I can think of nothing more luxurious than choice — the simple ability to dictate rather than be dictated to. We take for granted that we can pick from seven …
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9 tips to strength train and avoid injuries as you get older
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI started strength training about nine years ago for admittedly vain reasons. Fresh off a breakup at the time, weight training offered a welcome distraction and the prospect of a …
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A wildfire destroyed their yard. They decided to plant native plants
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones• After years of living in a condo, the Hinch family was ecstatic about the giant backyard of their new Porter Ranch home. • Then they got their first water …
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Commentary: ChainFest is a fetishization of cheap food for rich people
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHollywood’s upper-class elites have found a new way to show that they’re out of touch. And I fell for it. Chain, a recent darling of social media and beneficiary of …
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The brilliant fall foliage of the Eastern Sierra draws a global crowd
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBISHOP, Calif. — Just after dawn on Thursday, I pointed my car up a long, steep hill outside Bishop and climbed through the high desert scrub toward the towering peaks of …
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It is summer in the Midwest, hot as soup, and I don a frock the size of a twin bed sheet in cooling cotton. “Going full women’s studies professor today, …
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Join the L.A. Times on a fall hike along the Gabrielino Trail
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHowdy! I’m Jaclyn Cosgrove, an outdoors reporter at the L.A. Times. I write about the best trails, bodies of water, campgrounds and more that you should visit in and around …
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Looking for the LA Times crossword? Try our new game first
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSenior features writer Adam Tschorn is a former small-town newspaper editor, game-show question-and-answer man and fashion scribe who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2007. He currently covers a wide …
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(Jessica de Jesus / Los Angeles Times; Marc Jacobs; Celine; Osea; Merit Beauty; Thom Browne; Hermès; Acne Studios) If you buy a product linked on our site, The Times may …
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Ranking the best and worst places to retire in California
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWe all have a fantasy of where we want to retire. To some, it might be amid the golf courses of Palm Springs. Others might dream about the coast, whether …