Columnist · January 28, 2021
For Valentine’s Day last year (O tempora, o mores!), the inestimable Mrs. F asked me what I would like to do. Rather than dining at one of our favorite restaurants […]
Columnist · January 28, 2021
The release of the new book on Paul R. Williams, Angel City Press’ newest volume in its “Master Architects of Southern California 1920-1940” series, is an exciting start to 2021’s […]
Columnist · December 31, 2020
Last month, the City of Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission recommended that the City Council designate the former print studio of Sister Mary Corita Kent, the “Pop Art Nun,” as […]
Columnist · December 31, 2020
January, as Professor Know-It-All might have told us before he retired, is named after Janus, the Roman god of gates, doors, transitions and new beginnings. Representations of Janus show him […]
Columnist · December 31, 2020
I never played basketball as a youth, so it was quite a learning experience when my friend Joe Byrne invited me to be his assistant coach on the Saint Brendan […]
Columnist · December 31, 2020
As we begin another year, I thought we should take a break from our lessons on how to win more at the poker table. Instead, let us contemplate how much […]