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Willow Bay | Posted 12.02.2009 | Los Angeles

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Willow Bay

Our goal is to give LA a page of its own, where bloggers can express themselves on the issues that matter to them -- whether they're substantive, sublime, simple or just plain fun.

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Top Ten Reasons to Love LA

Eli Broad | Posted 12.02.2009 | Los Angeles

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Eli Broad

With apologies to Randy Newman and David Letterman, I offer the top ten reasons I love LA (and you'll notice there's no mention of Hollywood, Disneyland, the weather or the beaches).

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The History of Art, Through the Lens of Los Angeles

Michael Govan | Posted 12.02.2009 | Los Angeles

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Michael Govan

Los Angeles has also given birth to a distinct moment in art history during the last 40 years. The modern world was invented -- or reinvented -- in LA. Everything gets reinvented in California.

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LACMA Loses 23% Of Its Investments In Meltdown Year

Los Angeles Times | Mike Boehm | Posted 11.20.2009 | Los Angeles

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No arts nonprofit is apt to show a rosy balance sheet for the year of the great economic meltdown, unless by rosy one means red ink. LACMA In the c...

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Obama and the Berlin Wall

Lester Sloan | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

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Lester Sloan

Susan turned to me and said, "Obama's election was like the fall of the Berlin Wall." Given that she has three history degrees, including a Ph.D., I felt that she spoke with some authority.

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Out of the Ordinary

Suzanne Deal Booth | Posted 02.13.2009 | Style

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Suzanne Deal Booth

it's not surprising that LACMA has come so far. Its director, Michael Govan has transformed the institution he once called a "sleeping giant." The evolution started where it should, with the art.

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Billionaire Eli Broad Withdraws Massive Art Donation From LA County Museum

LA Times | Christopher Knight | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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The news this week that billionaire art collector Eli Broad has decided not to give any of his 2,000-piece collection to the Los Angeles County Museum...

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