Writer for Quartz
Annalisa Merelli on KCRW
More from KCRW
Museums must return Native American artifacts due to new law
ArtsSoCal museums are reshaping exhibits as federal regulations now require them to secure Native American tribal consent before displaying cultural items.
Tim Robbins hopes to bring unity through ‘Topsy Turvy’ play
ArtsWriter and director Tim Robbins explores comedy, drama, and modern woes in a new stage play, “Topsy Turvy,” from The Actors’ Gang .
Go with the Flow: Community, Virality, and the Politics of Dancing
ArtsLost Notes presents a story about Soul Train, the Slauson Shuffle, and what’s lost – and found – when a regional dance suddenly belongs to the world.
US traffic of guns turns productive Mexicans into desperate refugees
PoliticsThe solution to Trump's exploitable border crisis is to end the US trafficking of guns for drugs that turns productive Mexicans into desperate refugees.
Will the ‘Caitlin Clark effect’ boost LA Sparks ticket sales?
SportsBasketball star Cailin Clark signed with the Indiana Fever, but she’s elevating the entire WNBA. Will a rising interest in women’s basketball boost the LA Sparks?
Weekend film reviews: ‘The Fall Guy,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow’
EntertainmentThe latest film releases include The Fall Guy, I Saw the TV Glow, Evil Does Not Exist, and Mars Express.
Do LA voters want another sales tax to fight homelessness?
HomelessnessA proposed half-cent sales tax would replace Measure H’s quarter-cent tax for homeless services in LA County, approved by voters in 2017.
Border Crossings: Navigating identity, language, and belonging
Health & WellnessAuthors Lauren Markham and Alexjandra Oliva share their own experiences with immigration and the history, ethics, and moral complexities of border crossings.
Folk icon Joan Baez gets personal in her new poetry collection
NewsJoan Baez talks about her poetry, memories of abuse, living with dissociative identity disorder, and abstaining from the Gaza protests on college campuses.