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An Old Fart’s Journey to Goth Part 2: Jim Morrison Definitely Had Issues

Written by Kevin Tuxford On their debut album, the Doors did a cover of “Alabama Song” by Brecht/Weill that also captures that dark spirit of decadence. Anyone who looks it up on the internet will note that the Doors were … Continue reading

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An Old Fart’s Journey to Goth Part 1: In the Beginning

Written by Kevin Tuxford Trying to begin any discussion of “the history of goth” by discussing the Ostrogoths and Visigoths, or Gothic architecture, or even Gothic literature puts too much emphasis on simply the word G-O-T-H, and has little relevance … Continue reading

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The End of an Era: Stan’s Donuts in Westwood Village has Closed Forever

Written by Marlene Steinberg. A portion of this article was previously posted on Roadfood.com. Nestled in the heart of Westwood, on the corner of Broxton and Weyburn, Stan’s Donut’s has been a fixture in the neighborhood since 1963. Stan Berman … Continue reading

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Dutch Master Pizza Lament: A Long, Cheesy Essay on the Redesign of the LACMA Campus

Four buildings on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s campus are being razed to make way for a new, controversial building by Swiss minimalist architect Peter Zumthor. Written by Mat Gleason of Coagula Someone posted a link to the … Continue reading

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Homefree: Report from the Front Lines of Homelessness in L.A.: What it’s Like

Tabetha Blesser 1/2020 I’m writing you from the parking lot of LA Safe Park; one of a couple lots (this one for a church) where you can go park if you’re living in your car, and they’ve a porta potty, … Continue reading

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Streaming Now for the Future! Generic Cinema High and Low Then and Now

Written by Joe Carducci You can’t watch everything.  Back when everyone was talking about all the great cable television shows they loved, I was finishing up research for my book on stuntmen and acting, and watching nothing but silent films, … Continue reading

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A Good Time at Carol’s Christmas, Underground Annex

Story by Laura Smearer Gonyaw We arrived at the cozy Underground Annex Theater to see “Carol’s Christmas” and were greeted by a smiling gentleman who provided refreshments prior to and after the performance. We sat ourselves in the rows of seats in … Continue reading

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Ten Reasons Why You Should not Miss The Los Angeles Auto Show this Year

The world-famous L.A. Auto Show starts tomorrow, November 22, 2019, and runs through December 1, 2019. The show will fill the LA Convention Center with over a thousand cars, trucks, SUVs, and electric vehicles. Of course, the big draw is … Continue reading

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Is Yayoi Kusama the Artist of the Decade?

Is Yayoi Kusama the artist of the decade?My eleven minute podcast explores this, click below… Posted by Mat Gleason on Friday, November 8, 2019 Check out this podcast by Mat Gleason, Editor of Coagula and owner of Coagula Curatorial as … Continue reading

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The Brady Bunch Meets Heavy Metal at the Celebrity Bowl For Ronnie Fundraiser

I don’t know about you, but whenever I think of Heavy Metal, I think of The Brady Bunch. Why not? One group is decked out in leather and studs, and the other….Hmmm, OK, maybe not so much. What does the … Continue reading

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