Quick criticism: For each of the projects write a paragraph that offers at least 5 points of constructive criticism or needs improvement and at least 4 points of positive feedback. Post this feedback to the appropriate blog entry by 5:00 p.m. tonight. Sign your initials to your feedback. Write your criticism/feedback here: David Van: I … [Read more…]
For each of the projects write a paragraph that offers at least 5 points of constructive criticism or needs improvement and at least 4 points of positive feedback. Post this feedback to the appropriate blog entry by 5:00 p.m. tonight. Sign your initials to your feedback. Write your criticism/feedback here: David Van: The content looks … [Read more…]
For each of the projects write a paragraph that offers at least 5 points of constructive criticism or needs improvement and at least 4 points of positive feedback. Post this feedback to the appropriate blog entry by 5:00 p.m. tonight. Sign your initials to your feedback. Write your criticism/positive feedback here: William Godbey: To start, … [Read more…]
For each of the projects write a paragraph that offers at least 5 points of constructive criticism or needs improvement and at least 4 points of positive feedback. Post this feedback to the appropriate blog entry by 5:00 p.m. tonight. Sign your initials to your feedback. Write your feedback here: David Van: I really liked … [Read more…]
For each of the projects write a paragraph that offers at least 5 points of constructive criticism or needs improvement and at least 4 points of positive feedback. Post this feedback to the appropriate blog entry by 5:00 p.m. tonight. Sign your initials to your feedback. Write your criticism/positive feedback here: David Van: I really … [Read more…]
From the New Yorker, what do you all think? Can Los Angeles Embrace the Urban Park? Affluent Angelenos like to own their outdoors, or at least pay heftily to use them. Aerial photos show Los Angeles chopped up into irrigated enclaves of privilege: decks, pools, lawns, golf courses, restaurant patios, country clubs. The beaches are … [Read more…]
When Oil Derricks Ruled the L.A. Landscape Oil extraction is still big business in the Southland, but today locating signs of the industry can require a careful eye. Wells hide in plain sight as office buildings or masquerade offshore as tropical islands. In the back of the Beverly Center shopping mall, one quietly sips from … [Read more…]
This has nothing to do with Los Angeles, but I mentioned it in class and thought a few of you might be interested. 8 Bit Great Gatsby
Couple of weeks ago I went to see Jenny Lewis at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian in Korea Town to watch her preform the record “Rabbit Fur Coat” with the Watson Twins. During her first set, I was reminded of the powerful images of Los Angeles that have echoed through her and much of popular music. As … [Read more…]
Professor Smith’s favorite LA stories… “Ask the Dust,” Fante 1930s “Day of the Locust,” Nathaniel West 30s/40s Mildred Pierce James M. Cain 40s “A Single Man,” Christopher Isherwood. 1960s “Play it as it Lays,” Joan Didion “Bike Riding in Los Angeles,” Marc Norman 1970s “Less than Zero,” Brett Easton Ellis 1980s “Amnesiascope,” Steve Erickson 1997 … [Read more…]