Los Angeles

aka L.A., City of Angels, Lalaland, Southland, The Big Orange

The Desertion of the Real

Dicky | September 3rd, 2010

That the Internet proliferates opportunities to have real “fake” experiences in lieu of real “real” experiences is entirely logical; the Internet itself — and computers in general — is a replacement for a wide variety of activities that would otherwise take place within the “real world”. That sex and pornography should be one of the most expansive terrains into which this would extend is even more understandable, since so many people feel guilty about that aspect of their personality, it is an easy way to exercise (or exorcise) their sexuality, mediating their fantasies through technology. Two of the more peculiar, fascinating and totally revolting forms this has evolved into are Vulva Original and Real Touch. Read More

The Dennis Hopper Connection

Dicky | August 27th, 2010

In conjunction with their exhibit of his visual works, MOCA sponsored a number of screenings of Dennis Hopper’s films and film works by other artists related to him this month. Read More

Out Brahmsing Brahms at that old piano four hands game

Dicky | August 12th, 2010

A couple months ago I wrote about Mark So’s trilogy of operas Heliogabalus. Last month he presented a new work called Where Shall I Wander for four hands piano, performed by himself and Julia Holter. Read More

Art, Culture & Ideas on the Internet

Dicky | August 6th, 2010

Madison Brookshire is an artist who creates films, videos and music. He also writes. Read More

East Hollywood and Old Hollywood

Dicky | August 4th, 2010

Madison Brookshire’s East Hollywood Street Series is a collection of short videos, all of which are different realizations of the same score, which is:

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The Endless Appeal of Vampires, Old and New

Dicky | August 2nd, 2010

OK well so far this season True Blood sucks as much as the vampires in the show. What happened? Read More

Old Timey Things in New Packages

Dicky | July 27th, 2010

The Lomography Gallery Store opened earlier this year in West Hollywood, and after several attempts to go and visit being thwarted by being 20 minutes too late or by being closed for inventory, I was finally able to make it in yesterday on our first unbearably hot day of the summer. Read More

Hello and goodbye to good and bad television

Dicky | July 12th, 2010


The other night my grandparents were watching the Tony Awards on television. My first thought was “I can’t believe this actually gets aired on TV… Who watches this???”

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By Brakhage redux and Kuchar fluff

Dicky | July 7th, 2010

For over a year now I’ve been waiting for the second Criterion set of By Brakhage, a collection of films by Stan Brakhage. Read More

This Sounds Like Something…

Dicky | July 6th, 2010

The new Future Islands album is something I keep hearing people describe as “derivative, but in a good way.” Read More

Places of Interest I’ll Probably Never Visit

Dicky | June 29th, 2010


Since I’m visiting New Jersey right now, my thoughts inevitably turn to Weird New Jersey, that wonderful little journal of the bizarre and unusual things that exist in this fine state. Read More

Sometimes Fake Can be Just as Sweet

Dicky | June 24th, 2010

Even though I’m not vegan, I find myself eating at plenty of vegan restaurants all the time. And sometimes, it seems, they are able to make desserts even more delicious than their butter laden counterparts. Read More

Madonna is always a good (and safe) bet

Dicky | May 27th, 2010

I’ve already gushed about Glee before, which I think is probably the best show on television right now. My biggest complaint about the show, which I am not alone in voicing, is that the musical numbers are dreadful. Read More

Multiple projectors galore

Dicky | May 24th, 2010

A generous benefactor donated to the Echo Park Film Center a large industrial space to use in Atwater Village. Dubbed the Echo Park Film Center Analog Annex, the space is marked for film-only experimentation; an animation stand and a flatbed are there now, with an optical printer and a darkroom to follow. Fortuitously, filmmaker Roger Beebe was in town from Florida to present a number of his works for one or more projectors as the inaugural event. Read More

Scarily beautiful, wishing for more…

Dicky | May 20th, 2010

Monday Evening Concerts’ season finale was the West Coast premiere of Georg Friedrich Haas’ In iij. Noct. Third String Quartet by the Jack Quartet… performed in complete darkness… COMPLETE darkness. Read More