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Going Back to the World

by Tony Magistrale

Going Back to the World Alone Musing in Front of the Barnes & Noble Magazine Rack Ten below zero, my world colder than Juneau, reduced to solid blocks of white & gray; who can blame a man coughing at the bottom of January desperate for change & some color, who finds himself slightly eroticized despite heavy layers of clothing, his heart blossoming amon    More...

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Jessica Ceballos & Poesia Para La Gente

by Chiwan Choi

Jessica Ceballos & Poesia Para La Gente We have a big trip coming up at the end of the month. Our first show in New York City. Actually, our first show anywhere outside of Los Angeles. A two-day event exploring the idea of underground publishing. But for now, I only want to talk about one of the most awesome people in our city, Jessica Ceballos, and the great work she is doing. We     More...

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Laugh at the Dead

Laugh at the Dead "That looks kind of old-timey. It is a period piece?" Lyndsi LaRose asks her co-stars in the trailer for this short movie. "No," they say. "It's a comedy about dead people." Inspired by writer/director Jacob Pinger's offbeat creative temperament as well as his experiences being a cameraman for popular TV shows, Spirit Town is a comedy about a    More...

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George Lucas’s First Narrative Film

George Lucas's First Narrative Film Long before Star Wars, when George Lucas was a student at USC, he made this short entitled Freiheit (Freedom). It was 1966, and Lucas was 22 years old. In this film you can see touches of inspiration -- vibrant editing plus a mixture of live-action and stills -- and you'll also spot classmate Randal Kleiser, who later went on to direct Grease, amon    More...

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Mystery Tea

Mystery Tea Copyright © 2013 by Carol Green. All rights reserved. Carol Green, the creator of Cultural Weekly's original comic series, Life After Birth, is a coach, writer, illustrator, veteran film publicist and wry observer living in Los Angeles. Please contact us for information about syndication rights.    More...

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