A defining look at Southern California
McCulloh and I worked on books and essays about Southern California, and the joy was in long days spent driving countless ...
As Trump attacks DEI, UC bans ‘diversity statements’ in faculty hiring
The decision ends a UC practice requiring job applicants to submit written testimonials about how they have worked to enhance ...
Joan Didion was famously reserved. But she openly adored John Wayne and Old Hollywood
Joan Didion fell in love with movies as a girl but would sour on Hollywood after working there, Alissa Wilkinson writes in ...
Joan Didion made her mark on L.A. Here are 10 places she knew and loved
Experience Joan Didion’s Los Angeles — her iconic homes, along with the hotels and restaurants she frequented, as two new ...
EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said his actions will eliminate trillions of dollars in regulatory costs and “hidden taxes." ...
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L.A. Affairs: After my husband died, I found love again. This time with a woman
I was widowed at 76, but I’m truly at my best when I’m coupled. I was at an art show at UCLA when I met the woman who became ...
Have we forgotten how to say thank you?
I wanted my class to submit a written gesture of gratitude to some instructors. Then I encountered a surprising hurdle.
‘Long Bright River’ allowed Amanda Seyfried to go inside a cop’s mind with its creator
For Amanda Seyfried, the Peacock limited series offered a rare opportunity to play a character adapted from a book while ...
‘Utterly Botched’: Glitchy rollout of new California bar exam prompts lawsuit and legislative review
Some students also filed a complaint Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing Meazure Learning, the company that administered the exam, of “failing ...
What the great Texas bighorn sheep experiment tells us about rewilding the West
But on a warm afternoon in December, 77 of these animals were captured near the town of Alpine and hauled back home to build ...
NPR faces a real threat in defunding fight that’s coming
Over its 55-year history, defunding scares have come like clockwork at National Public Radio, timed to GOP power. Will 2025 ...
The week’s bestselling books, March 16
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, March 16, 2025, including hardcover and paperback ...