrictions on gender transition care for young people. Before 2023, only three states had passed restrictions on gender transition medical care for minors, according to a New York Times analysis.

Persons: Mike DeWine’s, DeWine’s Organizations: Republican, Senate, Ohio, Williams Institute, New York Times

☆ Los Angeles Times slashes more than 20% of newsroom staff as the paper confronts a ‘financial crisis’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The cuts will impact at least 115 journalists, a person familiar with the matter told CNN, or slightly more than 20% of the newsroom. A spokesperson for The Times, which is owned by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, did not immediately comment. “Today’s decision is painful for all, but it is imperative that we act urgently and take steps to build a sustainable and thriving paper for the next generation,” Soon-Shiong told James. Soon-Shiong told James on Tuesday, however, that he had lost the confidence of Merida and some high-ranking editors he had appointed. The owner also pushed back against the characterization that the newspaper is in trouble, telling James, “We are not in turmoil.

Persons: ”, Matt Pearce, Pearce, Patrick Soon, Shiong, Meg James, “, James, Kevin Merida Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Times, The Times, Times, Democratic, Monday, LA Times, . Locations: Merida, California

☆ The Los Angeles Times plunges into ‘chaos’ as brutal layoffs loom and senior editors call it quits
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —The Los Angeles Times is in disarray. The Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong-owned newspaper, which houses the largest newsroom in the western U.S., has been thrown into a state of mayhem as severe layoffs loom and senior editorial leaders abruptly call it quits. “I cannot overstate the level of chaos,” one staffer, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, candidly told me on Monday. Then, news of forthcoming mass layoffs ensued, prompting the employee’s union to stage a historic one-day walk out on Friday. “All we are asking for is the opportunity for our newspaper and hardworking journalists to be fairly compensated, and for the L.A. Times to have a fair chance to become a self-sustaining institution.”

Persons: Patrick Soon, “, ”, Kevin Merida, Meg James, — Julia Turner, Sara Yasin, Scott Kraft, Shani Hilton —, alums Hilton, Yasin, Turner, “ Scott, Shiong Organizations: New York CNN, Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, alums, Kraft, Tribune Publishing, LA Times, LA Times Studios, Democratic, California, . Locations: New York, U.S

☆ The Best Books About California
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Soumya Karlamangla | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Looking for your next absorbing read? Today I’m updating our California Reading List, a project of this newsletter that’s intended to guide anyone looking to learn more about the Golden State through adeptly written prose. Readers have sent in hundreds of wonderful recommendations, and I’ve been sorting through them for weeks. Please keep emailing your suggestions to CAtoday@nytimes.com, and include your full name and the community where you live. (If you have recommendations for the best local spots to read, send those, too.)

Persons: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s, Carey, Octavia Butler’s unsettlingly, Joan Didion, “, Joan Didion’s ‘, Jim Morrison, Charles Manson, ”, Christine Tse Kuecherer Organizations: Reading, Golden State Locations: Golden, “ California, Burbank

☆ A New York Art Debut, a Los Angeles Love Song
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Siddhartha Mitter | More About Siddhartha Mitter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Video — four channels projected floor-to-ceiling — is just one part of this multi-sensory experience. Completing the immersive effect, shadows projected on the rear wall evoke Los Angeles street art and sights — an Olmec head; a raven on a power line. A bespoke scent — inspired by the earth and flora of Griffith Park — wafts through the gallery. “I find L.A. beautiful and horrific, and I love trying to see it that way,” Smith said. “You can have such profound rage at the city and then be gobstopped at a giant feral bush of bougainvillea.

Persons: Meshell Ndegeocello, Kelsey Lu —, Coleman, Ebony L, Haynes, Walker, ” Smith, ” Locations: Los Angeles, Griffith

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