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FictionMarch 16, 2023
Beautiful, Lonely, and Degraded: Gavin Lambert’s LA
In his 1979 novel The Goodby People, he finds a picturesque city defined by its sense of disconnection and immense sadness.
Kate Wolf
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ArchitectureDecember 21, 2022
The Most Dangerous Architect in America
Gregory Ain wanted to create social housing in Los Angeles. Dogged by the FBI, his hope for more egalitarian architecture never came to be.
Kate Wolf
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FictionNovember 26, 2021
Dennis Cooper’s Love Story of a Lifetime
His new book, I Wished, asks: What can a novel do in the service of remembering a lost love?
Kate Wolf
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CitiesAugust 17, 2021
Mythos and Cliché: The Fractured History of Los Angeles
Learning from and reckoning with the stories writers tell about a world-historical city.
Kate Wolf
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PhotographyDecember 10, 2020
The Vanishing Queer Underground of Los Angeles
Reynaldo Rivera’s photos of the city’s nightlife document a time of cheap rent and possibility.
Kate Wolf