The legacy of South Bay poet and bookseller JB Kennedy
To Poet JB Kennedy, a Homage (James Bullard Kennedy passed away on July 13, 2020) by Bill Yankes When the call comes in the dead of night, the doctor leaps to his feet to rush to attend a person in crisis; so does the fireman, and the war correspondent… the warrior poet cannot bear the […]
Helmut Newton, as his models knew him
“Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful” Once fashionable fashion photographer on film “As a woman, I find your photos very misogynous,” says Susan Sontag to Helmut Newton. The photographer replies that he loves women. Sontag doesn’t buy it. “A lot of misogynous men say they love women, but show them in a humiliating way.” […]
Will Leo’s murals drown out Wyland Whale on AES power plant in Redondo Beach
Leo Pustilnikov vowed to paint over the 586-foot long Wyland Whale mural on the AES power. Instead, he unveiled 10 new murals at the power plant this week, with the promise of 30, and maybe 300 more to come. The murals’ brash, urban style suggests a menacing challenge to Wyland’s playful whale.