“Everything exists as a reason for us and the talented people we know to make visually driven shorts,” -Danny Jelinek, Co-Creator. Read the whole story »
It’s old Jimmy Day who finds it, digging away on a tract of greasy earth that two days ago was an auto salvage lot. (Where
those dripping wrecks ended up we don’t ask: our focus has been on leveling the land so that pavement can get in there and lid the whole toxic stretch with two feet of concrete, pronto.) I was about twenty yards away on my skidloader, pushing around a green goulash of mud and batteries and hubcaps, looking right at Jimmy when he did something you almost never see Jimmy do: he stopped digging. His bucket came up, but instead of swinging over to the dump truck it halted, and hung there, bobbing, then folded up on itself like a stork leg so Jimmy could get a better look at what was inside, and—Holy Jesus: An arm. A human arm, jutting from the teeth. The arm so stark, and clean, and well-formed, it was impossible to think it was real. Read the whole story »
by Carolyn Blais
Tim Johnston is going places—figuratively and literally, or should I say literary? Back in town to promote his award-winning collection of short stories, “Irish Girl,” the author has been riding on a wave of good news that is putting him on the up and up around the country. But it’s not just by luck that Johnston should meet such success—talent and a little determination are the key ingredients here. I first met the amiable author back in December when I covered one of his readings at Book Soup in Hollywood. Admittedly, I wasn’t familiar with Johnston’s work until about a week prior to the reading when I realized I would be covering it, and hence did my best to educate myself on his fiction. Needless to say, I was blown away by my findings. Read the whole story »
by Carolyn Blais
photo by Matthew Asner
I didn’t know exactly what to expect when heading in to TWENTYWONDER, an event described on its website as a “One Night World’s Fair” to benefit the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles (DSALA). I knew the night would involve comics, musical acts, art, and science, but I never could have imagined or expected to encounter the overall magic and yes, wonder that made TWENTYWONDER such a special event. Read the whole story »
by Elizabeth Manson
photos by Nikki DeVries
Friday, March 5th was the opening reception (but “party” is more apt, I think) of “Soundtrack of Your Life” at the Black Maria Gallery. The theme of this collection is how films and their soundtracks (obviously) influence our lives and our art. When the Oscars are just days away, how can you turn down anything movie-related? You can’t. Read the whole story »
Marco Mannone
