Falling James

Dead Wrong: COVID-19 Myths and Misinformation are as Dangerous as the Virus Itself

Falling JamesMarch 30, 2020

Times of crisis bring out the best in many people, even as others use the chaos and uncertainty to exploit the situation. In the latter category, one can includ...

[CANCELED] Art Pick: Paul McCarthy Films

Falling JamesMarch 16, 2020

Paul McCarthy shambles through his bizarre 1991 film Bossy Burger like an out-of-control bear at a picnic or perhaps a besotted bull in a china shop. Wearing a ...

[CANCELED] Theater Pick: The Actos of Luis Valdez

Falling JamesMarch 11, 2020

Playwright Luis Valdez gained widespread attention with his 1979 play Zoot Suit — the first Chicano play to run on Broadway — which focused on the so-called Zoo...

[POSTPONED] Event Pick: Carol Burnett Hosts a Night of “Laughter & Reflection”

Falling JamesMarch 11, 2020

One of the best parts of The Carol Burnett Show, the beloved TV variety show that aired from 1967 to 1978, was the segment early in the program when the series'...

[CANCELED] Event Pick: Nowruz

Falling JamesMarch 5, 2020

Farhang Foundation presents its 11th annual celebration of Nowruz, the Iranian new year, at UCLA. The daylong spectacle includes traditional musicians, dancers ...

Art Pick: Eric Joyner: Machine Man Memories

Falling JamesMarch 5, 2020

Two of the greatest achievements in human history have been the invention of the donut and the creation of toy robots, and Bay Area artist Eric Joyner has long ...

Jazz Pick: A Magical, Musical Take on Frida Kahlo

Falling JamesMarch 5, 2020

Frida Kahlo wrung out of her tortured body fantastic and beautifully transformative imagery, which continues to resonate across multiple artistic disciplines in...

Event Pick: The Dangerous Erotics of Carolee Schneemann

Falling JamesFebruary 28, 2020

Artist-filmmaker Carolee Schneemann died in March last year, and REDCAT presents Dangerous Erotics: A Tribute to Carolee Schneemann, with a panel discussion and...

Opera Pick: The Industry’s Sweet Land

Falling JamesFebruary 26, 2020

In 2015, The Industry commissioned several brilliant composers to create Hopscotch, an L.A.-centric, multipart opera that was staged inside two dozen taxis and ...

Poetry Pick: Joy Harjo at the Hammer

Falling JamesFebruary 25, 2020

If there’s a musicality in Joy Harjo’s poetry, it might be because the Oklahoma poet plays alto saxophone and flute with her band Arrow Dynamics in addition to ...

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Falling James

Dead Wrong: COVID-19 Myths and Misinformation are as Dangerous as the Virus Itself

[CANCELED] Art Pick: Paul McCarthy Films

[CANCELED] Theater Pick: The Actos of Luis Valdez

[POSTPONED] Event Pick: Carol Burnett Hosts a Night of “Laughter & Reflection”

[CANCELED] Event Pick: Nowruz

Art Pick: Eric Joyner: Machine Man Memories

Jazz Pick: A Magical, Musical Take on Frida Kahlo

Event Pick: The Dangerous Erotics of Carolee Schneemann

Opera Pick: The Industry’s Sweet Land

Poetry Pick: Joy Harjo at the Hammer

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