I am an LA native born and raised. Growing up in LA in the 80’s & 90’s I never once asked where my water came from. I just knew it was readily available and plentiful. I also remember the winters being moderately rainy during several heavy El Niño years that resulted in infamous mudslides and
From humble beginnings, musician, John Forté discusses where he is now. With John Forté being an influence in my life in the 90’s through his work with the Fugees, coming from humble beginnings, and going through a life-altering event that took him on a 7 year life-detour I find a lot of parallels to my
During my high school years I attended a small private school in the high desert of LA county where I was a part of the cross country team. Why did I run? Two reasons. 1) It got me out having to take a PE class every day for the duration of the school year. 2)
If you ever get the opportunity to ride the Mexico City metro you will most definitely encounter vendors known as vagoneros that sell music CD’s stuffed into plastic sleeves. They are all vying for the attention of busy riders as they hop on and off subway trains and each vendor is carrying some form of
When we think of the sound of sports on TV or radio, it’s generally commentary. But sports broadcasts would be nothing without all the sounds that are behind the commentary– the crowds, the kicks, the thwacks, and the grunts. Although I have never been a big sports fan I have, however, always been an avid
Because sometimes I need a reminder of how stunning downtown LA can be. via @joshfassbind Above the grit and noise of the street, downtown Los Angeles quietly provides some of the most amazing visual detail in its buildings and public art works. This is a selection of those buildings and public arts filmed across some
“Los Angeles native and New York based visual artist, Kehinde Wiley has firmly situated himself within art history’s portrait painting tradition. As a contemporary descendent of a long line of portraitists, including Reynolds, Gainsborough, Titian, Ingres, among others, Wiley, engages the signs and visual rhetoric of the heroic, powerful, majestic and the sublime in his
“Something strange and wonderful happens when light enters a dark space through a tiny opening.” – Tom O’Niell I recently came across Abelardo Morell’s camera obscure work at the recent Annenberg Space For Photography exhibit “National Geographic: The Power of Photography”. I was familiar with the technique from my college photography classes, but found Morell’s
I often tell people that I’m such a bad Angelino because I don’t have a first name reference for all the local celebrities or that I’m an even worse Californian since I have never been to some of the top state destinations like the Yosemite Valley. Although I hope to one day take a trip
150 people will get clean water thanks to your generosity! Take a moment to celebrate this milestone with me! 😉 My wish for my 30th birthday was to give clean water to those in need and through your generous donations you made my wish come true! I cannot express enough how incredibly thankful I am