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Woody Guthrie in LA American balladeer Woody Guthrie is most often associated with his home state of Oklahoma and the folk scene of New York's Greenwich Village. But the singer spent several of his early years in Los Angeles, where his political views were formed and his songwriting really took off. A new book explores his time among LA's radical left-wing activists and intellectuals.
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Scheer Intelligence
Is California About to Execute an Innocent Man? In part one of a two-part interview, 33-year death row inmate Kevin Cooper—also an artist of exhibited works and a published author—describes his fight to prove his innocence of a heinous murder and asks why Gov. Brown refuses testing that could prove his innocence, identify the real killer and prove he was framed.
Good Food
2018’s best cookbooks and restaurant openings Holiday gift buying is in full swing, and so we’re looking back on a year of stellar cookbooks with Celia Sack of Omnivore Books. We’re also highlighting two great indie food zines you should know about. Plus: chef Anita Lo goes “Solo” and Zach Brooks and Evan Kleiman dissect their favorite restaurants of the year.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Pete Holmes on his ‘Dirty Clean’ comedy special Pete Holmes had a staunchly Christian upbringing -- Christian school, Christian camp, Christian college. Now he’s out with a new comedy special on HBO aptly titled “Dirty Clean.” Holmes also stars in the HBO show “Crashing,” which is loosely based on his early career, struggling to make it as an unlikely standup comedian in New York.
LA Observed
Will charging a deputy satisfy DA's critics? It has not happened in nearly 2 decades. But the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a law enforcement officer for shooting an unarmed person. The decision, however, has many folks scratching their heads, wondering why other cases with similar circumstances did not garner the same legal response.