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Historic Buildings Destroyed in Southern California Blazes
Museums and galleries are shuttering as the deadly firestorm continues to burn through LA County.
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Pacific Palisades Fire Spreads to Getty Villa Grounds
The blaze impacted vegetation surrounding the structure but its staff and collection remained safe, a spokesperson said.
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What to Listen to This Week
Enjoy this roundup of podcasts, playlists, live readings, and interviews coming out of Los Angeles.
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From Farming to Ethics, How the Ancient World Lived Sustainably
Historians explore older methods of sustainable living, from Ancient Greece to the Mayan Civilization.
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A Performance Troupe Sets an Ancient Greek Play in 1970s California
The Chicano performance troupe Culture Clash is staging a play at the Getty Villa that is loosely based on Aristophanes's The Frogs.
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Undoing a 19th-Century Art Restorer's Overzealous Handiwork
The 19th-century art restorer Raffaele Gargiulo was so good at reconstructing Greek vases, one antiquarian called it a "dangerous perfection for knowledge." Filling in broken gaps with his own paintings, mending cracks with brass staples, his work was a potential threat to history.
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Oldest Graphic Design Found, Islamic in Detroit, Mexican in LA
… P.S.1's Brooklyn is Burning event gets out of control last weekend … #class gets invited to Pulse … a HUGE statue of Amenhotep III is discovered in Luxor, Egypt … Milan Fashion Week includes protestors peeved at Anna Wintour’s quick ditch.