Sarah Sze at Gagosian Feel Free, 2025 (detail). (Sarah Sze Studio; Gagosian) Known for working across video, sculpture, installation and painting, Sarah Sze returns to Gagosian for her first major …
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Paul Gripp, one of the last great orchid explorers, dies at 93
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter retirement, Paul Gripp still visited the nursery often, helping with weeding, as he’s doing here in this file photo, or just talking with customers. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles …
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jeanie Buss
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJeanie Buss, governor and minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and co-owner of the all-female sports entertainment property WOW (Women of Wrestling), says she’s proud that Los Angeles is …
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We met on the dating app Hinge after she sent me a rose. “Who even sends roses?” had been the topic of my three-person group chat multiple times. In this …
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At 70, she heeded her Chumash calling to bend rushes into baskets
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAround 1915, the last known Chumash basket maker, Candelaria Valenzuela, died in Ventura County, and with her went a skill that had been fundamental to the Indigenous people who lived …
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‘Out of the Ashes’ VR documentary chronicles the toll of the L.A. fires
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA snapshot of fire-ravaged Altadena is laid out before me, hovering like a diorama. My eyes zero in on a red door, its frame one of the few surviving remnants …
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A year after the L.A. fires, trail crews reflect on lessons learned
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA year ago, we were all glued to our phones, namely the Watch Duty app, as we watched fires rip through beloved neighborhoods and landscapes. We braced ourselves for the …
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Best Peruvian restaurants with lomo saltado in Los Angeles
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe main ingredient in lomo saltado, the juicy, stir-fried comfort dish of my childhood, only takes a minute to cook. It can go by in such a flash that you …
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Ventura is a quintessential beach town — a little rustic, unpretentious and less frenetic than its counterparts in Orange County or L.A. You’re more likely to spot a vintage VW …
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