The Los Angeles underground celebrates the life of punk iconoclast John Albert
There was a time when the collected works of music journalists, film critics and other cultural correspondents appeared regularly on…
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A memoir of Chicano studies, intertwined with a Compton story
Book Review Compton in my soul: a life in pursuit of racial equality By Albert M. CamarilloStanford: 312 pages, $28If…
Supreme Court weighs in: When does government speech violate the First Amendment?
As the dean of a public university law school, do I violate my students’ free speech rights when I encourage…
Is there a cure for grief? The medical world is looking for one.
When Cody Delistraty lost his mother in 2014, he was surprised by the various ways he, his brother, and his…
What drew writer-director Steven Zaillian to 'Ripley'
Steven Zaillian's choice about what he chooses to write about comes down to two simple questions, as he explains: “Is…
Synchronized swimming is even more impressive when you know its history.
Book Review Swimming Pretty: The untold story of women in the water By Vicki ValosikLive Law: 432 pages, $28.99If you…
In 'Parade', Rachel Cusk insists on dismantling the novel
Book Review parade By Raquel CuskFarrar, Straus and Giroux: 298 pages, $27If you buy books linked to on our site,…
Photographer Danny Lyon's life becomes 'The Bikeriders'
For two days in the fall of 2022, Danny Lyon was transported back to his distant motorcycling past. The celebrated…
Librarians Know More About Books Than the MAGA Mayor of Huntington Beach
To the editor: Current Huntington Beach Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark continues to chastise civic-minded librarians, telling columnist Gustavo Arellano,…
LGBTQ+ bookstore in San Francisco sends free books to red states
Many out-of-town visitors to Fabulosa Books in San Francisco react emotionally when they see what Becka Robbins calls the “Great…