Even with the clearest of minds, personal and historical memory ebb and flow. Recollections of our own past […]
Category Archive: 1950s
In May 2000, the New York Times reported the upcoming demolition of the Crenshaw District’s Holiday Bowl. Built […]
In a critical scene from the 1997 neo-noir “L.A. Confidential,” the ambitious and overzealous Detective Ed Exley (Guy […]
[Let Summer begin! This week we focus on the role of pools and beaches in American, specifically, SoCal […]
1994—it wasn’t that long ago. Or was it? It was a time before iPhones, YouTube, Monica Lewinsky, WMDs, […]
“Crimson Kimono is really just a reversal of the old GI concept: ‘Let’s change our luck,’” Director Sam […]
We here at ToM hope that your Memorial Day weekend has gone swimmingly. Over the years, our writers […]
Democracy is a funny word. In the strictest sense, it means “government by the people,” with decisions made […]