Can Angelenos ever understand the murder of a baby by a gang?
Book Review The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder, and Redemption in Los Angeles's Immigrant Neighborhood By Jesse KatzAstra House: 320 pages,…
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Letters to the editor: California DMV tests are pointless, especially for seniors
To the editor: Kudos to Steve Lopez for his article on driving tests at the DMV. I took the test…
'Inside Out 2' review: entertaining but a timid step forward
In 2015, director Pete Docter and Pixar gave us all a useful visual metaphor for talking about our emotions: many…
California Senator Padilla convinces colleagues to vote against border bill
WASHINGTON- Breaking with the leadership of his own party and the Biden administration, California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla helped lead…
Why standardized tests for 4-year-olds are meaningless
To the editor: As a former kindergarten teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District and a National Board Certified…
'Gasoline Rainbow' review: Kids hit the road while they can
New Orleans-based filmmaker brothers Bill and Turner Ross have made a name for themselves over the past 15 years with…
Billie Eilish's senses are alive in 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'
Billie Eilish has been singing about looking and being looked at for almost half her life. Now 22, he broke…
The insurrectional Trump does not deserve to share the debate stage with Biden
To the editor: There should be no debate between President Biden and former President Trump. A man is president of…
Too obsessed with Taylor Swift? Could be a coping mechanism
While researching “Cultish,” her book on “the language of cults from Scientology to SoulCycle,” the writer Amanda Montell I kept…
Why we struggle to find meaning and happiness at work
Once upon a time work was work: we endured it so we could eat. But today many of us have…