Sam Rubin
I Visited LA's Museum of Velvet Paintings
The Velveteria is the world's only museum dedicated to the 20th century pop-art phenomenon of velvet paintings. Known for their starkly colorful, cartoonish imagery, velvets are often dismissed as camp and garish. The proprietors of this Los Angeles...
Black People in Portland Said No to a Trader Joe's to Keep White People from Moving In
A black community organization in Portland successfully kept a Trader Joe's from being built in the predominantly African American northeast area of the city. They claimed that the grocery chain would attract "non-oppressed" individuals.
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