Back/Story
Promised Land
Century-old Llano del Rio—one man’s great hope for a Southern California Socialist utopia
Give It to Galindo
A Latino LAPD detective works under the radar to clear a black ex-cop in mid-’50s L.A.
Left in the Past
Roy M. Brewer explores Ronald Reagan’s far-from-conservative early days—hear the former president in archival tapes
Element of Surprise
One gutsy, Vietnam-era air raid might not have been common knowledge, but it sure set the stage for military special ops
Pretty Tough
Originally victims and femme fatales, the women of today’s mystery fiction are now as damaged and complex as their male counterparts.
Sunset on Sunset
A street of dreams, a time of day, a state of mind...and an LA exclusive graphic tale.
Editor’s Note
Los Angeles and its underbelly—no one captures it with the magic of mystery-fiction writers, and we've nabbed a slew of them.
Backstory Out of Iran
WikiLeaks’ reveals don’t come close to telling the whole tale of L.A. dentist Dr. Hossein Vahedi’s great escape from his homeland.
Back/Story What Lies Beneath
The harrowing true-life account of a CIA deep-sea search for Soviet nuclear warheads off the U.S. coast—and the role L.A. played
From Mojave to the Moon
With a moon touchdown in their sites, scientists and engineers gathered in California’s Mojave Desert to plan, design and eventually fly a futuristic contraption called the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle.
Where There’s Smoke...
Santa Monica's Tinder Box tobacco shop goes back a long way. But to diehard smokers, it's just as fresh and welcoming as the day they walked in. Who cares if the world is changing around it?
The Beatles & Elvis Harmonic Convergence
A firsthand account of how the Beatles first met Elvis in Bel Air in 1965. A good time was had by all—but who was more in awe of the other?
The Road to Area 51
Although the government still refuses to acknowledge the famous military institution 100 miles outside of Las Vegas, five former military men are finally able to share their tall but true tales.
What Plane?
During the Cold War, the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's Skunk Works division built top secret spy planes like OXCART in the heart of Burbank, California.
Doubt Changes Everything
Playwright John Patrick Shanley explores how inspiration can be found in uncertainty and serve to effect positive social change.
My Favorite Martian
TV producer Garry Marshall explains the overnight success of Mork & Mindy, and the story of how he discovered Robin Williams.
