In the Los Angeles neighborhood poll, right behind Morningside Circle is Little Armenia. Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's map of Little Armenia, available on art prints and a variety of merchandise When I first moved to Silver Lake from Chino I got a job in nearby Burbank. I drove through Glendale and noticed that the population of … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Little Armenia
Author: Eric Brightwell
Eric Brightwell is an essayist, rambler, explorer, cartographer, and guerrilla gardener. He lives in Los Angeles, not because he was born here, but because he chose to... for all of the things for which its famous: its verticality, its mass transit, its diversity, its schools, its liminal spaces, its architecture, its wildlife, its museums, its night markets, its cinemas, its theaters, its enclaves, its restaurants, its bars, its libraries, &c
The Death of Old Time Radio
THE END OF THE GOLDEN AGE On this day (September 30) in 1962 CBS radio broadcast the final episodes of Suspense and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and the Golden Age of Radio came to a close. RADIO'S BEGINNINGS Radio Drama (also frequently referred to as Old Time Radio or OTR) really began in the 1920s. … Continue reading The Death of Old Time Radio
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California Fool’s Gold – Exploring Morningside Circle
Alright... the winner, thus far, in the Los Angeles neighborhoods blog poll is Morningside Circle. I know you probably thought I forgot all about it but what happened was my camera was broken and I just got it back from the store. So Morningside Circle. If you're a resident of Morningside Circle, let me know. … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold – Exploring Morningside Circle
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Guitar Hero World Tour
Guitar Games https://secure.hulu.com/embed.html?eid=HpRkD27H1gjwD1tDL2XZiw&partner=southpark&sourceUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpark.cc.com%2Fclips%2Fpa80cd%2Fguitar-hero&embed_age_gate_intro=true The first installment in the Guitar Hero series was released in 2005. The developers at Harmonix were obviously inspired by 1998’s Konami’s GuitarFreaks, in which players also use a guitar-shaped controller with colored fret buttons on the neck and a pick lever to score points playing along to rock music. That … Continue reading Guitar Hero World Tour
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Guitar Hero World Tour & video game timeline
Here’s my brief and proudly-biased timeline of the greatest and most historically significant video games -- and some just because I owned a copy or played it at a local arcade. Feel free to comment to the effect of, “What?! No blankety-blank?” Timeline of key games: 1947 Cathode Ray-Tube Amusement Device (sadly, no image but … Continue reading Guitar Hero World Tour & video game timeline
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Hispanic vs. Latino & Hollywood Brownface
Hispanic Heritage Month September 15th to October 15th is officially recognized as Hispanic Heritage Month in the USA.The dates of the observance were chosen due to the timing of El Grito, the "cry" that brought the independence of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua's independence (followed closely by Mexico and Chile.). Some fellows celebrating "El … Continue reading Hispanic vs. Latino & Hollywood Brownface
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Photoplays We Fancy — Herr Arnes pengar (Sir Arne’s Treasure)
Herr Arnes pengar Dir: Mauritz Stiller. 1919. Starring: Mary Johnson, Richard Lund, Erik Stocklassa. Silent Film/Foreign. Subtitled “a winter ballad in five acts,” Herr Arne’s Adventure is a bleak and beautiful masterpiece of Swedish cinema. In the 16th century, a gang of conspiring Scotsmen are banished from the country except for their leaders, who’re locked … Continue reading Photoplays We Fancy — Herr Arnes pengar (Sir Arne’s Treasure)
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Senegalese Film
During the Colonial era, cinematic images of Africa and its people were entirely the work of Western filmmakers. The Tarzan movies, African Queen, King Solomon's Mines and others were usually filmed on soundstages half a world away from Africa and made little to no effort toward authenticity, instead trading in exoticism aimed primarily at exploiting … Continue reading Senegalese Film
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Photoplays We Fancy — Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vwUem5Us6M Schatten (dir. Arthur Robison, 1923) begins with a five minute introduction to the film’s players, who are trotted out like the foils in a police lineup onto an actual stage where they’re identified with intertitles. After this lengthy prologue, the film abandons the use of titles altogether and embraces the purely visual ideal of … Continue reading Photoplays We Fancy — Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination
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The Korean Wave
Korea's recent global rise in profile is sometimes referred to as "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu. Back in the early 1990s, Korean Drama underwent explosive growth in popularity around East and Southeast Asia as well as in cities like Los Angeles, with large immigrant populations from these regions. Soon, Korean movies (beginning with Shiri) gained … Continue reading The Korean Wave
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