Life Style

Then: From some angles, this theatrical collection of whitewashed walls and red roof tiles might look like another SoCal mash-up of Spanish Colonial Revival this and Mission Revival that. But …

If a wildlife show wanted to film in the middle of Los Angeles, Casa Apocalyptica — a dizzying jungle of native plants, abundant wildlife, soothing water and salvaged debris — …

I’m sitting across from an orthodontist, sipping a lukewarm coffee and gliding through typical first-date banter about L.A. traffic. But as this Hinge experiment with his simp-y Harry Styles hair …

Growing up in Michigan, misugaru was a warm, comforting drink that my Korean stepmother made for me as a treat before bed on especially cold winter nights. She called it …

These days, habitat gardens are all the rage among eco-conscious Californians. They add native plants to their yards, patios or even balconies to provide food and shelter for wildlife. But …

Senior 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 …

At 77, I had given up. After two failed marriages and years of unsuccessful dating, I accepted what seemed to be my fate: single for almost 40 years and single …

Outside it was sunny and in the high 80s, but inside, a large, spectral-like glacier was rushing toward me. As it broke apart in the water, it looked sickly, with …

The L.A.-based author Chris Kraus, an inspiration for many contemporary novelists. (Arielle Bobb-Willis / For The Times) When I told a writer in New York I was going to meet …

Clockwise from left: A barn owl sits in its cage; a poster of owls; Olivia Miseroy, regional park superintendent, holds an animal ambassador barn owl named Ghost. (Allen J. Schaben …