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Highway Killers in the Land of Concrete
Growing up in northeast LA County, I knew one set of numbers were so incendiary they were…
The Brown Air Prequel for our Climate Change World
Why the Sky Disappeared, and Why L.A.'s Smog-Choked Atmosphere Can Be Our Lodestar Today.…
Chip’s Year in Writing & Creating
For me, creativity isn't just what I do. It's who I am, and my most reliable bulwark…
At Christmas, “It’s A Wonderful Life.” In 2022, hopefully it’ll be a series about a life as Impossible as it is Strange!
Mercury Media has optioned its inaugural title, the underdog story of a teenage daredevil…
My Fantastic Place – An Essay
Squeeze was the sound I’d been waiting for from the black hole left by John Lennon’s…
“The Accidental True Crime Writer” – my Los Angeles Review of Books essay
It wasn’t until one day in 1998, strolling along Hollywood Boulevard, that I got stopped…
Meet Chip Jacobs: Author, journalist, dog-enthusiast, spiritual optimist
The argument that erupted between us that evening felt like the climax of a John Hughes…
Trailer for my true-crime book: “The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles”
If you're a fan of Quentin Tarantino movies or Elmore Leonard books, you'll love this…
This isn't he America I believe in https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/politics/trump-putin-concessions-ukraine-analysis
Trump suggests he’s above the law with ominous Napoleon quote https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-napoleon-quote-rod-steiger-b2699314.html
"In November, a jury convicted him of conspiring to murder the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents who investigated his Jan. 6 participation, with evidence showing he had a “kill list” of targets."
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/jan-6-released-aftermath-7e8a57a4?st=MVVM5L via @WSJ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/us/politics/trump-retribution-list.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare via @NYTimes