Surveying literature, art & culture from an altitude of 5,000 feet while traveling at 53 miles per hour

Main Menu

Charles Bukowski: Laureate of Lowlife L.A.

By Nicholas Laskin

August 15, 2014

Remembering the Dirty Old Man and his relationship to Los Angeles.

How Madonna's Sex Transformed the Coffee Table Book

By Genna Rivieccio

August 15, 2014

The singer’s 1992 photo-book took the genre from nature documentary to pop controversy.

Featured

Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.