How to talk about politics with people who disagree with you
These days, there's no surer way to start a fight than to talk politics with someone who disagrees with you.…
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How “Freedom” Was Distorted in the American Mind and Fueled Fascism
Book review On freedom By Timothy SnyderCrown Publishing: 368 pages, $32If you purchase books linked on our site, The Times…
He ignored me on texts and Instagram. When would enough be enough?
At 5:11pm on a Friday, my phone buzzed with a text from Matt. I was deep in work for my…
Photos that reimagine what K-town beauty pageants were like in Los Angeles
Since the beginning of 2022, photographer Emanuel Hahn has been working on his series “American fever,” in which she recreates…
Puppy Pipeline: How the LA Times Reported the Story
To report this story, The Times submitted public records requests to all 50 states for dog export records, to all…
Feeling Anxious About Climate Change? Here Are 16 Books That Might Help
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about climate anxiety, and about the feelings of helplessness that have been simmering in…
“A disgrace.” “He hates her.” Quotes from the debate between Harris and Trump
Yes, they talked politics. Sort of. But former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris also had plenty to say…
UC Berkeley launches Arab-Palestinian studies programs amid lawsuit
UC Berkeley will launch a new program and chair in Palestinian and Arab Studies, one of only a few in…
Mariana Enríquez offers us more deliciously twisted stories
Book review A sunny place for gloomy people By Mariana Enriquez. Translated by Megan McDowellHogarth: 272 pages, $26If you purchase…
Fridgescaping is another sign that social media has taken us for a ride
Does it sometimes seem like social media has turned American popular culture into a perfectionist parody of itself? Last week,…