Peter Richardson

I've been poring over issues of Ramparts at my leisure this week, courtesy of former managing editor Bo Burlingham . When I interviewe...

I had a long and illuminating conversation with David Weir today. His name has come up several times during my Ramparts research, but I di...

Earlier this summer, I hung out a bit with Robert Scheer and his wife, Narda Zacchino. We talked about Ramparts , mostly, and had a few din...

Just arrived in Los Angeles? Check out The Fake Angeleno . (I've also added the link to your starboard.) TFA is documenting the situa...

Turns out Gonzo was playing in San Rafael, so my daughters and I watched it last night. It's the best film I've seen, feature or d...

I just finished reading Obscene in the Extreme by Rick Wartzman. It's about the furor that followed the publication of John Steinbeck...

I just learned about the death of Jules Tygiel, the San Francisco State historian. I interviewed Jules about Carey McWilliams, whose work...

I haven't seen Gonzo , the Hunter Thompson doc from Alex Gibney, but here's A.O. Scott's review in the International Herald Tri...

Got another book review assignment from the Los Angeles Times , this one for Democracy's Prisoner: Eugene V. Debs, The Great War, and th...

This blog is devoted to California culture, but aside from a few references to farm labor, I've pretty much ignored agri-culture. Mostl...