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After losing count of just how many bush poppy shrubs were blooming around me, I snapped a few photos of the delicate yellow flowers and texted them to my friend …
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According to relationship scientist Paul Eastwick, online dating is a market where there are dramatic winners and losers. “I think our modern existence happens to pull from modes of interaction …
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LACP exhibit ‘Reservoir’ explores the visual language of loneliness
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe photograph is so intimate, so vulnerable, it’s painful to look at. It depicts a woman in her early 20s lying on a hospital bed twisted to the side, her …
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‘Environmental time bomb’: Illegal pot farms poison California forests
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLaw enforcement raided the illegal cannabis operation in Shasta-Trinity National Forest months before, but rotting potatoes still sat on the growers’ makeshift kitchen worktop, waiting to be cooked. Ecologist Greta …
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Editor’s note: Following the death of Times plants writer Jeanette Marantos, we are pushing pause on our monthly L.A. Times Plants newsletter. We’ll be back when we have an update …
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Mr. Wash interviews Compton muralist Mel Depaz in “Artists in Space”
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs a muralist, Mel Depaz is a storyteller. But when you look at her work overall, it’s clear how much her surroundings influence what she puts down with her brush. …
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Best Lunar New Year events, festivals and food specials in Los Angeles
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAcross East and Southeast Asia, and throughout diaspora communities in Los Angeles, Lunar New Year marks a season of renewal. It’s a time of deep reflection and collective gathering, as …
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I played asses.masses, a 7-hour live video game. Here’s what happened
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe donkeys are pissed off. Put upon, out of work and victims of decades-long systemic abuse, it’s time, they have decided, to protest. The donkeys, metaphorically, are us. At least …
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Do weighted blankets help you sleep better? Here’s what to know
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNEW YORK — Rhonda James was skeptical when her husband ordered a weighted blanket for her online. But five minutes after she wrapped it around her body, she zonked out. “It felt …