Listen to the Audio: United States
My first time on a plane,
I look out the plexiglass
pane of the window, see
the grid of fields beneath.
The only sense I can make
of the latticed land: that here
are the United States, shaded
and flat as they are on a map.
Rosy brown, green, taupe
patches far below do resemble
cartoony illustrations of
countries, cities inserted
cleanly into regions
like toothpicks into bread. Read the whole story »
by Elizabeth Manson
photos by Bona Hong
In honor of the upcoming E3 Expo, on June 15th, The Hive hosted B3, a video game-themed show that featured their 26 resident artists, 70 group show artists, and 10 performances. Being a slight video game nerd myself, I was particularly intrigued with the prospect of an entire exhibition dedicated to gaming’s pop cultural influence. I wasn’t disappointed; The Hive turned into a happening, game-friendly place, where underground art lovers and gaming nerds could mingle, drink, and play Mortal Kombat. Read the whole story »
courtesy of Showtime
So Showtime has a little series called “Californication” about a compulsively hedonistic writer who also happens to be a devout family man. Maybe you’ve heard of it? Tom Kapinos created the splendid walking contradiction that is Hank Moody, who is played with mellow charm by David Duchovny in a performance that makes us forget he once chased aliens for a living. Struggling to reignite his earlier success, Hank is constantly torn between settling down with his girlfriend and daughter, or letting his raging id steer him into one sexual collision after another. Currently en route to its fourth season, the series has become one of the hottest on cable and has recently spawned a literary spin-off in the form of Hank’s infamous novel, “God Hates Us All”. That’s right. You can now purchase and read the book that put Hank on the map, with his very name on the cover and a brief bio on the back. And it’s not only a bona fide work of fiction, but a damn good one at that.
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by Carolyn Blais
If over Memorial Day weekend you found yourself stuffed from too many hot dogs at the BBQ, or looking like a lobster from too many hours at the beach, then this past weekend was a perfect time to just take it easy and recover from the unofficial start of summer by enjoying some very fine art. And that’s just what I did on Saturday at The 5th Annual Art Walk in Culver City which lasted from Noon to 8 PM. Read the whole story »
by Elizabeth Manson
photos by Bona Hong
On Saturday, June 5th, if you whispered the words “public art party” to the right person, you got a free cupcake. True story. Read the whole story »
Marco Mannone
