The Brown Air Prequel for our Climate Change World

Why the Sky Disappeared, and Why L.A.'s Smog-Choked…


Chip’s Year in Writing & Creating

For me, creativity isn't just what I do. It's who I am, and…


“The Accidental True Crime Writer” – my Los Angeles Review of Books essay

It wasn’t until one day in 1998, strolling along Hollywood…


Meet Chip Jacobs: Author, journalist, dog-enthusiast, spiritual optimist

The argument that erupted between us that evening felt like…


The Man Behind the Gun

Not all monsters are born that way. Sometimes, a freak…


Yeah, I’ve seen the bridge — the Colorado Street Bridge and a jam session that changed me

How an obscure song from the Hammer-of-the-Gods band grew…


The Fire That Crackled Inside of Me

Up in the foothills was a wasteland of smoke. You could…


The Man In The Light

Medium The baseball cracked off the bat, vanishing into the…


Incredible home movie by the grandfather of Thaddeus Lowe

Lowe conducted military reconnaissance from a balloon for…