Los Angeles: Drawn by Committee
On the power behind the power in postwar LA.
September 23rd, 2012“Hurt Into Poetry: On Poetry and Greece”By Stephanos Papadopoulos
Los Angeles Review of Books
Lost Causes: The Novels of Kim Young-ha
A primer on the South Korean novelist
May 18th, 2013
Louis C.K. and the Rise of the 'Laptop Loners'
Alone, we can be comfortable in our discomfort.
September 25th, 2012
Love, Boxing, and Hunter S. Thompson, Part 1
His last words to me as he opened the door and stepped into the hallway were: "Feel free to use any of this in the script."
January 15th, 2012
Love, Boxing, and Hunter S. Thompson, Part 2
I decided to get high.
January 15th, 2012
Lynn Emanuel, Valentine
February 14th, 2013
The Lyrical Essay
The moment came when the essay began to confuse itself with the article…
March 18th, 2012
Authors
Charles Yu
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Percival Everett
"Read. Always read. No one can take that away from you."... More
Mike Davis
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Genres
Science & Technology
"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein... More
Biography & Autobiography
"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn... More
Nonfiction
"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them.... More
Comics
"All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated." — Comics Code, 1954... More
Literary Fiction
"Mere flim-flam stories, and nothing but shams and lies." — Miguel de Cervantes... More
Film
"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers... More