khan nova.

Hello! And welcome back.

Today we are loving the collages of Khan Nova, aka Mathieu Saunier, a French graphic design student. I love the idea of the physical visage falling away to reveal twisted surprises and vast landscapes to explore. I discovered these at UFunk, and you can see more of his groovy work on Instagram. 

All art  © Khan Nova via UFunk

Also loving:

Yesterday, I had the chance to attend a matinee--ON A TUESDAY! I decided on Love and Mercy, the new Brian Wilson biopic starring both Paul Dano and John Cusack as Wilson. Guess what? I loved it.

Two hours can only barely the skim the life of a person, and Love made the wise decision to focus on two crucial times in Wilson's life. I loved how the film dramatized his composing process during the era of Pet Sounds and Smile. I'll never listen to "Good Vibrations" in the same way again.

Excited about Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape, an exhibit hosted by Thinkspace Gallery and the Long Beach Museum of Art this Friday, June 26th. Making down to the LB on a Friday night is no easy task, but I'm going to give it a shot.

Photo by Asia Morris via Long Beach Post

Have you ever been to the Velaslavasay Panorama? If not, you should really check it out. I love this secret L.A. oddity, located in the historic West Adams neighborhood by USC. It's a rehabbed theater with old wooden seats, a pretty garden out back and an Arctic (or Antarctic--not sure) panorama scene upstairs. They show a lot of Polar-themed films, like South, a 1919 silent, part of the Mush! To the Movies!, a series hosted by the L.A. Film Forum. This Friday night, June 26th.

That's all for now. I'll be back on Friday. xoL

love #3

Welcome to this week's list. Let's take a look at what we're loving.

1. Love the Self Realization Fellowship in Mt. Washington. While it's not as fancy and flashy as Pacific Palisades location, it's lovely and peaceful, with a stunning view of #dtla and a relaxing garden.

 

I especially loved this hibiscus.

2. Love that Good Girl Dinette in Highland Park is serving breakfast now.

Summer vegetables in cream with coddled egg. That's a lemongrass leaf poking it.

3. Love the new album by Phosphorescent. Is it really new? Not sure. Love the haunting vocals and echo-y slide guitar. It's music to play when you're hiking in the L.A. canyons, keeping your eyes out for coyotes and rattlesnakes--which I do a lot, now that I have a dog who is the size of a large, juicy and delicious raccoon.

4. Love this poster for A Band Called Death. I really wanted to check this out during its run at Cinefamily, but I can't do everything, people. Will definitely check it out when it comes round to streaming.

5. Love this photo of Heart. And their rendition of "Stairway to Heaven" at the Kennedy Center Honors. I get chills when I think of it--and I'm not exaggerating.

6. And I love these photos of baby sea lions rolling around in the sand for sun protection.

Photos via abcnews.com

7. Love Book Soup. Haven't been here in ages, so I swung by Sunday on the way to brunch. This place reminds me so much of being new to L.A. Back in 2000, I was so excited for the release of Mark Danielewski's House of Leaves, and went here to buy it. Also got a ticket for parking on a hill and not turning my wheels towards (or away from?) the curb. I still can't figure those signs out.

So it was only fitting that I picked up...

 
8. The Fifty Year Sword. Danielewski has performed this work as a show for the past couple of years at REDCAT on Halloween, where he "conducts" a choir of actors who all read the story. And I got the inside scoop that it won't be coming back this year, so I feel like I got to see something special.

9. Love the Velasalavay Panorama. Have you ever been here? It's an oddball, little place down in the neighborhood of USC, a theater nestled amid classic old L.A. Craftsmans. It houses a resident panorama--currently an Arctic-themed "Effulgence of the North."

I recently saw the visiting exhibit, Be Kind: A Visual History of Humane Education: 1880-1945, created by the National Museum of Animals and Society.

Brrrrr!

 
10. Love the one-two punch of ceviche and fish tacos at La Cevicheria.

11. Love this sign I came across in Mount Washington.

12. And I love the delicious anticipation I feel for the new Donna Tartt novel. Coming out on October 22.

(Love the cover, too!)