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Tlatelolco: A history of a city

Tlatelolco: A history of a city

I had the incredible privilege of visiting the community of Tlatelolco last week.  Tlatelolco is one of the places in the city that has long been avoided, was falling apart, and known more for its infamous, sordid history rather than its current potential. Tlatelolco literally sits a few miles north west of the original site [...]

Detroit: 138 Square Miles

Detroit: 138 Square Miles

  An image from Julia Reyes Taubman’s book, ‘Detroit: 138 Square Miles’ Ever discover what you want to write about something, after reading what someone else wrote about something else? Happens to me all the time—most recently, when I read an article from The Guardian that Rainey posted on facebook. It was written by Alain [...]

Highlights from Art Los Angeles Contemporary

Highlights from Art Los Angeles Contemporary

The art-fair-whose-name-nobody-can-remember (a.k.a. “the Barker Hangar fair”; a.k.a. Art Los Angeles Contemporary) is going on this weekend! If you missed the opening, with its lung-searing recreation of a 1968 Judy Chicago dry ice environment, there’s still plenty to see. It’s a manageable fair, size-wise, and for the most part very good. An informal survey of [...]