D. J. Waldie

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‘Holy Land’

Sep 30, 2023 | tinyurl.com | D. J. Waldie

In spare, plainspoken prose, Waldie remembers the suburb in which he grew up: the Greater Los Angeles bedroom community of Lakewood.
Join Us September 7 at Chevalier’s Books in Los Angeles to Toast Alta’s Issue 24

Aug 8, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Désirée Zamorano |D. J. Waldie |Santi Elijah Holley |Mike Sonksen

Chevalier’s Books and Alta Journal are joining forces on September 7 at 6 p.m. Pacific time to celebrate Alta’s Issue 24. This jam-packed summer issue features Gimme Shelter, our roundup of stories about housing in California; a thought-provoking cover story about the legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the risks and promise of AI; plus poetry, fiction, and so much more. The evening will include readings by local Alta contributors Désirée Zamorano, D. J. Waldie, Santi Elijah Holley, and Mike Sonksen.
Join Us September 7 at Chevalier’s Books in Los Angeles to Toast Alta’s Issue 24

Aug 8, 2023 | altaonline.com | Désirée Zamorano |D. J. Waldie |Santi Elijah Holley |Mike Sonksen

Chevalier’s Books and Alta Journal are joining forces on September 7 at 6 p.m. Pacific time to celebrate Alta’s Issue 24. This jam-packed summer issue features Gimme Shelter, our roundup of stories about housing in California; a thought-provoking cover story about the legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the risks and promise of AI; plus poetry, fiction, and so much more. The evening will include readings by local Alta contributors Désirée Zamorano, D. J. Waldie, Santi Elijah Holley, and Mike Sonksen.
After the Lawn: Part I

Apr 24, 2023 | kcet.org | Emily Green |Sandi Hemmerlein |D. J. Waldie

Residential lawn is going the way of the gas-guzzler across southern California. In a horticultural version of the cash-for-clunkers program, the bounty on grass offered by water agencies has gone as high as $4 per square foot. But, as the turf goes out, what's coming in? Poppy-studded cottage gardens? Disturbing tangles of weed cloth, cactus and gravel? What about retrofitting for stormwater capture? What are the ramifications in terms of heat, dust and glare?
Behold the Bunnies and Bonnets of L.A.'s Past Easter Celebrations

Apr 4, 2023 | pbssocal.org | Sandi Hemmerlein |D. J. Waldie |Victoria Bernal

It may have been a long time since you've seen someone wearing an Easter bonnet — with all the frills upon it — but once upon a time in Los Angeles, Easter was an occasion to celebrate all things spring. And, at least in the 1940s through '60s, that meant crazy hats, furry costumes, and bunny-delivered baskets o'plenty.
Behold the Bunnies and Bonnets of L.A.'s Past Easter Celebrations

Apr 3, 2023 | kcet.org | Sandi Hemmerlein |D. J. Waldie

It may have been a long time since you've seen someone wearing an Easter bonnet — with all the frills upon it — but once upon a time in Los Angeles, Easter was an occasion to celebrate all things spring. And, at least in the 1940s through '60s, that meant crazy hats, furry costumes, and bunny-delivered baskets o'plenty.
Lions and Tigers and Cameras! How the Movies Gave Los Angeles a Zoo

Mar 16, 2023 | pbssocal.org | D. J. Waldie |Sandi Hemmerlein

The shadows caught inside "Colonel" William Selig's Polyscope camera flickered across 2,000 feet of silent film in 1913 to tell the story of "Wamba, a Child of the Jungle," a 25-minute melodrama of "darkest Africa" shot around the Silver Lake Reservoir.
Irish for a Day: L.A.'s History of 'Going Green' on St. Patrick's Day

Mar 14, 2023 | pbssocal.org | Sandi Hemmerlein |D. J. Waldie

Faith and begorrah! Los Angeles may be more than 5,000 miles west of Dublin, Ireland, but that hasn't kept Angelenos from tipping their green top hats to the old sod — or adopting an honorary Irish heritage — at least for a day. And that day, of course, is St. Patrick's Day.
Irish For a Day: L.A.'s History of 'Going Green' for St. Patrick's Day

Mar 14, 2023 | kcet.org | Sandi Hemmerlein |D. J. Waldie |Victoria Bernal

Faith and begorrah! Los Angeles may be more than 5,000 miles west of Dublin, Ireland, but that hasn't kept Angelenos from tipping their green top hats to the old sod — or adopting an honorary Irish heritage — at least for a day. And that day, of course, is St. Patrick's Day.
Snow Way! A Look Back at Vintage Los Angeles Blanketed in White in the 20th Century

Feb 24, 2023 | pbssocal.org | Sandi Hemmerlein |D. J. Waldie

You know that old song that goes, "It never rains in Southern California"? Well, wet winters like the one we're having right now show that's not exactly true. Not only does it rain — at least sometimes, when we're lucky — but it also hails and snows. Yes, even in Los Angeles!Although Angelenos are never that far from a snowy mountainscape in the winter, they haven't always had to travel to Mount Wilson, Big Bear or Lake Arrowhead to experience some of the white stuff and get a little snow play in.