R. Daniel Foster writes regularly for the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other publications. He is also a visual artist, creating art video, documentary and theatrical projection design.
Here's my latest art film, "eating the gods," 1:22 minutes. I've included some thoughts on creating this, below – but best to view the film first.... Read more →
A few words about my latest art film — 1.5 minutes in length. The film is posted below. Nearly 15 years ago while driving to my Los Feliz... Read more →
After 10 months of pandemic restrictions, you might long for yet another escape route outside your four walls. Consider the Huntington Library, Art... Read more →
If you’ve lived in Los Angeles long enough, you’ll remember Gypsy Boots — a zany health and fitness pioneer who slept in fields, caves and... Read more →
Like so many industries, California’s $114 billion wine industry has had to make a pandemic pivot. Not all wine regions are the same – and the... Read more →
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 →
“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 →
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 →
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 →
https://youtu.be/D2crsXxA4QI After Silver Lake residents fashioned a memorial to unarmed Black American citizens killed by police last month,... Read more →
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