• Culture Connoisseur: The Broad Museum

    Way back in December, I reserved two tickets to the newly-opened Broad museum in downtown Los Angeles. At the time, the earliest tickets I could get were for a mid-morning Sunday in March. The Broad opened to much fanfare. I knew how hard it was to get the timed tickets the museum preferred its visitors to…

  • Culture Connoisseur: Zoë’s Very Official Southern California Museum Guide

    One of my favorite things to do wherever I go is find the museums. In addition to coffee, museums are my thing. For me, the best thing about visiting these institutions is looking at art that challenges the viewer to confront his or her own perceptions of what art is and what it can do, in both…

  • Link Party: 3/16-3/20

    For it being finals week, I’ve had an incredibly productive week — I could get used to that. Here’s what I read this week: 1. A really interesting look at the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Pioneer Girl. 2. A good argument for bringing texting back. 3. A story about two data designers who…