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In 1994, Eric Nakamura launched a zine he dubbed Giant Robot, a photocopied, hand-stapled fanboy’s ode to manga, anime, Japanese punk bands and skateboarding. Thirty years later, what started as …

We plodded through an obsidian darkness, one deliberate step at a time, our headlamp beams illuminating the way. The steep trail seemed to stretch into eternity. My 8-year-old griped, “We’ve …

Eli Susman was a fairly experienced meditator when he attended a month-long retreat at Plum Village, a Buddhist monastery in Southern France in 2017. The UC Berkeley PhD candidate in …

There is something about getting on a bus in L.A. that puts transport — in the mystical and joyous sense — into transportation. I take public transit a lot, but …

The California condor is the largest flying bird in North America, with wings that spread 9.5 feet tip to tip as it soars at speeds up to 50 mph thousands …

Quizmaster Adam Tschorn welcoming you to Friday — and the first Los Angeles Times News Quiz of spring — where the questions are blooming like California’s wildflowers. A quick recap …

I can distinctly remember stumbling into the Kyochon in Koreatown in 2008, a little drunk and very hungry. I was with friends from graduate school and we’d just finished losing …

I met an executive chef in November 2022 at a posh Las Vegas restaurant where he worked. Sitting alone at the bar, I ordered the omakase, which meant he curated …

Shrubs — they’re not just for hiding in! Tart, acidic and weirdly, wonderfully refreshing, drinking vinegars known as “shrubs” are finding a savory home on a growing number of Los …

In order to experience the amenities at many of Los Angeles’ membership-based clubs like Soho House and Heimat, you have to 1) be a paying member 2) be a guest …