By Rebecca Derrough All of our stories of Los Angeles are flawed and partial. The best of them account for the ordinariness of life. They acknowledge that place-making in this city is collaborative work in which the functional, the most efficient or the most beautiful are not always the highest values. And these stories are possibly redemptive. (D.J. Waldie) The city of Los … [Read more...] about LA Confidential
Humanities
Pixels or Paper?
By Zachary Weiss Beneath the veil of high-quality reporting, bold headlines and vibrant pictures, journalism is a business–an industry where the bottom line can dictate content and advertisers are often the financial life force of a publication. Yet as more people begin to view their news online and prime advertising space moves away from its traditional home in print, … [Read more...] about Pixels or Paper?
Guns, Gold, and Gringos
By Shahin Berenji Between September 1850 and 1851, more than thirty-one homicides were committed in the small pueblo of Los Angeles. 1 This is an extraordinarily high number of homicides considering the fact that the city had a permanent population of less than 2500. To put this statistic in modern perspective, this would be the equivalent of an annual homicide rate of 1,240 … [Read more...] about Guns, Gold, and Gringos
Murses
By Jamie Kagihara With the rise of the women's movement and publications such as Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, many channels have been made to support and advance women's progress into traditionally male dominated fields. As women find growing acceptance in stereotypically masculine roles, television series including Commander in Chief and Grey's Anatomy portray … [Read more...] about Murses
Sales from the Crypt
By Karla Basa Every year, thousands of Americans will their bodies to science, choosing a path that, ideally, leads to the clinical dignity of the medical school or research lab, where the deceased aid in the discovery of cures to life-threatening diseases or uncover the wonders of human anatomy. Every year, thousands of Americans entrust the care of their loved ones to … [Read more...] about Sales from the Crypt