Monday
Inherent Vice: Skylight Books stays open late for Thomas Pynchon’s latest.
Modern Times: The Chaplin film screens at the New Beverly Cinema.
Tuesday
Why Design Matters: Social responsibility, sustainability and their impact on density in Los Angeles.
Seaview: A documentary on asylum seekers screens at the Hammer, with Q&A with the director.
Visioneers: Jared Drake’s directorial debut, a quirky look at corporate America.
Wednesday
Chris Mooney: On his book Unscientific America.
Digital L.A.: Networking and a panel discussion. Reserve a spot by August 4.
Thursday
Interactive lecture: Performing an unusual lecture at MOCA.
Art of Translation: On the making of French bronzes, at the Getty.
Topanga Film Festival: Beginning today and continuing through the weekend.
Weekend
Paul Outerbridge: The photography exhibit at the Getty closes.
Comics: Two exhibits on superheroes of comic books and film and TV adaptations close.
K.B. Solomon: A one-man show chronicling Paul Robeson, at Grand Performances.
by Stephan Salisbury
The introduction to Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Stephan Salisbury’s investigative memoir Mohamed’s Ghosts is titled “How to Take Down A Mosque.” It’s an eye-grabber for anyone who is watching closely the controversy around the Park51 Islamic community center and mosque slated to be built in Lower Manhattan.