Adam J Kurtz’s “Pick Me Up: a Pep Talk for Now and Later”

An activity book full of sound advice and existential, gallows humor

Brooklyn-based artist and designer Adam J Kurtz is launching his second book, “Pick Me Up: a Pep Talk for Now and Later” (the follow-up to “1 Page at a Time”), and it’s very much an activity guide for grown-ups. Not only are there spaces for drawing and writing poems, the majority of the pages are full of relatable modern-day anxieties and plenty of existential, dark …

Hillary Clinton on “Between Two Ferns”

Certainly a scarier interview scenario than appearing on Jimmy Fallon, a very brave Hillary Clinton was interviewed by the brilliantly weird and funny Zach Galifanakis on “Between Two Ferns.” The results are just as awkward and thoughtful as fans of the web series would expect. The two trade backhanded compliments and talk about sexism, how Mrs Clinton wants to save the country from Trump—and pantsuits, …

Artist Bosco Sodi’s “Malpaís”

With studios in Oaxaca, Brooklyn and Berlin, the celebrated artist pops-up for his first solo show in Los Angeles

Inhabiting a building that was recently a boutique and is now a temporary exhibition space, Bosco Sodi’s work transforms the light-filled space into an otherworldly place. Greeting us at the door, Sodi looks around at the organic forms as if seeing old friends in a new light. His works in “Malpaís” reflect more than six years of color exploration, material experiments, and glimpses of his …