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LA Sketches: Sneakers and the Man From Taroudant

LA Sketches: Sneakers and the Man From Taroudant

A young artisan from Taroudant, Morocco now calls Los Angeles home and brings a particular flare to shoe...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
LA Sketches: Fred Saidy, Humorist

LA Sketches: Fred Saidy, Humorist

In a blast from Hollywood's colorful past, Lebanese American writer Fred Saidy remembers Mrs. Nazralla's exquisite baklava, and...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
LA Sketches: John Nazarian, Defender of the Underdog

LA Sketches: John Nazarian, Defender of the Underdog

Syrian and Armenian American John Nazarian was for decades a champion of those who struggled in Los Angeles.

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
Two Poems by Sophia Armen

Two Poems by Sophia Armen

L.A. Armenian poet and activist Sophia Armen is an American original.

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Sophia Armen
L.A. Story: Poems from Laila Halaby

L.A. Story: Poems from Laila Halaby

Poet and novelist Laila Halaby writes her Los Angeles experience in a cascade of words that indelibly capture...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Abeer Esber
LA Sketches: Dimitris Mahlis, Oud Artist

LA Sketches: Dimitris Mahlis, Oud Artist

Musician-composer Dimitris Mahlis celebrates multiple oud traditions as he offers TMR listeners two meditative taksim.

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
“Where Are You From?” Identity and the Spirit of Ethno-Futurism

“Where Are You From?” Identity and the Spirit of Ethno-Futurism

Writer and film executive Bavand Karim meditates on Iranian American identity and an alternative vision for self-realization in...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Bavand Karim
The Alexandrian: Life and Death in L.A.

The Alexandrian: Life and Death in L.A.

An Egyptian American daughter recalls the enduring love her immigrant father harbored for Los Angeles and the American...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Noreen Moustafa
Farzad Kohan: Love, Migration, Identity

Farzad Kohan: Love, Migration, Identity

Farzad Kohan's art is a bridge and commentary on his Iranian and American worlds, sometimes converging, at other...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Meral Şimşek
Silver Stories from Artist Micaela Amateau Amato

Silver Stories from Artist Micaela Amateau Amato

Artist and writer Micaela Amateau Amato uses art and words to create unique ways of transmogrifying the world.

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Hisham Bustani
Baba Karam Lessons: Artist Amitis Motevalli

Baba Karam Lessons: Artist Amitis Motevalli

Iranian American artist Amitis Motevalli performs "baba karam" dance lessons, in a caricature of the street tough dance...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Salar Abdoh
L.A. Artist: Rachid Bouhamidi

L.A. Artist: Rachid Bouhamidi

The Moroccan, French and American artist Rachid Bouhamidi shares his love of portraiture as he peels back the...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Alice Guthrie
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