Monday, November 21, 2011

Luis J. Rodriguez's The Republic of East L.A.: Book Review

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  Luis J. Rodriguez's The Republic of East L.A.: A Book Review by Armando Ortiz             It’s said that sometimes reading books tra...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Joseph Campbell: The Mythical Journey

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 Yesterday I finished reading Joseph Campbell's Myths to Live By.  The book is a collection of lectures/essays that he presented in the ...
Friday, November 11, 2011

Roberto Bolano's Antwerp: Book Review

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“An urge, at the cost of nervous collapse in cheap rooms, propels poetry toward something detectives call perfection.” – Roberto Bolano, Ant...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Hashima a.k.a. Battleship City, Japan

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 This video will be a part of an essay where I talk about Bolano's writing style, which will touch on Jim Morrison's and Cormac Mc...
Thursday, October 13, 2011

Clouds at a Distance: Sketches of Los Angeles

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Clouds at a Distance by Armando Ortiz He sat on the slope of the hill, under a tree, watching the tears fall onto the ground. Every falling ...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Contemporary Los Angeles Muralists: El Mac and Retna

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Contemporary Los Angeles Muralists by Armando Ortiz I recall seeing murals when I was a little kid. Anyone born in Los Angeles, at one ti...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Odyssey: Hospitality Among the Ancient Greeks

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The Odyssey: Hospitality Among the Ancient Greeks by Armando Ortiz      The Odyssey was written around three thousand years ago. It is belie...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

William S. Burroughs' Ah Pook Is Here

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William S. Burroughs' Ah Pook Is Here by Armando Ortiz This short film came to life via the collaboration of William S. Burroughs...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Juan Rulfo’s World of Fiction

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Juan Rulfo's World of Fiction by Armando Ortiz I thought I knew about Latin American writers. I’ve read Borges, Garcia Marquez, Neruda, ...
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