Why You Should Care About the Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict
You might have thought that the protesters cramming Hollywood streets and blocking traffic on the 101 and 170 freeways in early October had something... Read more →
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It’s baaaack! A proposed aerial tram to the Hollywood Sign
“How do I get to the Hollywood sign?” That’s the question I’m invariably asked when hiking in Griffith Park, the largest urban wilderness... Read more →
Pedestrian Pandemic Adventures
Like many, I’ve been taking tons of walks since the pandemic struck. I’ve explored just about every nook within a few square miles around my Los... Read more →
White Christianity’s Alliance with Racism Is Due for a Soul-reckoning
I’ve spent years puzzling out how white American Christianity soured, and long before President Donald Trump came on the scene. Christianity’s... Read more →
Silver Lake Expands Its “Say Their Names” Project
https://youtu.be/D2crsXxA4QI After Silver Lake residents fashioned a memorial to unarmed Black American citizens killed by police last month,... Read more →
Got a racist relative? Call ’em out
Racism is inherently generational. We often mimic what our immediate family models, carrying bias onward in time to infect our own family or circle,... Read more →
A Nurse in the Time of COVID-19
A note to begin This particular nurse loathes the 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 emoji (I agree, it can start to feel cheap) so I’m hoping you can add a... Read more →
Russia’s Cultural Stunner: St. Petersburg
I miss the Soviet hammer and sickle. When I first visited Russia – then called the Soviet Union – the symbol was everywhere, along with those... Read more →
It’s a “New World” In Gustavo Dudamel’s Deft Hands
The Los Angeles Philharmonic served up another of its ever-inventive creations last week. Conductor Gustavo Dudamel led an inspired pairing of all... Read more →
Book of Mormon, fun and filthy as ever
The Book of Mormon is back, now more irreverently relevant than ever. In America’s Twilight Zone age of religion and politics—where a GOP-backed... Read more →
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