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Neat new cafe/hangout/art/study space on La Brea from the last LA visit (at Graffiti)

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Neat new cafe/hangout/art/study space on La Brea from the last LA visit (at Graffiti)

Smoggy but still so great @plee322 (at Griffith Observatory)

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Smoggy but still so great @plee322 (at Griffith Observatory)

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"I love Los Angeles. I know a lot of people go there and they see just a huge sprawl of sameness. But when you’re there for a while, you realize that each section has its own mood. The golden age of cinema is still alive there, in the smell of jasmine at night and the beautiful weather. And the light is inspiring and energizing. Even with smog, there’s something about that light that’s not harsh, but bright and smooth. It fills me with the feeling that all possibilites are available. I don’t know why. It’s different from the light in other places. The light in Philadelphia, even in the summer, is not nearly as bright. It was the light that brought everybody to L.A. to make films in the early days. It’s still a beautiful place."

Catching The Big Fish by David Lynch (via bbook)

Celebrating classic LA (at Cole’s)

Beautiful plums during a farmer’s market jaunt with @hippojenn (Taken with Instagram at Larchmont Village Farmer’s Market)

When I started getting serious about my career, I found it difficult to find against-the-grain, interesting Asian-American (or American-Asian as I like to say) mentors/role models. Not to overlook all the incredible members of the community who are pushing the minority-empowering agenda, but I just didn’t find all the high-powered attorneys, doctors, politicians, and suit-wearing execs particularly relatable to my passion for a lifelong career in nonprofit arts.

So as a SoCal native (and always-at-heart Angeleno), it has been a breath of fresh air to witness Roy Choi shake things up in the LA food scene and continue to create an indelible mark in the global culinary, cultural landscape. The conviction and authenticity in his work that you see in this NOWNESS piece is what moves me. And that he acknowledges that your upbringing can make you fear risks, especially in the context of parental sacrifices, is absolutely relatable and continually inspiring.

Thanks, Roy.

Only one of LA’s best for the pops (Taken with Instagram at Milk)

Love that Ryan Gosling does movies based in/on LA.

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thedailywhat:

Movie Trailer of the Day: It’s Ryan Gosling and the LAPD vs. the East Coast Mafia, circa the 1940s and ’50s. Oh, yeah — Gangster Squad also stars Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, and Emma Stone. Out October 19.

[laist]

Ugh. yesss.

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A great installation launched yesterday in LA that plays (I had to!) into art, music, and public space. Created by artist Luke Jerram, the work titled “Play Me, I’m Yours“ has been touring internationally since 2008, and involves local artists and communities to design, decorate, and of course, play the pianos that are placed throughout the city. And I love this component — after the project, the pianos are donated to local schools/community groups.

Spearheaded by the LA Chamber Orchestra, the Los Angeles edition celebrates their music director Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th Anniversary. KCET gives more background on the project, and LAist has some nice photos and videos from the launch.

kcetdepartures:

Pianos Become Spontaneous Street Art in Public Space

The Los Angeles region rendition of artist Luke Jerram “Play Me, I’m Yours” — first launched in Birmingham, England in 2008 — will place 30 upright pianos in strategic places around Los Angeles County for the public to play anytime for three weeks.

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I had flagged this video earlier this week as one to watch, considering everything I kept hearing about “Caine’s Arcade.” You can blame it on my sickness or my jaded need to experience something pure, but I was literally brought to tears when I finally sat down and watched.

I knew it was going to be something marvelous in order for the Internet to be buzzing so much about it, though I didn’t expect to be brought into the world of this 9 year old boy in east LA who has such innocent, and ambitious, intentions. It was a welcome change from feeling way too plugged in, and listening to bratty kids du jour on the bus ride back home.

Still feeling under the weather but this certainly cheered me up. Looking forward to following the filmmaker, Nirvan Mullick, contributing to Caine’s scholarship fund, and maybe even visiting the arcade the next time I’m back in LA!