AltWeeklies Wire
Phantasmagoric Landscapes Haunt Denis Johnson's New Novelnew
Tree of Smoke, the author's seventh novel and his first since The Name of the World seven years ago, offers all manner of characters with turbulent and twisted psyches in a Vietnam that resembles a sort of historical fugue state.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Anthony Miller |
09-28-2007 |
Fiction
Liars in the Pulpitnew
It's hard to sit here and listen to the Rev. Ed Bacon and not think that the Pharisees have entered the temple again. The sophistry, spinning, and sheer avoidance of truth rivals anything uttered in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alan Mittelstaedt |
09-28-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Fabian's Power Movesnew
How the battle over California term limits made affordable housing a casualty.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Greg Katz |
09-28-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Reefer Madness Threatens L.A. Portnew
Some environmentalists and now some regulators worry that excessively high stacks of refrigerator containers -- called reefers -- are hissing chemicals into the air that can cause skin cancer and global warming.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
William J. Kelly |
09-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Could the 1984 Olympics Solve L.A.'s Congestion?new
In 1984, residents and policy makers were petrified the event would freeze the city in a two-week traffic jam. Some 6 million spectators were coming to Los Angeles and would be traveling between 24 different venues. But then the traffic plans worked.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Hanna Ingber Win |
09-28-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Are L.A. City Councilmembers Too Good For Public Transportation?new
See the commuting habits of the councilmembers for 15 districts and what, if anything, they would change.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Staff |
09-28-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Who Can Get Los Angeles Moving Again?new
L.A.'s problem isn't a shortage of ideas for solving the chaotic commute -- today's problem is lack of consensus and inadequate leadership to enlist support across the board, from winning over residents wary of paying higher taxes to tight-fisted lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alan Mittelstaedt |
09-28-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Top Cow, Underdognew
The small comics publisher survives and thrives in the shadow of DC and Marvel.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Edwards |
09-21-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Songs to Run for Cover Tonew
Get down to the death and disaster songs of People Take Warning!
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Simpson and Bush: Two Delusional Americansnew
O.J. and G.W. bungle their robberies in Las Vegas and Iraq.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
09-21-2007 |
Commentary
The Return of Popeye -- Sailor, Hero, American Malenew
Popeye has just resurfaced in two formats: Warner Home Video's gluttonous four-disc Popeye The Sailor: 1933-1936, Vol. 1 and E.C. Segar's book Popeye: I Yam What I Yam, published by Fantagraphics.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Kirk Silsbee |
09-21-2007 |
Movies
Nastiness in the Ivory Towernew
The flap over liberal law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky's deanship at UC Irvine may be resolved, but many questions still remain about the general health of academic freedom across the nation.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Matthew Mundy |
09-21-2007 |
Education
What, 'MAD' Worry?new
Examining culture for over 50 years, the humor magazine still has no shortage of good material.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
09-21-2007 |
Media
On History's Trail in Los Angelesnew
Take it from a tour guide -- there are more ways than ever to explore the city's past.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mike Sonksen |
09-14-2007 |
History
Tags: history
3rd Degree: George Carlinnew
The comedian on living in L.A., changing his head, and not getting angry.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
09-14-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
