Boom: A Journal of California

Spring 2013

Krumpin' in North Hollywood
Art from Flotsam
Witness to a Hanging...and more!

Frontier Diaries
Live on the Sunset Strip
An homage to Raymond Chandler...and more!

Mirage in the Making
Pepper Spray and Politics
Razabilly Boogie...and more!

The Many Worlds of Comic-Con
California Futures
Deconstructing Mare Island ... and more!

A Culture of Connection
Disney's Design
Water into Wine ... and more!

Rubén Martínez on the politics of hope in Los Angeles and Mexico City.

The Santa Monica Mountains are one mass of rock, thrust up and eroded above ground, deeply rooted, impervious below.

Raymond Chandler's brand of California noir is so down and so dark that it's positively inspiring and elevating.

An intriguing new exhibit at the Autry National Center features an interactive element that promises to continue to surprise.

April 7, 2013 – August 25, 2013
ongoing
Curating the Bay: Crowdsourcing a New Environmental History
2013 is the Year of the Bay in San Francisco in celebration of the America's Cup yacht race and the opening of a new Bay Bridge span. This exhibition is curated by Boom editor Jon Christensen and features more than 150 objects from the California Historical Society's collections as well as the interactive website yearofthebay.org. For more information, visit californiahistoricalsociety.org.

July 12, 2013-September 15, 2013
ongoing
Never Built: Los Angeles
This exhibition explores past and future visions of what Los Angeles could and should be. From buildings, parks, and transportation to full-scale plans, multiple designers and architects take a look at the city's potential to re-shape and renovate itself.