Contrary to popular belief, Los Angeles is one of the most cultured cities in the US and the world.
Los Angeles is a major center for film, television, and recorded music. In fact according to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, there are more "artists, writers, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicians living and working in Los Angeles than any other city at any time in the history of civilization. There are more than 1,100 annual theatrical productions and 21 openings every week."
Los Angeles has the third largest performing arts center in the nation, only behind New York City and Denver. It houses one of the finest orchestras in the world, Los Angeles Philharmonic. It also has houses the Los Angeles Opera, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the Center Theater Group.
It also has an amazing contemporary art scence, said to be the best in the world by many top artists. Its premier contemporary art museum MOCA has in a short period of time, amassed one of the finest permanent collections in the country with over 5,000 works or art. In addition, dozens of art galleries have opened up in Downtown and Culver City over the past few years, making Los Angeles a hot city for contemporary art. Just down the street from the Los Angeles Music Center is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the third largest cathedral in the world.
Lastly, according to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, Los Angeles "boasts the most museums of any city. There are also numerous art galleries and music, dance, theatre, and film offerings." Los Angeles has some fine museums and cultural institutions like Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), which is the largest encyclopedic musueum west of Chicago, the J. Paul Getty Trust foundation which is the wealthiest art instituion in the country with an endowment of $5.8 billion. It operates the Getty Center, the Getty Villa, the Getty Foundation, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Conservation Institute. Also, there's the Griffith Park Observatory, a world leader in astronomy, the Hammer Museum, the Museum of Tolerance, the Japanese American Museum, the Museum of the American West, the Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, etc.
Los Angeles is a major center for film, television, and recorded music. In fact according to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, there are more "artists, writers, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicians living and working in Los Angeles than any other city at any time in the history of civilization. There are more than 1,100 annual theatrical productions and 21 openings every week."
Los Angeles has the third largest performing arts center in the nation, only behind New York City and Denver. It houses one of the finest orchestras in the world, Los Angeles Philharmonic. It also has houses the Los Angeles Opera, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the Center Theater Group.
It also has an amazing contemporary art scence, said to be the best in the world by many top artists. Its premier contemporary art museum MOCA has in a short period of time, amassed one of the finest permanent collections in the country with over 5,000 works or art. In addition, dozens of art galleries have opened up in Downtown and Culver City over the past few years, making Los Angeles a hot city for contemporary art. Just down the street from the Los Angeles Music Center is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the third largest cathedral in the world.
Lastly, according to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, Los Angeles "boasts the most museums of any city. There are also numerous art galleries and music, dance, theatre, and film offerings." Los Angeles has some fine museums and cultural institutions like Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), which is the largest encyclopedic musueum west of Chicago, the J. Paul Getty Trust foundation which is the wealthiest art instituion in the country with an endowment of $5.8 billion. It operates the Getty Center, the Getty Villa, the Getty Foundation, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Conservation Institute. Also, there's the Griffith Park Observatory, a world leader in astronomy, the Hammer Museum, the Museum of Tolerance, the Japanese American Museum, the Museum of the American West, the Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, etc.
by Westsidelife July 14, 2007
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Get the Los Angeles mug.A mostly Spanish speaking city that looks like a Mexican village anywhere outside the city's West side.
A huge, flat, ghetto.
A huge, flat, ghetto.
Alvy Singer: "Los Angeles I don't want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light."-Annie Hall (1977).
I lived in LA for my 4 year college time.
City is mostly dirty and full of homeless. Take any bus and you'll see for yourself. Or just walk in the street.
People are generally materialistic, fake. They think they're better than you if you're not a pretentious phony one like them. Not that you cant find other phonies in America, but per square mile it's more in LA.
Angelanos think they're racially diverse, but they're not. And they're racially divided.
It's not like you can strike a conversation with most easily bc e/o is so snobby and full of themselves. Humbleness and being yourself is not a trait Angelanos embody, because deep down people really are interested in what others will say all the frigging time. You cant be silly, awkward, it's "uncool", not fun, to most. Fitting into a shallowness culture is the most important thing here: Rich, famous, pretty, and/or hot are Angelinos inner values, more than in any other city.
The average one way 3 hour traffic makes you almost suicidal.
Cultural offerings in LA? Showing off a beach body at the pier. Or seeing Nila Tequila wannabes. And this comes from someone who's been to every museum here...
It also gets ridiculously warm (100++). Not enough rain.
IF YOU ARE SHALLOW, a bum, OR work in the entertainment industry, then LA will be a good city for you.
I lived in LA for my 4 year college time.
City is mostly dirty and full of homeless. Take any bus and you'll see for yourself. Or just walk in the street.
People are generally materialistic, fake. They think they're better than you if you're not a pretentious phony one like them. Not that you cant find other phonies in America, but per square mile it's more in LA.
Angelanos think they're racially diverse, but they're not. And they're racially divided.
It's not like you can strike a conversation with most easily bc e/o is so snobby and full of themselves. Humbleness and being yourself is not a trait Angelanos embody, because deep down people really are interested in what others will say all the frigging time. You cant be silly, awkward, it's "uncool", not fun, to most. Fitting into a shallowness culture is the most important thing here: Rich, famous, pretty, and/or hot are Angelinos inner values, more than in any other city.
The average one way 3 hour traffic makes you almost suicidal.
Cultural offerings in LA? Showing off a beach body at the pier. Or seeing Nila Tequila wannabes. And this comes from someone who's been to every museum here...
It also gets ridiculously warm (100++). Not enough rain.
IF YOU ARE SHALLOW, a bum, OR work in the entertainment industry, then LA will be a good city for you.
by carnitas_loco October 13, 2012
Get the Los Angeles mug.Not a fucking city at all. Just many spread out suburbs. A place with no soul or culture. Full of punks and hoseheads of every kind. Capital of the devoid.
People drive all around LA, what does that tell you? If it was interesting they would walk more, like in New York or San Francisco.
A place that exports nothing of value, including culture, but sucks up so many resources to maintain like the dry braindead wastehole it is!!
People drive all around LA, what does that tell you? If it was interesting they would walk more, like in New York or San Francisco.
A place that exports nothing of value, including culture, but sucks up so many resources to maintain like the dry braindead wastehole it is!!
Yo I'm coming straight outta LA, I just got this nigga spray dead in red, cuz he was wearing red.
Now imma go piss on a palm tree, sniff shit in the garage, walk round on my circle shape block, then suck some mo LA cock!! Surfs up dude!
Now imma go piss on a palm tree, sniff shit in the garage, walk round on my circle shape block, then suck some mo LA cock!! Surfs up dude!
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by Ghost562 September 1, 2006
Get the Los Angeles mug.A MLB team with an identity crisis, so they created this ridiculous name for their team. Nobody cared about them as the "California Angels" and nobody cared about them as the "Anaheim Angels," so they tried this newest name. Sadly, it hasn't helped, and even though they fluked their way to a World Series Championship in 2002, nobody cares about this team. Perhaps some other teams that nobody cares about should try renaming themselves similarly, such as "The Washington Nationals of the District of Columbia."
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