Video game console lottery improves mental health
In the early days of COVID lockdown, Hiroyuki Egami was desperate to get his hands on a Nintendo Switch. He…
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Why Nikki Glaser Has Suddenly Become the Hottest Name in Comedy
In the Emmy-nominated HBO stand-up comedy special “Someday You’ll Die,” Nikki Glaser explains that she’s been suffering from postpartum depression:…
Extreme weather hits much of the US this 'season of danger'
The United States is in the middle of the period commonly known as summer, or what some scientists now call…
Opinion: Postmenopausal women in society? JD Vance has some thoughts
I was busy going about my business, living my post-menopausal life without grandchildren, when suddenly I was faced with an…
California car insurance rates are skyrocketing: Here's why and how to save
California is more car-crazy than ever, and insurance rates are rising accordingly. Data analyzed by insurance comparison website Insurify showed…
Laguna Beach learns the truth about tourism: it kills quality of life
August 18, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: Laguna Beach residents complain about something everyone else knows: tourism…
How Azerbaijan's destruction of an Armenian community was made possible by written lies
My mother has two dates of birth: the one on her passport and the real one. She was born in…
Poll: LA County voters lukewarm on homeless services tax
A November ballot measure that would double the county's quarter-cent sales tax for homeless people is leading in a preliminary…
Maxine Waters: Why I oppose Inglewood busing
August 17, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: The Inglewood commuter plan is an outrageously expensive $2 billion…
Outside Lands creators bet on music festivals to help revitalize San Francisco
Last weekend marked the 16th year of Outside Lands, the San Francisco music and arts festival that has become a…