Richard Powers' latest: fragile oceans, conflicting technology and lush writing. In the beginning.
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about climate anxiety, and about the feelings of helplessness that have been simmering in…
A new book on the battle for AI doesn't ask whether it's worth fighting for
Book Reviews Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the race that will change the world By Parmy OlsonSt. Martin's Press,” 336 pages,…
Fall 2024 Preview: Best Movies, TV Shows, Music, Books, and Arts
September 6, 2024 3 am Pacific Time Unlike our East Coast brethren, we Angelenos aren’t subject to the sudden arrival…
Uncle Donald Trump, the creator of traumas
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10 promising books to add to your reading list in September
Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles (both fiction and nonfiction) to consider for your September reading list. September’s novels…
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Adam Nimoy Talks About Addiction and His Famous Father, Leonard
Even after his pointy ears were removed, Leonard Nimoy had trouble expressing his emotions. Nimoy, a highly repressed, high-functioning alcoholic,…
A Compton native tells a new generation the story of his hometown
Albert M. Camarillo is an old-school Compton. His father emigrated from the Mexican state of Michoacán as a teenager in…