L.A. THEN AND NOW:
columns by Anthony Mostrom
The rise and bizarre fall of a musical prodigy
Unsuspecting extras go down in film history
Hollywood noir wasn’t always on film
Popeye almost didn’t get off the drawing board
Dead certain about his date with the hangman
The lore of Southern California permeated Frank Zappa’s music and self-image
Super criminals blew their way into history
L.A. cartoonist was obscure and misunderstood — the epitome of avant-garde