By MARY FRANCIS DAVIDSON How is it that an 18th century Frenchman had a better grasp on politics and democracy in America then any pundant or wannabe politico or expert since then? Someone asked me...
The slogan used to be "To Live and Die in LA" but they should change it to "To Live and Die While Riding the Metro in L.A" because I fear that each ride I take on the train or the bus will be the...
Police presence and intervention is a deterrent to crime on the city's public transit system — something that is hard to even talk about in these days of stifling expectations of the politically...
By MARY FRANCES DAVIDSON Artist Mickalene Thomas begins her current exhibition at The Broad Museum in Los Angeles with a large banner stating, I Was Born To Do Great Things. Influences from art...
The stranger than strange saga of the famous, or infamous, diminutive Gypsy Rose Blanchard, victim of her mother's cruel deception and manipulation or just possibly a manipulator herself of her...