LeBron James’ latest record, Millie Bobby Brown’s (real) middle name, an “American Idol” winner returns, Lady Gaga drops a new album and more in this week’s L.A. Times News Quiz.
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Halal restaurants in Los Angeles to break fast during Ramadan
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAround a half-million Angelenos are observing Ramadan this month, an important Islamic holiday that involves fasting from sunup to sundown, emphasizing prayer, self-reflection and community. Despite being centered around fasting, …
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Ghosting is what you do to strangers. Why was he doing it to me?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt was a beautiful February day in Los Angeles after the fires. The sun burned hot overhead. I pulled my Ducati motorcycle into a spot outside his restaurant in the …
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Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami relaunch their 2003 collaboration
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLouis Vuitton x Murakami Side Trunk MM, Superflat Monogram Set of Chouchous, Monogram Multicolor Chouchous. In January, I was in a taxi driving through London’s Soho neighborhood when I looked …
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New imaging from NASA provides a better understanding of the slow, mysterious Palos Verdes landslide. It shows the direction of the earthy movement — west, toward the coast — as …
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The Plant Chica left West Adams for a new shop in Leimert Park
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn any given weekend, Degnan Boulevard, bookmarked by West 43rd Street, vibrates with activity. As you walk down the street, the sound of African drums blends into Snoop Dogg’s “Drop …
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The Ozempic workout? The fitness world is catering to GLP-1 users
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt’s 10 a.m. on a Friday at SURFCORE Fitness, a boutique gym in Mid-City, and a 52-year-old woman is following an exercise circuit as her trainer watches on. The fashion …
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We all have an inner clown, a wild self whose yearning for delight is greater than the fear of failure. A little one who wants to play during nap time, …
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L.A.’s gone all in on hyper-specific bumper stickers — the weirder the better
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJeanne Vaccaro, a scholar and curator from Kansas, always wanted to become a bumper sticker person. For years, she collected stickers from artists, musicians and bookstores, but she kept them …
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When I was a kid, I wanted to time travel. As an adult, I discovered going back in time is as easy as a trip to Burbank, the 17.3-square-mile city-that-feels-like-a-neighborhood …