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This post is the third in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Ho
For many families in Los Angeles, taking a socially-distanced stroll around the neighborhood has been a major activity over the past few months, a type of recreation that feels essential for our mental and physical health.
Lexis-Olivier Ray is a multimedia journalist, filmmaker, zine maker, and artist currently based in Los Angeles. In the past year, he has created content for KCET, L.A. Taco, Road Trippers, Leafly, Atlas Obscura, and Hyper Allergic.
On August 3, 1920, P. D. James was born. James was an English writer of crime novels, whose series of novels about London police detective Adam Dalgleish spanned nearly fifty years.
From the time we first learn to read, we are steered towards “the classics.” FromThe Velveteen Rabbit to War and Peace, these novels are touted as enlightening, world expanding, and, sometimes, enjoyable reads. But what, exactly, is a “classic” novel?
¿Qué estás leyendo este verano? ¿Estás leyendo individualmente o en familia? Este blog está dedicado a los padres, quienes con el ejemplo enseñan. Así como aprendí yo del ejemplo que me dieron mis padres.
On August 3, 1926, Tony Bennett was born. Bennett began his musical career 70 years ago as a pop star, later becoming one of the finest singers of standards from the Great American Songbook.
It is a good thing that the lives of children’s authors are not always reflected in the books they wrote. Some of the most enduring and well-loved of these books were written by people whose lives were not sugar and spice.
This post is the second in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like H