Many black and Latino gangs operated in the housing projects near Father Gregory Boyle’s church when he started working in East Los Angeles 30 years ago. He was warned not to walk through the neighborhood. “I remember early on a police car pulled over next to me because I was this white guy walking in […]
Youth
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Film review: “Youth”
Two affluent, aging, creative types contemplate love, life, and regrets in the melancholy dramatic-comedy “Youth” from Italian director Paolo Sorrentino (“The Great Beauty”). Michael Caine portrays a renowned composer, Fred Ballinger, now semi-retired and enjoying an extended stay at a luxurious spa in the Swiss Alps. In this secluded paradise the wealthy patrons can laze […]
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EDUCATION: New music instruction program for city youth
A group of local music and government institutions are collaborating to create RocMusic, a program that will provide tuition-free music instruction to city school students. The pilot program will offer 20 students ages 5 to 8 general music appreciation, and 20 9- to 18-year-olds instruction in string instruments. The program, which starts in the fall, […]
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NEWS BLOG: Killing th future
I’m seriously depressed I’ve been doing some reading on urban violence — specifically, where these kids are getting their guns. The answer is terrifying and oppressive: everywhere. The primary pipeline, according to the stuff I’ve read, is friends and family. Also: through burglaries, illegal sales at gun shows, corrupt gun dealers, people selling guns on […]
