An entire dome is given over to dozens of Jones’ digitally printed canvases, presenting his fantastical, if hackneyed, New Age visions. Populated with Buddhas, wolves, dragons, skulls, fractals and geometric designs, it resembles a mash-up of 1970s blacklight posters with 1990s rave flyers, wrapped up in a thin blanket of vague Eastern mysticism. One work […]
Blog: Review: No diamonds but plenty of gems in ‘Jeweled Isle,’ first big U.S. museum survey of Sri Lankan art
“The Jeweled Isle: Art From Sri Lanka,” a modest exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is a sometimes captivating, sometimes peculiar gathering of Hindu and especially Buddhist paintings and sculptures, historical documentary photographs of the currently troubled island off the southeast tip of India, plus assorted works of decorative art — carved […]
Blog: L.A.’s burger king looks back on his year of eating 365 different burgers
Come New Year’s, most people are devising ways to eat less and lose weight. Lawrence Longo, a restaurant investor, kicked off 2018 with the opposite plan: Eat 365 different L.A. burgers over the next 365 days. Some 25 pounds later, Longo is chugging toward the finish line on his yearlong burger… Source: latimes.com – Los […]
Blog: Man Rescued From South Gate House Fire – CBS Los Angeles
SOUTH GATE (CBSLA) – A man was rescued from a burning house in South Gate early Wednesday morning and rushed to a hospital. (CBS2) The fire was reported sometime before 2:49 a.m. in the 10300 block of San Vincente Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Crews arrived on scene to find a […]
Blog: In prosecutions of street racing, penalties aren’t as stiff as some would like – Los Angeles Times
“It’s very challenging, tactically, to try to control a crowd that is engaged in street racing. Typically, if they are mid-block, you’ve got two intersections you’ve got to block off so that you can contain them, cite them, run them for warrants, inspect their cars.” Source: “Los Angeles” – Google News
Blog: Woman in critical condition after Christmas day shooting in Inglewood – Los Angeles Times
Preliminary information indicates that the victim had been in a physical altercation with another woman over a purse, according to police. During the struggle, the suspect shot the victim and then fled the scene in a dark vehicle, authorities said. Source: “Los Angeles” – Google News