Bin X. Nguyen came of age in the mid-2000s at the height of celebrity paparazzi culture, watching MTV, poring over Teen Vogue, and following icons like Paris Hilton and Nicole …
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What is a mushroom really? Two supplement titans duke it out
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTheir friendship was rooted in a mutual love of mushrooms. Paul Stamets and Jeff Chilton met in 1978 in Olympia, Wash. Back then, Stamets was a student and aspiring mycologist, …
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At Santa Monica’s Main Street Community Garden, each plot bears the mark of its tenant. In the southwest corner, an aesthete’s low wooden fence matches the stain of twin soil …
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Summer happenings at SoCal theme parks: Disneyland, Knott’s and more
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jonesp]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Guests will be asked to pick a side at Six Flags Magic Mountain’s “DC Heroes and Villains” fest. (Six Flags Magic Mountain) The Valencia coaster park this summer …
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They’re known as the “mow and blow” guys — the legion of predominately Latino gardeners driving pickup trucks and trailers bristling with lawn mowers, weed whackers and other yard-care equipment …
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The signs seemed to be proliferating around Los Angeles — along Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park, in mini-malls on Pacific Coast Highway, on side streets in Glendale and Venice: StretchLab, …
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Commentary: Five months after wildfires, it’s still PTSD for animals: Pets trying to shake depression
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNow and again, while walking Philly near the Rose Bowl, I bump into a dog trainer named Eldon, who generously offers pointers. My cheesesteak-shaped beagle used to go on strike …
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Bryce Dallas Howard
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThird-generation actor and director Bryce Dallas Howard has a lot going on — so much so that when The Times caught up with her recently, she was just getting over …
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I saw him on a dance floor in the Valley. Would he notice me too?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI had never before been single in Los Angeles. My partner and I had moved here from New York. I worked a very early shift at Sony Pictures, pumping out …
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Golf collective Swang wants to change your perception of golf
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jonesp]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> It’s 7 p.m. on a Thursday at the driving range at the Westside’s Rancho Park Golf Course. At one end of the raised platform, the stalls are mostly …