I stir in the dark. So do the others. There are around 30 of us, maybe more — all experiencing the soundscape of the quartz bowls; a tech-free hour designed …
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Bob Baker Marionette Theater will make Highland Park its forever home
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn 2019, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater needed a lifeline. Forced out of its edge-of-downtown home of more than 55 years, the beloved troupe with its thousands of handcrafted puppets …
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Emma Grede’s strategy for women: Why you must talk about money and ambition
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe world can be a difficult place for women, people of color and poor people, says UK-born mogul Emma Grede — and she’s been all of those things, so she …
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Jerald Cooper, Felema Yemaneberhan and Black postmodernism in L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe first time Felema Yemaneberhan invited me over was maybe in 2025. I know it was sunny and warm, but I can’t figure out the season in L.A. from that. …
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Since the coronavirus pandemic started, many of us have spent an extra 40 hours per week at home with our partners. That’s 2,400 additional minutes in each other’s space. We’ve …
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As a Black woman, I felt medical discrimination from doctors
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI lost hearing in my left ear. It felt like I was underwater and everything was muffled. I searched for cures online and tried over-the-counter remedies. Allergy medications. Humidifiers. Ear …
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A, according to Halle Bailey
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen Halle Bailey moved from Georgia to Los Angeles as a wide-eyed preteen nearly 15 years ago, the city felt like a wonderland of possibility. “Being from the South, when …
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What to taste, see and know at L.A.’s Maydan Market in West Adams
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLugya’h, the counter inside Maydan Market run by Alfonso “Poncho” Martinez and Odilia Romero, began opening Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays this month at 8 a.m. Their improvisational morning menu will …
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A road trip to Carrizo Plain, which blooms with spring colors
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn summer, it’s too hot. And in rain, the muddy dirt roads threaten to swallow your car. But if you can hit Carrizo Plain National Monument on a spring day …
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A guide to the Renaissance Pleasure Faire near Los Angeles
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI decided that, just this once, I was rooting for evil to win — mainly because I liked their energy more. The wereboar growled next to Black Pudding, a hulking …