Satchmo in Screenland--Louis Armstrong: History and Legends
Mythmaker
Louis Armstrong claimed to have been born July 4, 1900, a date which suits his colossal stature in 20th Century American culture. However, recent research found a baptismal record with an August 4,...
Why Cruising New England and Canada in October is a Great Way to Experience “The Seasons”
As delightful as it is, sometimes, you need to get away from Culver City.
One of the furthest trips from CC (while remaining on...
It has been an extraordinary few weeks for Carlson Park bassist Steuart Liebig.* On September 18 Liebig, Arts District guitarist G.E. Stinson, Oakland saxophonist Phillip Greenlief, and New York drummer Jim Black gave an intense performance at the Blue...
By Spencer L. - Age 11
Kid Scoop Media Correspondent
On July 31, I saw the musical “Hamilton,” on Broadway in New York City. I fell in love with this musical since I first heard the soundtrack a year ago. I...
If there’s one thing that U.K. novelist Nick Hornby knows, it’s all-encompassing obsessiveness. The most recent of his books to be turned into a film is “Juliet, Naked.”
Both novel and movie cover the lamentations of Annie (Rose Byrne),...
AMC’s 10-episode series “Dietland” inexplicably shows up under the genre “comedy,” and make no mistake, this not a comedy. It’s not even that popular mashup genre, a “drama-dy.” Based on the well-received 2015 novel by Sarai Walker, “Dietland” follows...
You may think you know the story of bookstores: how indies were replaced by chains, which were replaced by discounters, then superstores, then Amazon. You might ask, doesn't everyone read eBooks now anyway, if they read at all? Culver...
By Jeffrey K.
Kid Scoop Media Correspondent, Age 8
It takes a special group of beautiful people, to continue a tradition, like the one I experienced at Pasta Sisters. Thankfully, Culver City has a family that takes pride, love and most importantly the recognition...
Eighth Grade
Can a movie about what is arguably the worst year of school be delightful, insightful and impactful? The answer is a resounding yes.
Comedian Bo Burnham (find his stand-ups “Make Happy” and “What” on Netflix), writer and director,...
On Sunday, August 5, the annual Hare Krishna tradition, Festival of Chariots, will take place.
New Dvaraka Temple, on Watseka (just across Venice from Culver City) is the Western World Headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON, informally...