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Jessica Paré - New York Magazine by Zachary Scott, May 2012
Paré laughs easily and often, despite a case of extreme jet lag. Bali is fifteen hours...
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“MARLBORO” by:Dylan Silva on Flickr
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Aimee Bender at Atwater Crossing, A Great and Saving Fiction |
“Aimee Bender’s reading at ATX helped remind me, an LA native who once fled to NYC, that in the proper aspect this city could uncover an extant literary soul. When Bender finally read The Fake Nazi, a charming story from Lemon Cake, the crowd hushed, the reverence gelled. It showed one writer how to take it easy on his hometown, to forgive its silly public persona and to seek out those moments of privileged brilliance.”
2011 has expired and it was indeed a good one..
Two epic trips to NYC, including a particularly memorable one for my 30th (see above).
Three speaking engagements at Space Up LA, X Ten Biennial, & Future Salon LA.
Countless events attended, including a handful of talks I was able to video:
- actor Ernest Borgnine
- astrophysicist Sean Carroll
- planetary scientist Oded Aharonson
- astronaut Buzz Aldrin
Fewer photos than usual, but I have been quite busy.
Finally, all my narrative nonfiction credits for the year, arranged in chronological order..
2011 Publication History
3 Jan | Epic Magazine - “You Know”
8 Feb | The Awl - “Q&A with Ted Hall: He Jumped the JFK Baggage Carousel for Love”
9 Feb | Lifeboat Foundation - “Mixed Messages: Tantrums of an Angry Sun”
1 Sept | “Real Name Policy” (self-published)
In November, I started contributing for a new blog
Los Angeles I’m Yours
- 11 Nov | “Secret Screenings at the New Beverly”
- 23 Nov | “Lift-off for the Los Angeles Space Salon”
- 6 Dec | “KCRW & DTLA Team Up to Prove Friends are *Indeed* Eclectic”
- 15 Dec | “Invention USA: Local Flavor and Actual Science on the History Channel”
- 21 Dec | “Runway Magazine Holiday Party Mashes Up Fashion and Technology”
As per usual, I managed to piss off a solid few people with my writing. For that, please accept my apologies. For those of you who I didn’t, you’ll get your turn next year. Here’s wishing you all an inspiring, productive, and prosperous 2012.
cheers,
Z
Zachary Urbina
X Ten Biennial 12.03.11
Photographed by Brett Van Ort via xtenb
Nice detail on my Juno mission pin! Thanks, Brett and a big thanks to Leo Bravo.. here’s a link to my talk on creative influences from that day.
KCRW & DTLA Team Up To Prove Friends Are *Indeed* Eclectic |
Authenticity can’t be bought; you have to earn it. As KCRW’s Jason Bentley smiled down from an opera box at Downtown LA’s Orpheum Theater, the music lovers beneath him all knew that Saturday night’s Are Friends Eclectic? benefit show, was absolutely steeped in untainted authenticity.
Standout performances from Anna Calvi, Other Lives, White Denim, and Iron & Wine trailblazed a remarkable line-up that also included reggae legend Jimmy Cliff.
For followers of Internet culture, keeping up with the newest and edgiest Indie music remains relatively easy; however, for Los Angeles radio listeners it is cultural steward KCRW who brings those Indie gems to a wider audience. Are Friends Eclectic? provided a solid opportunity to sample these gems, as each band played three or four songs, before clearing the stage for the next act.
I caught up with Other Lives lead singer Jesse Tabish, who couldn’t stop praising KCRW for their support. “We’ve never been a band who’s gotten a lot of airplay,” confessed the Oklahoma native. “KCRW was literally the first national radio station to play our music.” If you’ve ever heard Other Lives’ Tamer Animals, you know full well the blatant criminality of this statement.
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[photos: Jeremiah Garcia]
