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arts reporter and critic
Arts reporter and critic for the Los Angeles Times for three decades; author of an upcoming history of LACMA
PROFILE
Suzanne Muchnic
Guest
FROM Suzanne Muchnic
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
LACMA Turns 50 The Los Angeles County Museum of Art launched its 50th Anniversary Celebration with a star-studded gala this past weekend. The rich and famous had a chance to wander through a new show called 50 for 50: Gifts on the Occasion of LACMA’s Anniversary. There were newly donated works by big names like Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Warhol. We take a look back at the museum’s humble beginnings.
Recommended
Bookworm
Katharine Weber: Still Life with Monkey Dramatic, emotional, and philosophical, Katherine Weber’s, Still Life with Monkey, is a profound book written in the old style, with depths orchestrated by the author.
The Treatment
Jack Black & Kyle Gass: "Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto’’ Tenacious D talks album and YouTube series "Post Apocalypto."
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The not-so-glamorous lives of immigrants who trim weed Thousands of young migrants descend on Northern California’s Emerald Triangle every year to trim marijuana plants. They come for an adventure, but the work is difficult, isolated, and sometimes dangerous.
LA Observed
Will charging a deputy satisfy DA's critics? It has not happened in nearly 2 decades. But the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a law enforcement officer for shooting an unarmed person. The decision, however, has many folks scratching their heads, wondering why other cases with similar circumstances did not garner the same legal response.