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He laughed. He cried. A critic finds 13 reasons to love the past decade

There was something rational about the 20th century, even at its most diabolical, maybe because so much of its madness was about ideology, which pretends to a kind of rationality. But the madness of the 21st century promises to be about theology, which finds righteousness in the irrational because that’s the test of devotion... Continue
By Steve Erickson
Illustration by Thomas Fuchs

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All News, All the Time

Notice how much airtime local news is getting these days? It’s all part of a strategy called survival

Nancy Bauer Gonzales is news director of two CBS-owned L.A. television stations—KCBS (Channel 2) and KCAL (Channel 9)—and her mandate is to air as much local news as possible, as often as possible. That means a combined 11 hours each weekday... Continue
By Mark Lacter
Photograph by David Maung

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San Ignacio

The food is great. The scenery? Breathtaking. But it’s those cute baby whales that you’ll never forget 

A thousand miles long, Baja’s Highway 1 snakes from the U.S.-Mexico border to the touristed beaches of Cabo San Lucas. Along the way the two-lane carretera slices a path between the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez... Continue
By Ashley Alvarado
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Thank God Bouchon finally opened. The anticipation was becoming too much to bear...
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Eudaimonia is a classical Greek word commonly translated as "happiness." But more than joy or pleasure, the term actually refers to human flourishing...
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Never, it seems, has someone so exalted, so celebrated, and so talented fallen so far. What’s happened to Tiger Woods...
By Anne Taylor Fleming
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The Last Ride of Jesse James Hollywood
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Jesse James Hollywood was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for kidnapping and murder. Read Jesse Katz’s tragic—and mystifying—story of crime, drugs, and one of America’s most wanted
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In a thunderstorm quaint Ojai radiates even more warmth than when the sun is shining. The actor Bill Paxton lives in the foothills that ring this valley community about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles...
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The Reading List: L.A. Authors. L.A. Topics. February 10 Books.
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At this cheery Joan’s on Third-style café, tubs of beef bourguignonne are available for takeout...
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Visit the upstate New York studio of artist Ross MacDonald as he creates our "Desert" headline from antique wood and metal block letters
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One Fourth of July nearly half a lifetime ago, my friend Linda and I decided it might be a good idea to drive to Death Valley in a red pickup with no air-conditioning and then pitch a tent... Continue
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The MPAA used to be in a building on Ventura Boulevard in Encino with really cool murals in front, but they're gone now.  Where did the mosaics go?

Like the Ark of the Covenant and the Tail 'o the Pup, those murals are being held at an undisclosed location, possibly to return in the future...
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    Paul and Deborah Haggis opened their Santa Monica home to A-listers like Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Robert De Niro, and Charlize Theron for an Artists for Peace and Justice Brunch to aid Haiti Relief...

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