I tell all of our writers that what we want to do in the pages of the magazine is, once a quarter, host one of the most lively, interesting, fun, and provocative …
Boom Editor Jon Christensen is moderating a series of discussions on water issues at the Museum of Natural History in Los Angeles this summer. Just Add Water: The Discussions, presented in conjunction …
On KCRW’s Press Play with Madeleine Brand (segment starts at 41:30), Boom Editor Jon Christensen argues that despite popular perception, Los Angeles is now becoming a model for urban sustainability. Echoing arguments made in …
Last weekend, All Things Considered interviewed Boom editor Jon Christensen about the history of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Boom’s Fall issue looks at the Aqueduct at 100, exploring how the project transformed the American …
With his first issue about to publish, we checked in with new Boom editor Jon Christensen about his plans for the journal. Before coming to Boom, Jon—an adjunct assistant professor in the …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 VETERAN JOURNALIST AND HISTORIAN JON CHRISTENSEN TAKES EDITORIAL HELM, REBOOTS BOOM: A JOURNAL OF CALIFORNIA WITH LIVELY FALL ISSUE BOOM’S INFORMAL MISSION OF HOSTING ONE OF …
Is Elon Musk’s Hyperloop like a 21st century version of the transcontinental railroad? Jon Christensen, the Editor of Boom: A Journal of California, draws some interesting parallels between the two in the …