Thanks for the Memories, Allan Sherman!
It was with a young girl’s excitement that I learned the Skirball would be presenting The Hits, the Life, and the Lost Lyrics of Allan Sherman, a conversation between author Mark Cohen and...
View ArticleTaking a Ride
The month of May marks annual National Bike Month, during which people in cities all over the country are encouraged to ride more, learn about bike safety and mechanics, and commute to work. I myself...
View ArticleKal-El, Man of Steel
For the twelve-year-old boy in me who wrote a fifteen-page paper on the effect of comic books on children during World War II, Superman at 75: A Jewish Hero for All Time is a dream program. Joining...
View ArticleReading the The New Guard: Twenty-First-Century American Jewish Fiction
I met Taly Ravid when I enrolled in her course “Anne Frank Redux,” offered earlier this year through the Skirball’s Learning for Life program. In that course, Taly led fascinating sessions that...
View ArticleArchitect Moshe Safdie Likes Legos (Breaking Bad Fans Do, Too)
Here’s my attempt to build Habitat ’67 out of Legos like Moshe Safdie once did. My preschooler wanted her Duplo® back… and I longed for stronger spatial skills. If you’re a parent of a young child,...
View ArticleWinter To-Do List: Go Behind the Lens
Winter is a great season to spend a cozy afternoon experiencing any one of the amazing museums L.A. has to offer, including the Skirball! We asked our curators to recommend some of their favorite...
View ArticleWinter To-Do List: Part 2
Building upon yesterday’s post, our curators have two more recommendations for your winter break excursions. Erin Curtis, who is managing our current retrospective, Global Citizen: The Architecture of...
View ArticleSeduced By Shteyngart
I first heard Gary Shteyngart speak at the Skirball in 2010, on the book tour for his novel Super Sad True Love Story. That evening, at the end of his reading, I dutifully made my way to the signing...
View ArticleSpreading the Truth about Cream Cheese
What is a bagel without the schmear? How and when did this creamy, delectable spread make its way onto our plates? In anticipation of his talk at the Skirball on June 24, we asked Rabbi Jeff Marx, a...
View ArticleThe Snowy Day to Knuffle Bunny: Caldecott Winners to Enjoy with Your Kids
I’ve always been a reader. Some of my life’s crazy historical obsessions started with a children’s one-volume encyclopedia I received as a gift when I was ten, and today I probably own 2,000 books. To...
View Article“The Lost Tapes”: Things I Learned from Knowing and Remembering Bill Graham
In the exhibition, be sure to stop at the final “Remembering Bill Graham” section. There you’ll hear excerpts of many interviews as well as excerpts from the radio tribute, which I called “Laughter,...
View ArticleYou Say Sriracha, I Say Harissa
Local chili pepper mavens duke it out for savory sauce supremacy! It’s been a very warm summer at the Skirball, and it’s heating up even more around here this fall. I’m not just talking about the kind...
View ArticleI Love “My Neighbor Totoro,” and You Should Too
My name is Megan Nevels, and I am a self-proclaimed, undeniable My Neighbor Totoro enthusiast. I am a collector of all things Totoro, and I love sharing the beauty of this film any time I get the...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....