Andrew SzantonLarissa FastHorse: Lakota PlaywrightLARISSA FAStHORSE, the Lakota (“Sioux”) playwright, was raised largely in the town of Winner, South Dakota. Her father was a full-blood…Jun 171Jun 171
Andrew SzantonJerry West: A Perfectionist in an Imperfect WorldJust a few days after the passing of Bill Walton, another NBA icon is gone, and I feel sad. This is my profile of the great JERRY WEST.Jun 131Jun 131
Andrew SzantonNikole Hannah-Jones and the 1619 ProjectNIKOLE HANNAH-JONES, the journalist and African-American activist, has raised essential questions about the United States, what our nation…Jun 10Jun 10
Andrew SzantonBill Walton Reaches the MountaintopWhen BILL WALTON graduated from UCLA, he was drafted by the Portland Trailblazers of the NBA. On the surface, the Blazers were a good fit…May 281May 281
Andrew SzantonBill Walton, the Shy WarriorThe basketball star Bill Walton has died of cancer. He was an icon of my childhood, I didn’t know he was ill, and I feel a loss. Here is…May 281May 281
Andrew SzantonDavid Crosby: A Musician Energized By ConflictDAVID CROSBY, the musician, was born in Los Angeles in 1941, the son of a respected cinematographer, Floyd Crosby. David was charismatic…May 15May 15
Andrew SzantonDorothy Chandler, a Maker of Modern Los AngelesDOROTHY BUFFUM CHANDLER, born in 1901, was a prime shaping force of modern Los Angeles. She married Norman Chandler, publisher of the Los…May 11May 11
Andrew SzantonTheodore Roosevelt and an Abduction in TangierJON PERDICARIS was at ease in his enormous villa outside Tangier, Morocco, on the evening of May 18, 1904. He and his wife Ellen, an…May 21May 21
Andrew SzantonMarie, Who Told a Story of Rape the Cops Didn’t Want to HearMARIE was an 18-year-old in Lynnwood, Washington with a so-so relationship with her foster mother, Peggy. Marie had a rough start in life…Apr 25Apr 25
Andrew SzantonTwo Guys Named Cliff and CalThe recently concluded NCAA basketball tournament got me thinking about the months in my life around the 1986 tournament, and I wrote this…Apr 16Apr 16