Nicolas Winding Refn talks about his L.A. classic ‘Drive’
Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn is willfully and delightfully unpredictable: part showman, part provocateur. His movies are moody…
Tinder turns L.A. dating experiment into global in-person event boom
Tinder is expanding its in-person singles events to new markets across the U.S. and Europe following a successful…
‘Where Mermaids Will Sport.’ A Bay Area city celebrates its 100-year-old pool
Six young women — hair fashionably bobbed, shins covered by knee-high socks — posed in dark, modest swimming…
We shouldn’t sacrifice valuable parking spots to accommodate cyclists
To the editor: If you want to get a law changed or a project funded by the government,…
Is Universal Studios Hollywood welcoming to disabled guests? Here’s my experience
My parents’ visits from Oklahoma to Southern California to see my children, their only grandchildren, have gotten harder.…
Sony, Alamo Drafthouse reportedly in talks to take over Cinerama Dome
The ongoing saga of the Cinerama Dome, among the most iconic movie theaters in Los Angeles, took another…
Facing a ‘climate apocalypse,’ Californians are meh on plan to phase out gas cars
In September 2020, California was burning. Deadly wildfires scorched a record-breaking swath of the state. Californians suffered from…
L.A. Indie Book Crawl guide: Dates, stores and prizes
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text”> Los Angeles bookworms, clear your weekend plans: L.A.’s inaugurial Indie Book Crawl is kicking off this weekend.…
El Niño is back: What ‘very strong’ pattern looks like for California
It’s been a little over a month since El Niño arrived, and California may be in for a…
the most rewarding coffee-drinking adventure of my life
On the second morning during a trip to Melbourne, Australia, last year, I walked six minutes from the…
Don’t let summer pass by without trying one of these amazing hot dogs
There’s just something very American about hot dogs. Is there another dish that consumers routinely devour despite scientific…
Jennifer Finch, bassist for influential L.A. rock band L7, dead at 59
Jennifer Finch, bassist for the influential Los Angeles rock band L7, has died. She was 59. Finch died…