Peter Richardson

I heard Gray Brechin speak last night in Berkeley about California's Living New Deal Project . He's attempting no less than a comp...

I just read Jonathan Yardley's Washington Post review of Rick Wartzman's Obscene in the Extreme . To each his own, of course, but...

I tracked down one of my favorite articles on Los Angeles: "Deep Clean" by Edward Zuckerman. I'm not sure why this essay, whi...

I talked to Lowell Bergman about Ramparts this week. He told me some great stories about the magazine and its staff, but he also made some...

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...