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Circus Tents, Earthquakes, and the Funniest Antitrust War Yet: Sarah Bernhardt in Los Angeles, 1906. Part II
We left Sarah Bernhardt accepting a very lucrative offer to perform in Southern California, and despite reports to the contrary, it was not the only prospect—but it was the only realistic prospect.
Are You a Master of Words? Enter to Win!
Attention all independent authors in California! Are you looking to get discovered and gain more readers? A wonderful way to do this is to enter the 2025 Indie Author Project Annual Contest through us.
Donald Shoup and the Promise of Parking
Picture this: A Friday night in L.A. You got last-minute tickets to see a game at the Staples Center (oops), I mean Crypto.com Arena. The tickets are free...but you need to get there by 5:30 p.m. Should you:
A: Uber or Lyft (stuck on the way back mired in surge pricing)?
Circus Tents, Earthquakes, and the Funniest Antitrust War Yet: Sarah Bernhardt in Los Angeles, 1906. Part I
Just before 6 p.m. on the afternoon of May 18, 1906, twenty-year-old Highland Park resident Elizabeth Beatty stepped onto the boardwalk of the newest amusement pier in Los Angeles County.
Interview With an Author: Margarita Montimore
Margarita Montimore is the author of Acts of Violet,
Interview With an Author: Kemper Donovan
Kemper Donovan is the host of the All About Agatha podcast.
On Cryptocurrency: Library Resources to Keep You in the Know
2025 has seen an immense surge of interest in digital currency, specifically cryptocurrency. We are still far away from the widespread adoption of this new type of money.
Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.
Interview With an Author: Chris Nichols
Chris Nichols is a longtime preservationist and senior editor at Los Angeles mag