They once told a seven-year-old Mexican-American boy in Waco, Texas, that he was "mentally retarded" and would never learn very much. He grew up to become a critically acclaimed journalist,...
Joan Didion defined the California Dream not as a simple utopia, but as a complex, often dark paradox of rugged individualism, reinvention, and disillusionment. Welcome to the tragic end of Lucy's...
Remembrances of a Single Mom: Burger King, Chanel No. 5, and a Lady Who Lost Her Mind. By MARY FRANCES DAVIDSON Growing up with my mom was like growing up with a movie star! She was...
IT’S AMAZING WHAT can happen when you live right off the Sunset Strip. About 15 years ago on a warm balmy December night, I was in my living room of my apartment, watching a movie on my...