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LOS ANGELES

THE NEW NORMAL

9.2019

BERLINERS

Where you get cultured

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ISSUE 9 //VOLUME 2 //9.2019

FEATURES 20 Tales from the Cenozoic Life through the creative lens.

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CARTOONING: THE HOWELL WAY

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made that observation impactful, in that moment, I had blown cause it reminds him to take note of every mural, every shape and color, and every subtle hue of creativity—regardless of where he is. In Los Angeles, art is all around us. Art is the language we’ve come to understand as our truth. The street art represents the

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and vulnerability; we have museums that house contemporary, ing talent daring to share something new. Our story exists in the cracks of our buildings that tell the tales of people who were here decades before us. We have art institutes and public centers that encourage us all to express ourselves nonviolently, and we are the epicenter for the cinematic arts. This month, we celebrate the textures and variety that thrives in our great city. We honor the freedom to imagine through cartoonist Jay Howell, get a creative confession of sorts by a Cenozoic, find a weed museum, explore the underbelly of Berlin, and discover that beauty is so much more than what’s on the surface. May this month be one that inspires you to soar, believe, experiment, and inevitably to create. No matter what you’re going through, find your footing in a bit of cultural intrigue. Live passionately,

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Water Lantern Festival Lighting the way. // September 28 // 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Lantern festivals are known for bringing people to-

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Abbot Kinney Festival

Abbot Kinney is one of the coolest blocks to visit in America, according to GQ, but if you live here, you know Abbot Kinney is way more than cool. The city-ordained block is home to multiple boutique shops, coffee houses, vegan markets, art galleries, and award-winning restaurants and bars. It’s also where creatives tend to flock to in droves. The Abbot Kinney Festival Association, now in its 35th year, is a free day-long celebration of community. There will be 350 vendors, food trucks, booths, kids’ games and rides, live music, and beer gardens, showcasing everything Venice Beach offers. The festival raises money for services and programs aimed at families and youth in the Venice area. –DG More information at ABBOTKINNEY.ORG

All My Friends Music Festival Music with your friends. // October 19 + October 20 // All Day Music Festival When the music plays, our bodies sway and the All My Friends Music Festival is calling. Created to foster new musical talent, it is the perfect excuse to get your friends together for a dance party. AMFMF was made by “fans who have turned their passion for music into their professions,” as stated on the event website. AMFMF was founded by the man behind Electric Daisy Carnival and HARD, Gary Richards, who wanted to create a music festival that nurtured creativity and brought music back to Los Angeles. This two-day festival takes place in the epic creative space ROW DTLA and is a 21+ event. For more information and music lineup, visit AMFDTLA.COM 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 Los Angeles

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BEAUTIFUL

BITES Four LA eateries you should try.

Los Angeles might very well have the greatest culinary terrain on the planet. Amid 4,751 square miles, LA is no ethnicity, boasting a journey of flavor that rivals much of the global culinary stage. In our sea of tasty eateries, bars, and even food trucks, our love of pretty things is exemplified in many of our chefs’ creations. In all the beautiful food we get to so readily consume in our great city, beauty is not spoon deep. The following restaurants are simply designed, bright and welcoming, and have menus that refuse to take the ingredients for granted. Now, that is beautiful.

HATCH

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HATCH Yakitori is a neighborhood eatery simply decorated with black tones and rich woods. The distinguishing cuisine, interesting Don’t Get Cocky bar program, and menu devoted to the art of Japanese yakitori offer a unique culinary experience. With seats at the bar and ample indoor and outdoor restaurant seating, HATCH is a refreshing departure from the traditional Japanese cuisine we’re used to. Located inside the Bloc, HATCH’s must-order menu items include black karaage chicken made using squid ink and grilled lime; smoky seaweed salad; the eggplant and miso stick; Hamachi with yuzu kosho and ponzu; and anything off of the continually evolving cocktail menu with 16 SEPTEMBER 2019 Los Angeles

an emphasis on the Yuzu Sour and Tokyo Drift (which are aces). HATCH also serves a wealth of sakes, wines, and craft beer. The sweet finish: flan-tastic.

Bone Kettle

67 N. Raymond Ave. (Pasadena) // BONEKETTLE.COM

Leading the culinary charge at the family-owned Bone Kettle is chef Erwin Tjahyadi, who was recently named one of Zagat’s “30 Under 30” chefs to watch. After apprenticeships under Wolfgang Puck and Trey Foshee, Tjahyadi has crafted a menu that encompasses his travels throughout Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, and is

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stranger to cuisine representing nearly every culture and


all about togetherness and stories told through cuisine. A few exceptional items are the fall-off-the-bone beef ribs

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served with bone marrow jus; fried onions topped with

Walking into Ostrich

herbs; gado gado (omit the quail eggs for a vegetarian op-

Farm, away from crowd-

tion); and fried potato ball krokets made with ground beef,

ed Sunset Boulevard, is

carrots, peas, and a pop of sweet pepper Hoisin sauce to

like taking a deep breath.

give Porto’s famous potato balls a run for the money. The

The light green hues and

sweet finish: cassava cake with ube ice cream.

white walls set the tone

Gracias Madres

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If you want upscale vegetarian and vegan Mexican food, Gracias Madre is ground zero. Chef Chandra Gilbert believes we are what we eat, and uses only local ingredients from Be Love Farm. The menu is as whimsical as the space itself, offering plant-based twists on Mexican clasINTERIOR PHOTO (TOP) VIA OSTRICH FARM / EL PASTOR OLD-FASHIONED (LEFT) AND QUESADILLAS DE CALABAZA (RIGHT) VIA GRACIAS MADRES

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sics. The restaurant serves brunch, lunch, and dinner and has a cocktail program led by Maxwell Reis that serves small-batch primo tequilas and mezcals. The dishes are

for a relaxing meal. The menu consists of American fare, locally sourced and cooked on a wood-fire grill. While the dishes are mainly vegetarian, Ostrich Farm does serve meat and seafood dishes as well. Highlights include sweet potato, swiss chard, quinoa, grilled halloumi, and chimichurri bowl; warm olives bathing in rosemary and lemon zest; and grilled lamb chops with roasted apricots, crispy chickpeas, and spiced yogurt. Ostrich Farm also has an impressive cocktail program. Try the Rhum Floradora, Autumn Daisy, or Lucinda. The sweet finish: chocolate mousse pie.

made to appease the appetite and the eyes. Some can’tmiss dishes are sweet corn dusted in pumpkin seed Parmesan; beer-battered portobello tacos with paprika aioli; and enchiladas verde, made with zucchini, avocado, tomatillo, and potato and topped with cashew crema. For cocktails, try the Suffering Madre, El Pastor Old Fashioned, or La Quineañera. The sweet finish: lime avocado mousse.

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NOTES FROM THE CENOZOIC Life through the creative lens. by A L L I E G O O D R I C H

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THE LAST TIME I SAW MY GRANDMOTHER, SHE DIDN’T KNOW MY NAME. SHE WAS SITTING IN A WHEELCHAIR AT THE FOOT OF HER BED WITH A SOFT PINK BLANKET WRAPPED AROUND HER LEGS. I MUST HAVE BEEN 15; SHE WAS 85.

in the doorframe, she looked up and smiled, as if she could sense me there, just on the other side of a veil. Sometimes I think that somewhere, on a level deeper than she could communicate, she still knew me, even if this hint of recognition stemmed from a place too far away to break the surface. She could feel it; she just couldn’t speak to it. When I take a photograph, it is always informed by this sense of absence or loss. Like a memory, a photograph is defined as much by what appears inside the frame as

I hung back in the doorway as my aunt and uncles gath-

what exists out of sight. It is selective—a snapshot invit-

ered around her. A family photo album was spread across

ing more questions than answers. When I look at photo-

her lap, and although my aunt turned the yellowing pages

graphs of my grandparents now, I am reminded of all the

for my grandmother, there was no indication, other than a

gaps that exist between them. Everything I know about

vague, benign smile, that she knew who we were.

their lives is based on what others have told me, and

My grandfather once said, “When time passes into mem-

from what I’ve discovered through their collections of

ory, its rhythm goes to pieces. Memory is good at playing

letters and photos. The story I string together from what

tricks and reshuffling itself, like a deck of cards.” Watch-

they left behind will always feel incomplete.

ing as my grandmother looked through the photographs, I

Time, absence, and memory are all themes that influ-

imagined her memory as an island in a bank of fog, contin-

ence my approach to photography and film. I see them as

ually shifting in and out of sight. She was no longer certain

media through which I can work to establish a sense of

if the land was solid or if she was seeing shadows.

the rhythm my grandfather described as so easily broken. When I look through the lens of a camera, I am often

a painting on the wall without really seeing it. At some

trying to capture an idea or feeling. Sometimes, the si-

point, my father came out to bring me back; he said my

lence of communicating through aperture, shutter speed,

grandmother had noticed I was missing. When I appeared

focus, and composition can be a relief from words.

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Eventually, I escaped into the hallway and stared at

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I tend to focus on small things: details in nature or

parently, he had been fascinated by water and used to try

everyday life that strike me in some way, even if I can’t

to find the hidden patterns in deep water surfaces. He felt

explain it at the time. Between January and April of this

there had to be some kind of rhythm or pattern, and he

year, I walked to a stream along the side of a field in my

conducted little studies of his own in search of either.

hometown with the intention of photographing the mo-

For me, photography and film are studies in rhythm.

tion of the thawing water. Then something changed. I no-

One stops time; the other puts it on a loop. When I’m

ticed the patches of sunlight on the surface left strange

watching a film, the director’s sense of pacing is the un-

markings on the images, as if someone had scratched or

dercurrent that drives my emotional response. Some-

etched them there. My focus shifted. I kept returning to

times there is no dialogue in the scene. What makes it

the stream and observed that, depending on the time of

powerful is how the images have been welded into se-

day, temperature, and the nature of the current, the color

quence, and how, even when there are no words, there is

and patterns of movement and light would change.

still something—a thought, idea, or feeling—being com-

The camera was capturing something I otherwise

municated.

wouldn’t have known. The images that appeared in the

Like geology, photography and film are studies of

photographs seemed to echo many things all at once—

change across a span of time. They are tools we can use

weather systems, the cosmos, sparks, figures, and a spine.

to take a closer look at our world: the materials and struc-

In real time, what I saw was sunlight flickering on the

tures that compose it, the forces acting upon it, the people

surface of the stream. I felt like a biologist with a micro-

who inhabit it, the influence of the past on the future. A

scope. When encountered through the camera, the water

photograph can be a doorway into memory, but it’s never

and light transformed in unison. The world became more

certain how far back the passage will lead. Sometimes,

layered and fluid, even rhythmic, and I felt closer to it.

it is just a window, and I wonder if, when I look back at

When I sent these photos to one of my uncles, he wrote back wishing my grandfather could have seen them. Ap-

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CARTOONING: THE HOWELL WAY You already know cartoonist Jay Howell’s work—but do you know how it all began?


Life can be a catapult of chaos. Sometimes it takes the geniuses of animation and illustration to take us far from real-

ard and I, in San Francisco,” Howell says. “It’s really his show, I just drew it off of his brilliant vision.”

ity and show us life from a different perspective. Cartoonist

The odd and endearing Belcher family consists of Bob, his

Jay Howell is among those who see the world in wild ren-

wife Linda, and their children Gene, Tina, and Louise. Struggling

derings with the relatable yet slightly awkward characters in

to make the American Dream their reality, they run a burger

his imagination. Howell is the man behind the animation of

joint as a family, even when they annoy each other—which is

the hysterical and sardonic Belcher Family in Bob’s Burgers

often. The series’ stellar cast includes H. Jon Benjamin (also the

and the strangely twisted children’s show, Sanjay and Craig.

voice of Sterling Archer on Archer), Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman

Howell found cartoons to be a medium that made sense to him as a young child. “I started drawing very early in

(also the voice of Cecil in Season Eight of Archer), John Roberts, and Kristen Schaal (costar of Last Man on Earth).

life,” he says. “My mom bought me all these cool books

“[Bouchard] taught me everything I needed to know

called How to Draw 100 Freaks and How to Draw Cartoons.

about TV,” Howell says. “The characters came out of

She bought me a ton of Garfield and Far Side books. That

weeks and months of crazy hard work. I’m still amazed it

stuff really spoke to me.”

happened. It’s one of my best moments.”

His career has evolved steadily, but it’s his unrelent-

Howell’s unique style combines humor and joy with a tinge

ing happiness that exudes from the characters he draws,

of twisted. He recalls the first live comedy routine he ever

whether for the screen, a brand partnership, or restaurant

heard. “Easy. Neil Hamburger. He’s always been crazier than

murals. Howell’s style is easily recognizable by the lanky features and twisted yet oddly optimistic expressions of his characters. His style developed from self-awareness. “Looking in the mirror is the best art supply on earth,” Howell says. “I’m always making the same expression as the character I’m trying to draw. I’m an extremely happy person, like a cool sociopath. I put as much as possible into my work, and I’m happy it shows.” His character studies began long before he knew what he’d be doing as a career, starting with Saturday morning cartoons. When he was growing up in the ‘80s, Howell looked

“I’m an extremely happy person, like a cool sociopath.” —Jay Howell

forward to waking up early to watch The Smurfs, Snorks, Transformers, G.I. Joe, X Men, Jem, Batman, Plastic Man, Wacky

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Races, and more. “All Saturday cartoons really,” he says. (Editor’s Note: If you haven’t watched Plastic Man, do so immediately. He was legit and one of the first cartoon superheroes of the DC Universe to use humor as part of his character.) Howell was inspired by old-school cartoons and legendary cartoonists; the first animation that made him feel understood and curious was Pink Panther. “The colors and the animation still really get me,” he says. “I’ll watch them a few times a year, still.” Those vibrant colors can be seen in Howell’s animated series Bob’s Burgers. What began as a silly idea in creator Loren Bouchard’s mind came to life when he and Howell decided to work together on the show. “We started it, just Loren Bouchsensimag.com SEPTEMBER 2019 27


everyone, and he continues to influence and inspire me.” Hamburger is a fictional comedic character known as America’s funny man—created by Gregg Turkington —whose anti-comedy style has been winning over audiences since 1992. Howell’s element of comedy also came to life with children’s show Sanjay and Craig. Created and developed by Jim Dirschberger, Andreas Trolf, and Howell, the show was meant to be fan zine but soon became a beloved Nickelodeon show that aired from 2013 to 2016. “It was a zine I made when I lived in Sacramento years and years ago,” Howell says. “It was originally about a snake charmer and his buddy getting up to no good in their off hours. I rewrote it, and it became a kids’ show. Wild stuff.”

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That kind of wild opportunity is the stuff his career has been made of. Influenced by so many before him, he recalls the wildly bizarre MAD magazine. “I just love Sergio Aragones more than anything.” Aragones is a Hispanic cartoonist best known for his work in MAD, a magazine for people who gravitate toward the strange and unusual. In addition to animated TV series and incredibly cool illustrations, Howell also

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“I’m always making the same expression as the character I’m trying to draw.” —Jay Howell


Q & Jay Q: You clarify that you are not an artist, but rather a cartoonist. Of all the great cartoonists over time, who would you call your top five? What would you want to talk to them about, if you could? JAY: Matt Groening, Gary Larson, Jim Davis, Jack Kirby, and Tove Jansson. As famous as I could ever get, I would never care about me. I am an observer and a nobody. Maximum effort, ultimate humility. Fly on the wall, listening and then forgetting it all.

Q: What new projects are you working on? JAY: A lot of stuff with Vans Shoes, Adult Swim, and making a ton of cool mistakes.

Q: If you could give an aspiring cartoonist some words of wisdom and insider nuggets, what would you say? JAY: I used to be afraid I was not a good artist. Cartoonists don’t have to be.

distinguished with the characteristics Howell is known for adorns the main wall near the bar and kitchen. The mural features a crowd with the visual nuances, gestures and bright colors that immediately cue his original work. When asked what inspired the mural, Howell candidly says it is Alcazar’s hotel and restaurant owner, Tara Lazar. “She has always been a huge supporter who has believed in me from the beginning,” he says. “When you make a creative friendship connection like that, then the other stuff is easy. It’s her fault it works so well.” And it does work. Howell’s creations resonate with a universal crowd. The characters he imagines have this normalcy and exceptionalism that make his work so recognizable. He has a way of drawing characters we understand and can see bits of ourselves in, including the joy so evident in all of his creations— even the dark ones. JAYHOWELLART.BLOGSPOT.COM // @PUNKSGITCUT

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{travelwell } by DAW N G A R C I A

CULTURED IN

BERLINERS EMBODY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ALIVE. Berlin is a city that most of the world has heard of in

the seventh most populous urban region. With a growing

one way or another. It is a city that brings to mind the

population, a growing number of start-ups, and a contin-

communist-fueled Berlin Wall that thankfully met its

ual increase in birth rate, Berlin is abundant. There are 3.5

end in 1989. Berlin also brings to mind films like Caba-

million residents in Berlin, many under the age of 44.

ret, Octopussy, and Run, Lola, Run. All three films feature

Germany is often referred to as the green country. Its

the magnificent city at various times in history from the

acres of lush landscapes and bright yellow flowers burst-

1970s to the late 1990s, and each one—much like the

ing from the ground like sunshine are an airy welcome

city itself—discusses everything from espionage to hu-

from Mother Nature. It is the most apropos introduction

man rights.

to a region unafraid of shedding its troubled past and

Berlin has come a long way from the days of the op-

giving birth to a sea of creativity. But perhaps the most

pressive rule and is now a hotbed for young creatives,

prominent aspects of this great city exist in the people,

entrepreneurs, and families. It also happens to be one of

the art, the culinary scene, and the culture that is continu-

the more diverse cities in the European Union, ranking

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THE CULTURE At any time of day, if you step out onto the streets of Berlin you’ll find people gathered at a local pubs or cafés, talking, laughing, drinking Riesling or a lager, or enjoying schnitzel or a pretzel or the simply decadent Berliner (which translates

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to donut). There is a clear sense of community here.

look down as you stroll the stone-lined streets that round

As for culinary exploration, Berlin is home to more than

and curve, you’ll notice gold-like squares. These 10-by-10

20 Michelin-starred restaurants including the most recent

brass-plated concrete stone squares called Stolpersteine

additions: Ernst, Savu and Finnish, CODA Dessert Dining,

honor the lives of those who were persecuted under Hit-

and Kin Dee. The cuisine in Berlin is a cultural adventure in

ler. No matter where in Berlin you go, you’ll see visual cues

and of itself.

making it clear: they will never allow themselves to forget. In

Berlin has a rather brutal past, but rather than mask

the words of local tour guide extraordinaire Henrik Tidefjärd,

its history, Berliners have chosen to honor the fallen and

“Berliners never want to forget our past. It’s the only way to

make reparation for those who came before them. If you

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ART EXEMPLIFIES BERLIN With over 170 art galleries and museums, each embodying visual storytelling from unique perspectives, art runs through Berlin like oxygen through its veins. Throughout Berlin you’ll find post-war revivals like Pleasure Gardens, intended for the dreamers and poets who see the world through a more romantic lens. The garden is located in the center of Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where old buildings with outer façades still have embedded bullet holes from bygone wars. There are five museums on Museum Island, with works from the Byzantium and Ancient Egypt, the famed Nefertiti, and the Pergamon Altar.

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FIVE MUST-SEE CULTURAL SITES No. 1: The Bunker This underground art gallery holds a private collection curated by owner Christian Boros. The Bunker was a refuge from air raids in the 1940s, but over time became a warehouse for Cuban produce in the late 1950s, and then a fetish club in the 1990s. The Bunker now houses art from 1990 by artists who were friends of Boros. Due to the na-

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No. 2: The East Side Gallery The history of the Berlin Wall—built during the time of the Iron Curtain emerging in February 1990—is a prominent site attraction for tourists and locals alike, located in Mühlenstraße in Berlin Friedrichshain. This street art installation represents a peaceful end to a long struggle between East and West Berlin, and is made of remaining pieces of the Wall UrbanSpree

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that were graffitied during times of oppression. Stretching over 1,300 meters, it’s the largest open air art gallery in the world. Each block of the wall has its own story. It’s one of the most intricate expressions of art showing both the hope and chaos of the time. EASTSIDEGALLERY-BERLIN.COM sensimag.com SEPTEMBER 2019 33


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No. 3: Graffiti Alley

to immortalize the homosexuals persecuted by the Nazis.

Street art is a constructive way to express fear, won-

Its design is intentionally skewed, with one small window

derment, angst, and unspoken ideals for young artists

giving a glimpse of couples kissing. The looping video reel

overlooked by the mainstream, higher-echelon art world.

will show two men or two women in beautiful moments

Located in the Hackescher Markt in Berlin off of Rosen-

of passion. This video alternates out every two years.

thaler Straße, Graffiti Alley is part of Hackeschen Höfe, a series of art nouveau courtyards interconnected with din-

No. 5: Me Collectors Room

ing, shopping, and entertainment. The walls are covered

This art gallery in Berlin Mitte doesn’t merely showcase

top-to-bottom with graffiti art by artists such as El Bo-

art that is globally impactful, but also runs local and inter-

cho, Miss Van, and Stinkfish, including Jimmy C’s famous

national art programs for children in remote parts of the

painting of Anne Frank. Each artist has a statement to

world who would otherwise never have access to art. The

make, whether social or political, heartbroken or riddled

exterior is a modern design that appears to be an encased

with optimism. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the psyches

stacking of containers, but its open feel with sprawling

of extraordinarily talented street artists given a space to

glass windows is inviting. From the moment you enter

freely express themselves.

through the me café, the artwork displayed, from its exhi-

You can meander through galleries housed within the

bitions to its permanent collection, will captivate you.

once-residential living space that climbs three to four

The Me Collectors Room features a range of rarely-seen

stories. There is also a monster basement, MonsterK-

private collections on loan, Renaissance art from the Ba-

abinett (MONSTERKABINETT.DE), filled with monsters craft-

roque period, and a youth program with art created by

ed out of old machinery. Part of the Hackeschen Höfe is

children from kindergarten age to teenagers. The gallery

a cinema house Kino Central (KINO-CENTRAL.DE) that has

also holds public lectures by collectors, experts, and art-

weekly showings of primarily international art-house and

ists, as well as concerts, culinary events, and more as part

art-centric films. The story behind the Hackeschen Höfe

of its Olbricht Foundation, which is invested in bringing art

is worth taking the time to learn about (VISITBERLIN.DE/EN/

into the lives of everyone. ME-BERLIN.COM

HACKESCHE-HOFE).

Exploring these cultural sites adds layers upon layers of No. 4: The LGBT Memorial

depth to the troubled and stoic history of Berlin. Art has

Once upon a time in Berlin, the LGBT community had

become a voice of the people, a link to the past, a rectify-

to hide in the shadows. Now Berlin is among the most

ing of bad times, and hope for what is possible. To learn

modern, LGBT-friendly cities in Europe. That is profound-

more about the memorials and cultural highlights ex-

ly evident in the LGBT Memorial, built in the city center

posed through art and architectural sculptures in Berlin,

designed by artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset

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SPEC IAL REPORT

Higher Education A college degree in cannabis is a real thing. And it’s a big sign the industry is legitimate. by S T E P H A N I E W I L S O N


Full disclosure: WHEN I WAS GETTING MY DEGREE IN JOURNALISM FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, I NEVER ONCE IMAGINED THAT I’D PUT IT TO USE ONE DAY IN THE LEGAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY. ALTHOUGH, TECHNICALLY, I’M NOT IN THAT INDUSTRY TODAY. As the editor in chief of this magazine, I oversee a team

job market for the cannabis industry. The research found

of editors making a series of city lifestyle magazines

that between December 2017 and December 2018, the

covering markets across the country. Those magazines,

number of job listings increased by 76 percent, covering

like the one you’re reading now, appeal to advertisers in

highly diverse roles, from marketing to retail to research

the cannabis industry—companies eager to reach you,

to agriculture to technology, logistics, and law. It con-

dear reader, and introduce you to their newly legal and

cludes that “workers with higher education and skills in

therefore probably newly launched brand.

fields as varied as marketing, horticulture, and logistics

But technically, I don’t work in cannabis. My job is

will only be more desirable as the industry grows.”

indirectly related, my company ancillary. But it’s still

Even now, those skills are in high demand. Cannabis

part of a growing stat, a field that just a few years ago

industry employers struggle to find qualified applicants

didn’t exist but now is the fastest growing industry in

to fill specific roles that require specialized knowledge—

the US. There are more than 211,000 Americans working

broad-based understanding and highly specific skills.

There are now more legal cannabis industry workers than dental hygienists in the United States. full-time in the booming industry, directly employed in

Reacting to that employer demand, schools in the US

cannabis. When ancillary jobs such as mine are taken

are stepping up, introducing cannabis curriculum to

into account, that becomes 296,000.

help prepare students to enter the $14-billion-and-rising

That means in the US there are now more legal can-

global industry as trained professionals. From certifi-

nabis industry workers than dental hygienists. Than

cate programs to master’s degrees, with everything in

brewery workers (69,000) and coal miners (52,000) and

between, higher learning is here.

textile manufacturers (112,000). These figures come from

The first four-year undergraduate degree dedicated to

a March 2019 special report by cannabis website Leafly

teaching students about the cannabis industry was intro-

with consultancy Whitney Economics, which looked at

duced fall 2017 at Northern Michigan University, under

the stats the US Bureau of Labor Statistics won’t touch,

the innocuously titled Medicinal Plant Chemistry. Derek

given that cannabis is still illegal on a federal level. But

Hall, a spokesperson for NMU, says Professor Brandon

that isn’t stopping it from booming growth, decreased

Canfield suggested the idea for a medicinal plant chem-

stigma, and skyrocketing interest from all sides.

istry degree program after attending a conference. “He

As of September 2019, 11 states and Washington, DC have

came back thinking it was a place for us to step in. On

legalized cannabis for adult-use, and 34 more have legalized

the one side, you have the growers, and on the other side

medical use in some capacity. Legal cannabis sales in 2018

you have the users. In between, you have a chemistry lab

topped $10.8 billion. The job market is heating up, and the

measuring compounds—how much and what is being

demand for educated employees grows higher every day.

used. Those are the people we are interested in.”

It’s a wide-ranging industry, and there are a lot of career

The degree program offers two different tracks: bio-an-

paths one could take within it. Beyond the obvious—dis-

alytical and entrepreneurial. The program description

pensary manager, budtender, grower, trimmer—there are

mentions that the additional focus means graduates will

a ton of opportunities in the field. Career website Glass-

not only be qualified to perform the instrumental analy-

door released a report earlier this year on the state of the

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their own testing laboratory, dispensary, and growing

up for the program in the fall of 2017, when it opened

operation from the ground up.”

to grads and undergrads. A year later, there were 225.

When the school announced the program, it wasn’t ex-

“We’re pulling in students from all over the country.”

pecting much interest, but it proved to be quite a viral

Minot State in North Dakota introduced a similar pro-

topic. Hall says a lot of people were looking for a cre-

gram this year, making it only the second college to offer

dential to help them get into the cannabis industry. “We

a four-year degree program specializing in cannabis. In

fielded a ton of calls from people who were serious about

the Rocky Mountain region, Colorado State University,

it. One interesting thing is we had a lot of students who

Pueblo, offers a minor in Cannabis Studies, with courses

said, ‘My parents suggested it.’ A lot of others said they

focused on cannabis and its social, legal, historical, po-

knew people who had benefited from the medicine.”

litical, and health-related impact on society. The degree

It’s a very demanding program. “The heavy chemistry

brochure mentions that “as part of a Hispanic Serving

requirements are mind-boggling. Kids who are there are

Institution, there is an emphasis on understanding and

very, very serious,” Hall says. About 20 people signed

appreciating the impact cannabis has had on the Chicano/Chicana community and other regional populations of the Southwestern United States.” In New York, SUNY Morrisville is introducing a Cannabis Industry minor this fall semester that combines courses in agricultural science, horticulture, and business programs. It also includes hands-on instruction in cultivating cannabis plants with less than 0.3 percent THC, thanks to the school’s license to grow hemp. In June 2019, University of Maryland announced the

“On the one side, you have the growers, and on the other side you have the users. In between, you have a chemistry lab measuring compounds… Those are the people we are interested in.”

country’s first postgraduate program in the field, a mas-

—Derek Hall, Northern Michigan University

ational and/or medical purposes.” The university, along

ter’s of science in Cannabis Science and Therapeutics. Associate degrees in the field are offered at Stockton University in New Jersey and at Philadelphia’s University of Sciences, where students can earn an associate degree in Cannabis Health Therapy. Even the Ivy League is getting into the field. Cornell launches “Cannabis: Biology, Society, Industry” course this fall, with plans to introduce a master’s in cannabis next year. That program is said to have an emphasis on oral and written communication skills with media and industry stakeholders, according to reports from Quartz. At Harvard, law students in a Cannabis Law class last spring considered “criminal law enforcement, land use, civil rights, banking, and other issues arising from the cultivation, distribution and use of marijuana for recrewith MIT, received a $9 million alumni donation this summer earmarked for independent research on the influence of cannabis on brain health and behavior. The University of Vermont’s pharmacology course in Medical Cannabis is considered the first of its kind at a US academic institution, and the medical school is also the first to offer a professional certificate in cannabis and medicine. And it’s fully online, led by faculty from the college, geared toward teaching doctors, pharmacists, nurses, PAs—medical professionals—what wasn’t on the course lists whenever and wherever they earned their degrees. sensimag.com SEPTEMBER 2019 41


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Cannabis courses are popping up in undergrad and grad-

To create the curriculum, Seaborn had to start from

uate programs at schools coast to coast, from UConn (Hor-

scratch. “When you teach a course, you use standard

ticulture of Cannabis: From Seed to Harvest) to UC, Davis

materials. In this area, there is no road map. You have to

(Cannabis sativa: The Plant and its Impact on People). Even

figure it out on your own.” Seaborn drew on people work-

more institutions have launched certificate programs cov-

ing in the new Colorado industry as guest speakers, and

ering a range of topics. Clark University in Worcester, MA,

found many eager to help. Business Insider reports that

introduced the country’s first certificate program in can-

the semester culminates with a field trip to Sweet Grass

nabis control regulation. University of Las Vegas runs the

Kitchen, where students tour the facility and hear from

Cannabis Academy through its continuing education divi-

management, including marketing director Jesse Burns.

sion, with classes in cannabis and the opioids epidemic, cannabis professionals, and pets and cannabis.

Burns has an MBA from the University of Colorado, Boulder. “It’s been the foundation that I’ve built my career

Professor Paul Seaborn has taught a class titled the

on,” Burns says. “The skills I acquired helped me do the

Business of Marijuana at University of Denver’s Daniels

best and become successful and achieve goals. Having

College of Business for a few years now. Seaborn says af-

that formal education helped me see the bigger picture

ter legalization in Colorado in 2012, it seemed like a good

and helped give me the confidence to make the best deci-

idea to approach the topic from an entrepreneurial point

sions.” And as the manager, he does a lot of the hiring. He

of view. He offered the first class in 2017, and it was the

is so very excited to see more qualified applicants enter

only accredited business school offering a class in can-

the field—ones with an education specific to the industry.

nabis at the time, open to undergrads and grads. “I’ve never had as many different people—alumni, staff members, parents, students—who showed interest.” The cannabis industry needs people who have general

“A lot of students are ready,” says Seaborn. “It’s a question of universities catching up to them.” Leland Rucker contributed reporting to this article.

business skills to help those who don’t. “A student might have a marketing or finance or accounting major, but we’re adding on to that with history and regulation, so we can get the best candidates who can hit the ground running,” says Seaborn. “It’s a steep learning curve, and the competition has gotten more fierce. It’s not guaranteed success. The bar keeps rising, and the more you can be prepared, the better.”

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Genius Cannabis FINDING THE RIGHT FIT FOR THE RIGHT CUSTOMER.

As matchmakers around the world say, “There’s a lid

The plan is to launch additional brands later this

for every pot.” That’s true even in cannabis. The fast-grow-

summer, with a focus on reaching the natural wellness

ing industry has said goodbye to the days of marijuana

market. That includes casual consumers looking to in-

as a blanket term for whatever wound up in the bottom

troduce CBD products such as skincare into their daily

of a plastic baggie and is becoming a forward-think-

routines and debuting multiple entries into the food

ing industry. Cannabis brands can more clearly identify

and beverage space.

who their customers are and exactly what they want. At

At Genius Products, the secret sauce is more than just

the forefront of this new focus on targeted marketing

creating new brands to target different customer seg-

is Genius Products, the Los Angeles-base parent com-

ments. Instead of cobbling together a supplier network,

pany producing cannabis-based brands that appeal to

the company is truly vertically integrated, overseeing

every segment of the cannabis market.

the entire product lifecycle from seed to shelf. It grows

“The next phase of cannabis growth mirrors the cu-

its own cannabis and hemp on organic farms that are

linary world,” says Chris Clifford, CEO of Genius Prod-

committed to sustainability. It has dedicated design

ucts. “Everyone has their own tastes, and our goal is to

teams dreaming up new product lines, and Genius has

make the right products for every flavor of cannabis

its first two brick-and-mortar dispensaries opening in

consumer.”

Los Angeles later this summer to be one-stop shops for

It’s the same approach that beer giants like Anheus-

Genius Products.

er-Busch, InBev, and SABMiller take: find your customer

“I think the best way to find success with any product

by tailoring brands to specific identities. To that end,

is to try to impact the entire process from start to finish,”

Genius Products has a range of brands focused on THC,

says Clifford. Genius Products will launch more brands

CBD, and natural hemp. Gen!us THC, its first foray into

in the cannabis market. With Genius Products, seed to

the market, launched in May at Hall of Flowers in Santa

shelf is the company ethos, and it’s all about finding the

Rosa, California. The brand’s tagline is “Strains for Brains”,

right seeds for the right shelves.

and it caters to the creative professional by using high art collaborations with cannabis-inspired photographers Maggie West and Justin Jerrod. The idea behind Gen!us THC is that there’s a genius inside everyone. Its

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THC products are geared towards unlocking this potential. The goal is to connect with agency creative directors, writers, executives, and other professionals who incorporate cannabis into their lives as a healing mechanism without letting it interfere with their work. “We want to provide a level of sophistication with our products,” says Clifford. The look and feel of Gen!us THC aligns with that goal. Packaging comes in bright, Instagram-friendly colors and the products themselves range from flower and pre-rolls to vape cartridges and disposable vape pens. sensimag.com SEPTEMBER 2019 47


MICROSCOPES AND MACHINES

In the heart of downtown, the public gathered to listen to a panel of 15 guest speakers talking about hemp and cannabis science, technology and manufacturing, education, and how to apply that to your cannabis business. Called Microscopes and Machines in honor of the medical advancements cannabis has been instrumental in providing

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and because, like everything, cannabis relies on the supply chain, which often relies on the latest in tech and manufacturing. The event brought science and nature together through candid conversations, eye-opening information, and inviting like-minded individuals to network, learn, and grow as a community. MICROSCOPEANDMACHINES.COM @SENSIMAGAZINE @MICROSCOPESANDMACHINES @LEAFOVERBEEF

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Art is the voice of this city. It is used to find grounding, to speak out, to provoke civic discourse, and to bring us together. The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs

a human family,” says Danielle Brazell, general manager

is designed to do precisely that, and as a result has funded

of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

a new creative program called CURRENT:LA. In each of the

“We hope residents and visitors alike will experience as

city’s 15 council districts, local, national, and international

many of these unique events as they can, exploring the

artists and creative groups will take on the topic of food.

art, the urgent issues, and the city itself.”

The exhibitions will be month-long installations through-

Working with Mayor Eric Garcetti and several other

out the city. Much like a family gathers in the kitchen, these

city organizations, including the Institute of Contempo-

exhibitions will create a new dialogue by introducing and

rary Art, this project will share work from multiple artists

educating locals about urban agriculture, food distribu-

showcasing our relationship to food as well as one anoth-

tion systems, food equity, and food deserts. From October

er. This multiculturally inclusive public art experience fea-

5 through November 3, Angelenos are invited to inspire

tures a vegan food experience; bread workshops rooted

neighborhoods and help change the infrastructures that

in South American, Middle Eastern, and African traditions;

inhibit people from accessing quality food and produce.

Foodscapes Festival; solar cooking workshops; The Art of

Few things are as effective and necessary as food. It is

Food; a sound performance with tea service; a Sustainable

imperative to our survival, yet too few communities in the

Urban Food Systems Summit; Rainbow Feast; a Muscle

city have access to better choices. CURRENT: LA FOOD

House Cookbook performance series; and a Family + Food

aims to change that. “By offering events for free in public

= Love: A Parent Appreciation Picnic.

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