by C. Adán Cabrera The Madonnas of Echo Park: A Novel (Free Press, 2010) by Brando Skyhorse Brando Skyhorse’s debut novel is his attempt to capture the unique culture, history, and changing face of one of Los Angeles’s most storied (and oldest) neighborhoods, Echo Park. Site of the Battle of Chavez Ravine and home to… [Continue Reading]

by Daniel Cubias I once hurt someone’s feelings, and not via my usual method of making an ill-timed, biting joke. No, I disappointed my friend because I said that eradicating racism is impossible. She is a hippie type who inexplicably thinks that someday humanity will get its act together and take a break from the… [Continue Reading]

by Brian Cockman At some point in our lives, unfortunately, we’ve probably all experienced heartbreak and the emotions that go along with picking up the pieces of a failed relationship. A broken heart isn’t relegated to just couples either. It runs the gamut between parent and child, best friends or anyone who chooses to love… [Continue Reading]

by Eric Jude Cortes Did you see summer’s latest great action movie? It had violence, explosions, sex, and an attractive woman! You can’t ask for anything more in a summer movie. But you may have ignored this movie because you were too busy writing angry blogs about it, or dismissing it as being culturally insensitive.… [Continue Reading]