She was my first true love. Would the magic we had last forever?
“Wait, you went out with her? She’s basically royalty,” said an old schoolmate of my first love when we realized…
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Review of 'Palomas Negras': a thriller of the heart set at Christmas
Here comes “Black Doves,” premiering Thursday on Netflix. How is this thriller different from other thrillers? It does what most…
Echo Park's Gender Neutral Store Finds Afterlife
On Saturday, Image co-hosted a memorial party for Gender Neutral, the beloved retail store in Echo Park that closed earlier…
Haruki Murakami and other writers face post-COVID reality
Since 1979, Haruki Murakami has written more than a dozen imaginative novels dealing with the nature of reality. He says…
On a metaphorical 'slavery route', pain and growth are quite real
John Edgar Wideman's hybrid of memoir, essay, and fiction explores what enslaved people suffered and what their descendants still carry…
Column: In MacArthur Park, the lights are out and residents are tired of empty promises
Andrew Wolff stood in the darkness, looking down Alvarado Street and taking a visual inventory of the broken streetlights on…
Sudden heart attack: Recognizing the risks and making lifestyle changes to prevent it
Heart disease screening is useful for early detection of blockages and risk factors, which can be effectively treated if diagnosed…
Will Jennings, Oscar-winning lyricist for 'My Heart Will Go On', dies
Will Jennings, the Oscar-winning lyricist of “My Heart Will Go On” and “Up Where We Belong,” has died. He was…
Desert Daze festival cancelled: “This is a difficult year”
Desert Daze, the long-running experimental psych-rock festival that was scheduled to return to Lake Perris in October, has been canceled.…
Mariah Carey says her mother and sister died on the same day
Mariah Carey says she recently lost not one, but two family members. The “We Belong Together” and “Fantasy” pop diva…