'Playworld' by Adam Ross transports us to the seemingly innocent 80s
Book review game world By Adam RossKnopf: 528 pages, $29If you buy books linked to on our site, The Times…
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Zakir Hussain, Indian tabla player and composer, dies at 73
Zakir Hussain, an internationally renowned tabla player and composer who helped integrate the Indian classical sound into Western music, has…
Trump promised to end birthright citizenship. It hasn't worked in the past
WASHINGTON- President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the citizenship rights of babies born in the United States to undocumented…
The search for Hannah Kobayashi finally ends after a month of tragedy and uncertainty
The month-long search for Hannah Kobayashi ended this week after her family said she was found safe. The announcement comes…
2 students stabbed at Southern California high school; One attacker was 14 years old, source says.
Two students were stabbed Monday on the Verdugo Hills High School campus in Tujunga. Both students were hospitalized with injuries…
Opinion: Why we are so obsessed with cleaning our things
When I asked my mother what she would like for her birthday this year, she quickly responded: Nothing. We are…
Jaleel White remembers his Urkel days in new memoir
on the shelf 'Growing Urkel' By Jaleel White Simon & Schuster, 336 pages, $29 If you buy books linked to…
A look inside Los Angeles ceramist Linda Hsiao's Altadena studio
Linda Hsiao stood in front of a worn work table inside her ceramics studio in Altadena. It was the day…
Trump picks pro-wrestling mogul Linda McMahon for Secretary of Education
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate Linda McMahon, a billionaire professional wrestling mogul and small business champion…
Why grade inflation is spreading from high school to college
This may seem incredibly old-fashioned, but I still like the idea that education is about learning: facts, skills, concepts, research,…