"Is it possible to write how we feel without betraying our feelings?" Victoria Chang asks
In his poem “Play, 1966,” from his upcoming collection “With My Back to the World,” Chang observes the effects of…
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'Don't Expect Too Much' Review: Darkly Funny Media Satire
In Radu Jude's latest satire, the bracing “Don't Expect Too Much from the End of the World,” the Romanian writer-director…
Justin Timberlake is a man out of time in 'Everything I Thought It Was'
It would have been quite strange if Justin Timberlake, of all people, opened his new album with a sad story…
Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war against Hamas
Palestinians search through the rubble of a family home following the Israeli bombardment west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in…
Anti-gender activism brings us closer to authoritarianism
In the United States, gender has been considered a relatively common term. We are asked to check a box on…
Measles Vaccination Day 2024: Protecting our children from measles
The impact of measles can be severe, leading to complications such as pneumonia, encephalitis and even death, especially in areas…
Opinion: Apocalypse now, but not in Santa Monica
In December, an atheist, pro-choice, anti-gun, environmental activist, also known as a Santa Monica resident, asked me: “So, how do…
Third SpaceX Starship test launch
Spectators at the Rocket Ranch in Brownsville, Texas, on March 14. Anthony Gomez Most of the public attending today's launch…
Hopeless Records celebrates 30 years of pop-punk, metalcore and indie music
Just a few years before founding Hopeless Records, when he was in his early 20s, Louis Posen thought he saw…
Halle Bailey says she had “no obligation” to share pregnancy news
Halle Bailey admitted that keeping her pregnancy private was a matter of self-preservation: for herself, for her family and for…