Zócalo Public Square

Hollywood’s Labor Turmoil

The Next American Century

The English Sentence and the Irish Mind

Michael Giacchino: “How to ‘Score’ Big in the Movies”

Marjane Satrapi's widely-heralded graphic novel "Persepolis" uses seemingly simplistic black-and-white drawings to capture vast emotional and political landscapes, following the author's young self as she struggles through the Iranian revolution and emigrates abroad. Satrapi's story, with its film-noir-style shadows and starkly expressive black-framed faces, is now an Oscar-nominated, Cannes-Jury-Prize winning animated film featuring the voice of Catherine Deneuve. Marjane Satrapi visits Zócalo to discuss Iran, the graphic novel, and the art of memoir after a screening of “Persepolis” (released by Sony Picture Classics).

Dana Gioia, “Why the Arts Matter”

Walter Russell Mead, “Britain, America and the Making of the Modern World”

Silvana Paternostro, “My Colombian War”

Do Cities Have Expiration Dates?

Shannon Brownlee

The Mexican Restaurant in Los Angeles

Dirty Business: Should the Porn Industry Be Saved?

Girls Gone Mild: Have Roles for Women in Hollywood Gone Soft?

Francisco Goldman, “The Art of Political Murder in Central America”

An Evening with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

An Evening with Michael Govan

Will Grand Avenue Live Up to the Hype?

"The Jane Austen Book Club": A Screening and Conversation with Director/Screenwriter Robin Swicord by Zócalo Public Square

James Ellroy, ‘L.A.: Come on Vacation, Go Home on Probation’

Alma Guillermoprieto, “How to be Mexican: A Musical Instructional Manual”