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Ramsess' Portraits Honor Historic Figures in Black History

Ramsess' Portraits Honor Historic Figures in Black History

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Meet New LA Opera Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados

Lina González-Granados on Becoming L.A. Opera’s New Resident Conductor

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Sewing is Life: Sew Loka Brings Chicana Style to Streetwear

Sewing is Life: Sew Loka Brings Chicana Style to Streetwear

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Diana Benavídez's Piñatas Are Not Made for Smashing

These Piñatas Aren't For Smashing: Diana Benavídez and the Fine Art of Piñata-Making

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A pile of shipping containers arranged to look like a cubist rendition of a sleeping figure lays in the middle of a desert landscape with a large snowcapped mountain behind it. She sleeping figure is laying on its side, propping its sleeping head up with its elbow and crossing its legs. The container that is meant to be the figure's head has two closed eyes and a smile painted on its surface. Behind the sculpture is a railroad track where actual shipping containers move across the landscape via train.

Desert X 2023: Matt Johnson's 'Sleeping Figure'

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Desert X 2023: Lauren Bon's 'Smallest Sea With the Largest Heart,' - Credit Lance Gerber

Desert X 2023: Lauren Bon and Metabolic Studio's 'The Smallest Sea With the Largest Heart'

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Las Fotos Project Helps Teens Tell Their Stories in Photos

Las Fotos Project Helps Teens Tell Their Stories in Photos

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Paper Fashion Honors 50 Years of Self Help Graphics

50-Year Legacy of Self Help Graphics Honored in Wearable Paper Art

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Episode 5: The Calling

The Calling

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When Whales Could Walk

When Whales Could Walk

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Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague

Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague

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Funk Freaks is Keeping Funk Alive in Orange County

For Funk Freaks co-founders, Ivan "Debo" Marquez, David "Loser" Diaz and Robert "Luer" Marquez, funk music is a huge part of Orange County Chicanx culture. The DJ collective (and later record shop) was influenced by the trio's youthful memories listening to funk hits, passed down generation to generation. Discover how Funk Freaks began at a party 13 years ago and how they keep funk alive today.
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DJ Loser, who is wearing a black t-shirt with a star design printed on the front and a black snapback hat with "Funk Freaks" embroidered across the front stands in front of a DJ deck with his hands on one of the turntables. Behind him, Luer stands and looks on at the crowd in front of them, out of frame. There are other men on either side of DJ Loser and Luer.
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No Faking the Funk: Orange County's Funk Freaks Keeps it Real
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The Westside Dance Movement That Laid the Foundation for West Coast Hip-Hop
A band, composed of (from left to right) a guitarist, a bassist, a singer, a trumpet player and a saxophone player, performs on a stage. They're all wearing suit jackets and playing their respective instruments. The singer in the middle is pointing out to a crowd. Behind them are neon pink and yellow lights that provide a hazy glow in the backdrop.
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Southern California's Role in Soul Music's Major Revival
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Darone Sassounian stands with his arms crossed. He is wearing a black crewneck sweatshirt and a cap. Behind him is a 4-by-3 cube shelf full of vinyls and cassette tapes. On the top row, the front cover of "Silk Road: Journey of the Armenian Diaspora" is propped up and facing the camera.
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A black and white photo of a two-story building with a sign hanging off the side that reads, "JDC Records Inc." Men and women are posed in front of the building and poking their heads out of the windows and doors.
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JDC Records: The San Pedro Record Shop That Gave Us the Party Sound of '80s L.A.
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