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Translation as Creation: Seoul to Los Angeles with Tanya Ko Hong
It’s no secret that Los Angeles is home to thousands of Koreans. L.A.’s Koreatown district is filled with Korean eateries, high-rise offices,... Read more →
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The Last Bohemian: Lionel Rolfe
Former Herald Examiner columnist and longtime literary Los Angeles chronicler Lionel Rolfe died in his sleep of a heart attack on November 6thin... Read more →
A Slice of Summer Poetry
The National Endowment of the Arts recently reported that more Americans are reading poetry now than ever before. To many within the poetry world,... Read more →
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Val Verde: The Black Palm Springs
Even though the city of Los Angeles was founded by 44 Black and Brown Spanish citizens in 1781, it remained one of the most segregated cities in... Read more →
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GhostNotes: The Everyday Magnificence of the Ordinary
The interdisciplinary, multicultural and extratextual nature of 21st Century culture is indisputable, and Los Angeles remains one of the epicenters... Read more →
The New Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park
The Marsh Street River Park was recently rechristened the Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park and a sculpture of MacAdams was installed in the park as... Read more →
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The Battle Between Labor & Capital
Back before the 8-hour workday, back before the living wage, children worked in factories, they worked in the Gilded Age. The government... Read more →
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Under the Influence of Michael C. Ford
Women Under the Influence is the newest collection of poems from the iconic Los Angeles wordsmith Michael C. Ford. Author of 24 books, his best-known... Read more →
K-Pook: From My Eyes to Yours
The Los Angeles hip hop community is filled with dozens of dynamic characters. One of the most charismatic and well-loved personalities over the last... Read more →
Sourcing Synchronicity: Overton Loyd & the Funk Aesthetic
“Back in the day, Funk really was a bad word. I know because my mom popped me dead in the mouth for using that detested noun in a sentence,” says... Read more →
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