Orange County Register | November 8, 2019
"Edward Hoffman’s archive of handcrafted rings and necklaces poured across the gray, multi-use table. Passersby picked through his pile of gleaming treasure, chiefly bejeweled silver, before any sort of uniform arrangement could be achieved.
But it wasn’t just the box of copper band rings neatly stippled, fashioned to ease arthritic pains, that qualified his spot in the art collective — it was his family’s eviction to the ghetto, the body-aching work in labor camps and the miles run in a death march almost 80 years prior..." Read full story
Orange County Register | August 22, 2018
“We want to totally eliminate Roundup and all of the other toxic pesticides and herbicides that are being applied here,” said Rubin, who practices part-time as a certified health and wellness coach. “We need to stop this. Now.”
To do this, they recruited organic landscape advisor Kim Konte, founder of Non Toxic Neighborhoods. As part of the original Non Toxic Neighborhoods team — Non Toxic Irvine — Konte was a major player in successfully banning the Monsanto weed killer and other glyphosate-based products in Irvine, with a unanimous city council vote in 2016. Read full story
GOOD Magazine | June 6, 2017
An introspective piece. “Straight edge” for me is about being fully conscious and aware in an existential sense. It’s become the core to my identity and a crux to why I act the way I act and why I believe in what I believe. It’s embedded in me in a way that there’s really no temptation, because then nothing would make sense. Read full story
An introspective piece. “Straight edge” for me is about being fully conscious and aware in an existential sense. It’s become the core to my identity and a crux to why I act the way I act and why I believe in what I believe. It’s embedded in me in a way that there’s really no temptation, because then nothing would make sense. Read full story
The Edge | September 28, 2016
Per residents’ request, the evacuation of the San Gabriel River encampment marks the latest account of the City’s effort to relocate homeless – shuffling them to the other bank, across city lines. Read full story
Per residents’ request, the evacuation of the San Gabriel River encampment marks the latest account of the City’s effort to relocate homeless – shuffling them to the other bank, across city lines. Read full story
The Edge | October 15, 2016
Crimewave 5150’s punk-infused gangster rap wreaks havoc at latest Grown Ass Pizza Party, announcing new album next month. Read full story
LA Weekly | February 14, 2018
This was not WRDSMTH’s first cameo in a relationship, nor will it be his last, says Brody, the man “old enough to buy spray paint and young enough to know what to do with it” behind the respirator mask.
Created with a bucket of Earl’s Lube, a precut stencil and Montana Gold cans, his love letters have become a part of the city’s commentary –– note his eight-piece permanent installation downtown at the Bloc –– and an aphrodisiac to Angelenos, so much so that they’re sharing their stories with him and proposing marriage in front of his WRDs. Read full story
The Edge | October 19, 2016
Sket One’s playful vinyl commentary is designed to awaken the consumer’s subconscious while his saturated murals numb minds with color. Read full story