ListenAngela Carone
Arts and Culture Producer and Culture Lust Blogger
Angela Carone is the arts and culture producer for KPBS Radio’s daily morning show These Days, and author of the KPBS arts blog Culture Lust. She is currently a Fellow in the Jacobs Project for Reporting Excellence. Angela has produced public radio programs focused on the arts for the Atlanta, GA and San Diego, CA markets. In this role, she has covered topics ranging from books, film, theater, music, visual arts, and pop culture. She has also been covering art and culture in print for more than 15 years, having been published in various newspapers, alternative weeklies, and exhibition catalogs. Angela has degrees in Political Science from the Pennsylvania State University and in English Literature from Georgia State University. She is also a published photographer.
Recent Stories
Culture Lust Weekend: eighth blackbird, Fat Freddy's Drop, and Zirk Ubu
Culture Lust Weekend recommends an absurd circus troupe, a chamber group named for a Wallace Stevens poem, and the reggae grooves of Fat Freddy's Drop.
"The Seafarer" Is Not Your Typical Holiday Cheer
San Diego Repertory Theatre brings an Irish comic-drama to the stage this holiday season. After making its Broadway debut in 2007, "The Seafarer" was nominated for numerous awards and garnered much acclaim for the young Irish playwright, Conor McPherson. We'll talk to the creative team behind the new production at the Rep, including artistic director Sam Woodhouse, who plays The Devil in "The Seafarer," and director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg.
Weekend Preview: The xx, Black Mamba, La Ballena de Jonas, and "New Moon."
This weekend we explore what's happening south of the border, as well as some great music right here in San Diego. And, of course, we'll talk about the pop culture moment that is "New Moon."
Why All The Vampires?
This Friday marks the start of a new surge in the popularity of vampires. The latest movie installment of the "Twilight" series, based on Stephanie Meyer's popular books, opens in area theaters. "New Moon" now joins "True Blood," "Vampire Diaries," and "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" in feeding our seemingly endless fascination with vampires. We want to know why all the fuss about vampires.
Culture Lust Weekend: The Raveonettes, Saul Williams, and Mid-Century Art
Culture Lust Weekend recommends some music, some theater, and even some choice shopping for your weekend.
Trailer For "Date Night" Starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell
The movie "Date Night" with Steve Carell and Tina Fey comes out in April but the trailer has just been leaked. It actually looks pretty funny, but I'm a sucker for these two. Check it out.
Weekend Preview: Julian Plenti, Topdog/Underdog, Bent, The Drums and More
Some great music and theater takes place around town this weekend, including a play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks and a solo project by Interpol frontman Julian Plenti.
Lars von Trier's "Antichrist": Misogny, Art, And A Possible Wink, Wink
Danish filmmaker, provocateur, and bad-boy Lars von Trier recently declared himself "the greatest filmmaker in the world." His latest and most controversial film to date, "Antichrist," is currently playing at Landmark's Ken Cinema. "Antichrist" is von Trier's take on the horror genre, and as is his practice, his female actress is put through the ringer.
UCSD Professor And Poet Rae Armantrout Nominated For National Book Award
UCSD professor Rae Armantrout's latest book of poetry has been nominated for a National Book Award. The poems in "Versed" investigate subjectivity in a media-saturated world as well as Armantrout's experiences battling cancer.
Culture Lust Weekend: Thursday Night Thing, Mary Pickford and Joyce Carol Oates
Thursday Night Thing is back. Silent film fests, major writers in town and even a poetry slam for your Wednesday. Here are our picks for what to do with your weekend and beyond.
