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The Creating, Colliding, Cosmic Musical Worlds of ‘Popol Vuh: Heart of Heaven’

Part Mayan and Aztec, part electric, part rock opera, part mariachi, and part East L.A., the music of Popol Vuh: Heart of Heaven spans centuries and continents. So does the story it tells: the Mayan myth of the creation of the world. A collaboration between Center Theatre Group, famed Chicano theatre company El Teatro Campesino (ETC), and the Boyl...

The Creating, Colliding, Cosmic Musical Worlds of ‘Popol Vuh: Heart of Heaven’

Do Your Objects Own You, Or Do You Own Your Objects?

Last year, Americans spent over $27 billion to rent the 2.5 billion square feet of self-storage that blanket the nation—that’s more cash than the NFL, NBA, and MLB made last year, and enough square footage to cover Downtown Los Angeles 15 times over. But how many of us feel like we have what we need? And need what we have? These are the qu...

Do Your Objects Own You, Or Do You Own Your Objects?

18 Movies and Novels That Will Take You Back to the Summer After High School Graduation

Remember the summer when you had no responsibilities to fulfill, no bills to pay, and no deadlines to meet (besides your curfew)? For a lot of us, the summer after high school graduation just might be the first and last totally free stretch of time we have in our adult lives—which is why it’s the stuff so many stories we love are made from...

Inner Circle Donors Get a Glimpse Into the Making of ‘Throw Me On the Burnpile and Light Me Up'

How did Lucy Alibar get from the bayous of northern Florida to the stage of the Kirk Douglas Theatre (and the Oscars, for that matter)?

Matthew Sweet & more: a selection of songs from 1990–1995

Maybe you found yourselves singing along to "Girlfriend" on the radio in unison.

Immerse yourself in the words and music of rock critic Lester Bangs

Want to enter the world of Gonzo rock critic Lester Bangs without guzzling Romilar cough syrup, his substance of choice? The best way is through the music. And the writing. Both take center stage in Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen’s How to be a Rock Critic, which is based on the thousands of pages of writing Bangs left behind in 1982, when he...