“Don’t Take Away the Flavor”: Exploring the Here and Now of L.A. with Lynell George
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks with Lynell George about her new book, "After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame."
History
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw
An Elegy for Cemeteries
A book on the rise and fall of American cemeteries.
Faith in Place: Isaac Bashevis Singer in Israel
Isaac Bashevis Singer visits Israel.
“Let’s Strengthen Our Community”: Lucy Jones on the Big SoCal Shakeout
A prominent seismologist on how SoCal can prepare for the next big one.
The Court’s Supreme Injustice
Allen Mendenhall passes judgment on “Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court” by Paul Finkelman.
The Serial Killer as a Marketing Genius
Tom Zoellner on the Zodiac Killer and the man who's still searching for him.
There Will Always Be More “Angels”
Harrison Hill reviews “The World Only Spins Forward,” a collection of interviews and reflections on Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America.”
The Insistence of Memory
Dispatches from the unquiet massacre zones of Sri Lanka and Rwanda.
A Silver Thread: Islam in Eastern Europe
Jacob Mikanowski traces the silver thread of Islam in the tapestry of Eastern European culture.
“Creating the Historiography”: An Interview with Curator-Filmmaker Shola Lynch
Leon Hendrix talks to filmmaker Shola Lynch about her past projects and her work at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Human Rights Lawyers — A Stalwart Breed
Mark Ellis reviews Michael Sfard's "The Wall and the Gate: Israel, Palestine, and the Legal Battle for Human."
The EU on a Shoestring
How young backpackers remade the social landscape of postwar Europe.
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