December 5 marks 85 years since the end of Prohibition, that dark era when booze was verboten but everyone figured out how to drink anyway. There are many places you could [ … ]
Historical Figures Tell the Story of L.A., One Letter and Diary Entry at a Time
In the new book Dear Los Angeles, our contributor David Kipen weaves letters, diary entries, and blog posts from the mid-18th century to the 21st into a stunning narrative. Here are [ … ]
L.A.’s Best Malls and Why We Love Them
How old were you when you learned it wasn’t cool to love the mall anymore? I was about 20, in college getting a liberal arts degree, and dating an anarchist [ … ]
Brexit was a blunder. British voters should have the chance to undo their mistake
After delaying a vote in Parliament on the Brexit agreement she reached with the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May met Tuesday with European leaders. Her hope was that they might [ … ]
Legislators who push for gun laws are targeted with intimidation campaigns. I know because it happened to me
The email landed in my inbox on Monday morning of last week. “The gun-grabbing tyrants are on the march,” it screamed in bold text, “but their defeat is possible with [ … ]
India and the big demonetization. Has Modi solved cash?
In 2016, Indian Prime Minister Modi demonetized all of the nation’s ₹1000 and ₹500 banknotes. This was part of his odd war on counterfeiting and everybody else who might hold large amounts [ … ]
Another day, another diatribe
The Lore on Drugs Hold on to your zigzags kiddies. You are about to take a kaleidoscope trip into the realm of neo-reefer-madness, where everything is as it seems; contrived [ … ]
Modern American Rape Culture
One only has to turn on the television to realize that modern day American culture revolves around sex, or the promise of sex. From wanton behavior by day-time soap actresses [ … ]
The Revolutionary Potential of Art
“Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.” -William S. Burroughs In a recent article, Serbian [ … ]
Bulgeria
‘Snow plough, snow plough!’ If you are a beginner on the snow fields, you will no doubt hear this expression often. You are guaranteed to hear this command [ … ]