Essay

by Phoebe Parker-Shames | July 5, 2023

The study of cannabis is a personal one for me. Outdoor cannabis production in the rural Western U.S. has its roots in back-to-the-land movements of the 1960s. That’s when counterculture …

Connecting California

by Joe Mathews | July 3, 2023

The further I drove into Oroville, the more disappointment I felt.

I had my passport with me, but no one asked me to show it. American flags still hung from stores …

Poetry

by Lluvia Bello

in a dream

my hunters are slain

 

in a dream

repenters meet exile

 

in a dream

their surrender

softens us all,

Culture Class

Is the Indiana Jones Era Really Over?

Harrison Ford Might Be Hanging Up His Fedora, But the Imperial Theft His Movies Glorify Lingers

by Jackie Mansky | June 30, 2023

In 2009, soon after the fourth Indiana Jones film came out, the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) awarded Harrison Ford with the Bandelier Award for Public Service in Archaeology.

In his …

Essay

Yes, Prop. 13 Is Racist

The Infamous Tax Policy Disproportionately Benefits Older, Wealthier, Whiter Californians—But We Could Change That

by Patrick Murphy | June 29, 2023

To most, tax policy is boring—somewhere between the weather and cryptocurrencies. I study, teach, and write about taxes, mostly because I believe they are the price we pay for civilized …

Sketchbook

Enamored of Enamel

by Jess Grimsdale | June 28, 2023

Jess Grimsdale is a signwriter and illustrator based in Bristol, U.K. Trained as an illustrator at Falmouth University, she found herself drawn to the vibrant folk art of sign …

Connecting California

by Joe Mathews | June 27, 2023

How best to fight Mickey Mouse?

There are two schools of strategy for making war with the Burbank-based Walt Disney Company.

One strategy, from …

News & Notes

June 26, 2023

Zócalo Public Square was honored with four first-place awards and eight total prizes at the Los Angeles Press Club’s 65th annual Southern California Journalism Awards Sunday night.

The winning entries showcased …

Essay

by Adria Bernardi | June 26, 2023

Any work of fiction is an investigation of aftermath, borne of the world that has already occurred. Fiction offers readers as well as writers the possibility to explore past transgressions …

In the Green Room

June 23, 2023

In the Green Room

June 23, 2023

Poetry

by Aiyana Goodfellow

Him —

In between this breath and the next,
I will find a 1000 burning sons
In the rage of a solivagant man
Who forgets he is an ever-blooming bud, still …