Torched Talks with sports politics scholar Jules Boykoff

It's an emergency Torched Talks! Join us Monday, June 23 at noon on Zoom

Alissa Walker Jun 17, 2025

Tactical alert

"We are one year away from the World Cup, how could this be happening?"

Alissa Walker Jun 10, 2025

The state of play

Last year, I wrote about how LA's ParkScore had dropped from 80th to 88th out of 100 U.S. cities. This year, I'm sorry to say that we sank even lower — LA is now 90th out of 100.

Alissa Walker May 28, 2025

Supergraphics

3 articles

Colorful posters by Corita featuring whimsical type are mounted on a brick wall over flat files

Doing and making are acts of hope

When you can't find the words

When the news renders you speechless, you can always find a response that Corita already ripped from the headlines

Alissa Walker Mar 14, 2025

Bold black and red graphics making stripes and shapes in the SFMOMA lobby, with museum signage beyond

RIP BSS

A supergraphics superhero

"I liked working big and moving around. It was absolutely fearless work"

Alissa Walker May 15, 2024

A bright orange scaffolding with the Olympic rings at the center covered in bright fabric panels and glittery sequins.

1984

An invasion of butterflies

"Somehow I saw in my head the sky and the ground sprinkled like confetti — sprinkled with all magical stuff that shimmered and that expressed joy"

Alissa Walker Apr 15, 2024