Mar

04

Coming Soon: Visions of 1970s Los Angeles

With a bit of nostalgia in mind, I recently examined the career of architectural critic Reyner Banham, an Englishman whose

Mar 4, 2025

1 min read

Feb

08

Onward, into the Way of Remembering

Metaphorically, propaganda is the lens of a slanted viewpoint, crafted by the state, and placed secretly over the eyes of

Feb 8, 2025

2 min read

Feb

06

Torn Page: A Stranger's Letter to my Grandmother

Unpacking memories becomes a form of hazardous duty, as questions arise, and a shadow crawls along the ceiling of a

Feb 6, 2025

9 min read

Jan

19

Wind and Fire: On Various Aspects of the Future

For my generation, things were fairly clear; that we would begin promising careers, own houses in upscale suburban neighborhoods, and

Jan 19, 2025

4 min read

Jan

12

Ajo to Altadena: Recalling my Hometown

Of the ending, we were never certain but always dared to assume the best, that the years would see our

Jan 12, 2025

2 min read

Dec

29

The New Year . . .

Dec 29, 2024

Dec

15

An Abducted Image: Regarding Symbols of Disappearance

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a

Dec 15, 2024

17 min read

Dec

01

Material Culture: Regarding a Small Volume About Venice

A book is indeed a little world unto itself, an object enjoyable to hold and to see in the midst

Dec 1, 2024

3 min read

Nov

12

Chronic Wasting Disease, Lithium Mining, and the Clown Motel: A Journey through Tonopah, Nevada

Halfway between Reno and Las Vegas, the small mining town of Tonopah, Nevada serves as a point of rest, a

Nov 12, 2024

10 min read

Nov

04

Treasures of the Oregon Rain Forest

My best guess is that the specimen above is a banana slug (Species: Ariolimax columbianus, Family: Ariolimacidae). Regardless, the color

Nov 4, 2024

2 min read