The story of LA as a major world city really starts in ernest with the arrival of the aqueduct. How the city acquired the water and what happened afterward is the stuff of legend. The story has been dramatized and mythologized through the years. A lot of information has been mixed up or made up. […]
Sometimes, when I feel the cold, stark truth of reality and sadness breathing down my neck like a long-drowned lover, I draw a cartoon I call Big Boom Balloon. I also did a couple videos based on the characters. Watch my first one here, It’s called Half Baby Jesus. It’s about a boy and his new found friend, […]
Los Angeles and public transit have always had a very rocky relationship. I think about it every time I’m in a city where the transit system actually works well. Early one morning, I found myself in a car with a friend of mine as we whizzed all around Friday morning traffic. Tunes pumping out of the stereo, heads […]
Terrifying World 