Melanie Winter fought for the Los Angeles River with urgency
November 1, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Those of us who work along the Los Angeles River…
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Newsom and Pritzker's challenge inspires hope in stressful times
October 10, 2025 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Not enough has been said about the countless unpopular and…
Review of 'The Cortège': the most exciting immersive program of the is a funeral
Tell someone about “The Cortège”, and can inspire so much apprehension as curiosity. A theatrical procession that extends this month…
The United States cannot solve the climatic crisis alone, but we should do something
August 17, 2025 7 am pt To the editor: Writing something does not do so (“A climate report without denial…
Vice President JD Vance Rips Newsom, Bass and Mocks Padilla during Los Angeles visit
Vice President JD Vance punished Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday and the mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, arguing that…
Collaborator: The Middle East has changed since Trump's first mandate. How will it remode it?
As President Trump parades through the Middle East this week, he will encounter a very different region than the one…
How Lauren Bello created the board game 'The Morrison Game Factory'
I knew The Morrison Game Factory had me hooked when I started responding. There I was, home alone, chatting with…
Lock him up? Trump's crimes are a challenge for Kamala Harris
When Hillary Clinton addressed Donald Trump’s 34 criminal convictions during last week’s Democratic National Convention, a loud chant of “Lock…
Paul W. Downs: Writing? Acting? Directing? Absolutely!
While conceiving what would become Max's exquisite comedy, “Hacks,” alongside his wife Lucia Aniello and longtime collaborator Jen Statsky, Paul…
Judges set example for other courts by preventing domestic abusers from owning firearms
The Supreme Court's ruling on Friday finally brought common sense to the analysis of gun rights under the Second Amendment.…