Category Archives: Out and about
Kabuki Cherry Popping
I finally watched a live Kabuki performance this year. In none other than the premier (only?) Kabuki theatre company in Tokyo. Having been “whelmed” by Tokyo and it’s neon-soul, I was kinda hungry for a deeper connection with the culture. … Continue reading
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If my life were a rom-com…
…I would be the weird side-kick character whose character development ends with a whacky hook-up or situational ending “that’s so him LMFAO”. Watching the SMC tonight to support a good friend…but it wasn’t easy finding a companion along. Luckily there … Continue reading
Gasping for air
Like loons we travel underwater great distances, to surface next to each other. We burst up from water to air to drift beside the serrated horizon of firs. No matter where you are or who you’re near, we come up … Continue reading
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A New Theatre for Singapore
The Pasadena Playhouse announced this past week that the final curtain will fall on Feb 7, 2010. It will cease operations with the closing of the currently running Camelot. The historic theatre represents 90 years of American Theater history and … Continue reading
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I <3 LA
I love LA for its eclectic mix of randomness. Billy goats grazing in the middle of Downtown LA greeted me one Wednesday as I emerged from the Pershing Square Metro Station. How about a hipster karaoke competition at Royal-T, where … Continue reading
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Portable Screening Day
Tell me, isn’t this cool?! Portable Screening Day, organized by the The Portable Film Festival: The Portable Film Festival, now in its third year, is an international festival of film and user created content. It works in the same way as … Continue reading
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宋冬 @ MOMA NYC
There’s an amazing installation at the MOMA NYC by Beijing based artist 宋冬 Song Dong called 物尽其用 or Waste Not. The breathtaking display of his elderly mother’s entire collection of material possessions (including the wooden frame of the house) covers the entire … Continue reading
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Michael Jackson RIP
If you haven’t heard already, Michael Jackson passed away around 1pm earlier today. He was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center after paramedics, responding to a call, couldn’t revive him. He had already stopped breathing when the paramedics arrived. He … Continue reading
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Merlion in LA
I kid you not. There’s a shop near downtown LA, at the edge of old Chinatown, where you can buy a Merlion, the internationally known symbol of Singapore. Fact: the Merlion is not a Singapore legend but a symbol owned … Continue reading
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Seeing in the Cemetery
Okay, it was more “watching” in the cemetery, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. It was a Cinespia screening. On screen was the 1955 Hitchcock flick To Catch a Thief, staring the wonderfully glamorous Grace Kelly last night. Love the badly blatant symbolism, understated, witty dialogue, and … Continue reading
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