County error leads to repeal of anti-incarceration ballot measure
Measure G was approved in November to expand the LA County Board of Supervisors and appoint a county executive who will have a more centralized role in governing the county. However, according to a statement by the County Counsel, “an inadvertent administrative error,” the approval of Measure G accidentally led to the repeal of a different measure, Measure J. Measure J was approved in 2020 and required 10% of LA County’s funds to go towards social service programs as alternatives to incarceration. Because of the administrative error, Measure J was not included in the county charter after it was passed in 2020, meaning that when Measure G was approved as a ballot measure to overhaul the county’s governance, Measure J wasn’t a part of this governance. It remains unclear how the county plans to rectify this error. Today on AirTalk, we’ll discuss what happened with Measure J and what this means for LA County moving forward. Joining us is Sara Sadhwani, a politics professor at Pomona College, who was appointed to the Measure G implementation task force by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath.
Young men series: how young men learn and think about masculinity
This week on AirTalk, we’re exploring the experiences of today’s young men in America, the issues impacting them, and the trends they’re bucking. In our series finale, we’re asking the big question: what is a man anyways, and how do young men and boys learn how to become men? All this week, we’ve heard from listeners and experts about how shifting views on masculinity have impacted young men. In essence, the way some young men are finding that the ways they have learned to act and behave aren’t serving them in the real world. So what parts of what is considered to be traditional masculinity need to be tweaked — if any — to help young men face the world they’re in? Also, where are they learning how to young men, and how can fathers and father figures best help teach the young men in their lives how to face the challenges of modern life head on? Joining us to wrap up this series and answer these questions are professor of applied psychology at New York University Niobe Way and professor of child and adolescent studies and chair of the department of educational leadership at California State University, Fullerton and a fellow at the American Institute for Boys and Men Ioakim Boutakidis
Food Friday: Mexican and Indian flavors come together with restaurant Saucy Chick
Fusion restaurants are part of what makes LA's food scene so great. They are spaces where cultures from opposite parts of the world can come together on one plate to make something wholly unique. Saucy Chick Indi-Mex Eatery, a restaurant in Pasadena that combines Mexican and Indian flavors, plays off the respective heritage of its co-owners, husband and wife Marcel and Rhea Michel. Like so many of L.A.'s new restaurants, Saucy Chick sprouted out from the pandemic, soon gaining recognition for its rotisserie chicken, offered in various marinades like the traditional pibil or jeera. Today on AirTalk, we're joined by Marcel Michel, chef and owner of Saucy Chick Indi-Mex Eatery. He'll share with us how he marries Indian and Mexican flavors together in a harmonious union.
FilmWeek: 'Superman,' 'Kill The Jockey,' 'Apocalypse in the Tropics,' and More!
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
Films:
Superman Wide Release
Kill The Jockey Laemmle NoHo 7
Apocalypse in the Tropics Laemmle Monica Film Center |Streaming on Netflix July 14
To a Land Unknown Laemmle Royal
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight AMC Burbank|Laemmle Royal
Sovereign Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino]|Laemmle Monica Film Center|Available on VOD
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story Streaming on Hulu & Disney+
Daniela Forever Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
The Last Class Landmark Nuart Theatre
The New York Times surveyed readers and filmmakers about the best 21st-century films, we discuss the responses
A couple of weeks back, the New York Times released an expansive project, with a focus on determining the best films released in the 21st century. Having polled 500 people in the film and entertainment industry, asking each person about their top 10 favorites, they released many of the topline results. In a separate ask to its readers, over 200,000 people contributed their ballots. Both lists included similar films, and notably held Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite as it’s consensus number 1 pick.
This week on FilmWeek, Christy Lemire and Tim Cogshell stick with us to discuss their thoughts and reactions on the ‘best films of the 21st century’ lists. We’re also joined by New York Times pop culture reporter and awards season columnist, Kyle Buchanan, to discuss the New York Times’ project.
