Rebekah Faubion is a queer author and screenwriter living in Los Angeles. She is the author of rom-coms The Lovers and...
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Art Meets Commerce: The Bullocks Wilshire Building at 90
In a city where no structure is guaranteed permanence, the iconic Bullocks Wilshire building turns an astounding 90 years old this week.
Pumpkin Spice-Up Everything!
It's that time of year—fall, aka autumn, aka pumpkin spice season!
Interview With an Author: Dahlia Adler
Dahlia Adler is an associate editor of mathematics by day, a blogger for B&N Teens, LGBTQ Reads, and Frolic by night, and an author of young adult and new adult novels at every spare moment in between.
Six Jewish Girls in Boyle Heights
“I think it’s a wonderful thing to have this sort of situation occur because a memory is something that can’t be reconstructed after a person has died. And after a community’s elders pass away, they take with them a history that we can’t replicate any other way.
Snapshots from the Melting Pot – Celebrating the Heritage of Folks Who Helped Make Los Angeles Great
National Latino Heritage Month is a month dedicated to highlighting the culture and contributions of Americans whose origins can be traced to Mexico plus Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and other Central American countries as well as Cuba and the Caribbean.
Superheros In Your Library
“Let’s have a campaign…every child should obtain a library card and use it”.
Children’s Books With Cattitude
Cats and good story telling go together like, well, bagels and cream cheese. Children’s book authors and illustrators know this, resulting in no shortage of stories starring some adorable, clever, and often mischievous furry friends.
Interview With an Author: Alix E. Harrow
Alix E. Harrow is a part-time historian with a full-time desk job, a lot of opinions, and excessive library fines.
Nobody Walks in L.A.
Walkin' in LA, nobody walks in LA; walkin' in LA; walkin' in LA, only a nobody walks in LA—Terry Bozzio, Missing Persons
Tiempo de vals, tiempo para sentir (Mis quince años)
*las luces se apagan ... y se ilumina la pista*
* doo, doo, doo, bum, bum, una cuerda de piano, algunos tambores, doo, doo, bum, bum ... *
Y….
Tiempo de vals
tiempo para sentir ...
*unas palabras que no recuerdo aquí*
Es tiempo de vivir.

![Looking southeast across Wilshire Boulevard towards Bullock's Wilshire, [1936]. Blackstock Negative Collection photo of Wilshire Boulevard looking towards Bullock's Wilshire](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/whats_on_list_120x90/public/blogs/2021-02/bullocksheader.jpg?itok=GXNGMU84)



![Group photo of the "Sensations" Mexican American musical group. Includes Jess Margarito (top, left), Jimmy Ortiz (at right, with guitar), and Ronny Rios, [ca. 1960]. Shades of L.A.: Mexican American Community Mexican American musical group ca 1960](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/whats_on_list_120x90/public/blogs/2025-08/photofriendsinsert.jpg?itok=3UJUlqHb)



![Walking in the rain by the Warner Downtown, [1938]. Herman J Schultheis Collection Walking in the rain by the Warner Downtown](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/whats_on_list_120x90/public/blogs/2021-02/walkingheader.jpg?itok=qhkrEwxR)
