Jessica Chou
The story of Steven Universe: TV's smartest cartoon
An animated revolution — Rebecca Sugar’s vision of a half−magic, half−human boy has turned into a socially conscious phenomenon. As Cartoon Network’s first female showrunner, she’s created a daring series that has fun with big topics. Now the challenge is to keep on growing.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
The liberal redneck killing stereotypes with humour
Kings of comedy — From standup to satire, jokes can trigger change. To help resist – through the power of laughter – we’re celebrating radical voices that rise above the rest. In this instalment, Trae Crowder reveals why his outsider status – ‘white-trash’ meets well-educated – gives him license to pierce bubbles across the political spectrum.
Written by: Iris Mansour
For LA's rebel explorer, adventure is a mindset
Not your average tour guide — From old zoos to an abandoned Nazi compound, discovering hidden places is a way of life for Tom Carroll – a wanderer who sees opportunity everywhere, even in the backyard.
Written by: Josh Jones
The all-female bike crew reclaiming the streets of East LA
Breaking the cycle — Cycling collective Ovarian Psycos are on a mission to take back the city in the name of sisterhood.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
A personal interview with Jonathan Shaw: writer, tattooist, hellraiser & 'anti-hero of the new age'
A Curious Student of Life — Jonathan Shaw travelled the world and left a red-hot mark on the people and places he encountered, but the real adventure, he insists, is the one you start when you get back home.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Artist Geoff McFetridge talks about drawing inspiration from Saul Steinberg
Geoff on Saul — A conversation about two outsiders and the influences they let in.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Ashley Macomber makes art that is beautiful and disgusting at the same time
A world of extremes — “Route 9 may well have sparked my fascination with opposite ends of the spectrum.”
Written by: Caroline Ryder
Artist, comedian, actor, skater. Only Los Angeles could have spat out Kevin Christy
Hard Won Laughs — “I just ate hot shit. I bombed so hard. And then I kept bombing for three years.”
Written by: Rob Boffard
Ashley Macomber
Studio Sounds — Fine artist Ashley Macomber shares the music that reverberates around her LA studio.
Written by: HUCK HQ
PUSH x Element
The New Collection — LA graffiti writer and artist PUSH is keeping his pattern consistent and switching up the canvas with his new PUSH x Element collab.
Written by: Natalie Davies