Heavy clouds...no rain
You know the way the day feels on the brink of a storm, some kind of current in the air? That's how it was here in Malibu this morning. Thick grey light, a jagged little breeze, the salty smell of sea and kelp. No surf, no waves, just the ceaseless motion of the water's edge, amoeba-like, lapping and grabbing and smoothing the sand.
© 2003-2008 • About LA
Observed • Contact the editor
| Ford CEO Alan Mulally says that he has become more concerned about the viability of GM and Chrysler.
| Louisiana's experience with movie and TV production shows why runaway production worries are a little overdone.
| Hennessey + Ingalls Art and Architecture bookstore opens a branch in Hollywood this week.
| Bush sought to "make the pie higher," but President-elect Barack Obama says it's time "to make sure we're growing the pie …"
| Legendary 19th-century photographer Carleton Watkins, who is the subject of an exhibition at the Getty, traveled hard miles around California with a simple motto: stand "where the view looks best."
| For every dollar I put into my first car, I got back a lifelong education in auto repair, and this disease.
| Erin Kaplan responds
Here’s a way city hall can strong arm the Dodgers into paying at least part of the cost of providing public transportation to the stadium during baseball season.
Sponsors
Premium Blogads
Books, Blogs & Events