“This film was never made for people who don’t get it,” says Jazmin Garcia, the director behind “Trokas Duras,” a love letter to L.A.’s jornalero community and the trucks that …
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The 2025 Guide to Día de los Muertos events in Southern California
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDespite a handful of popular Día de los Muertos events facing cancellation due to community fears surrounding ICE operations, many annual celebrations throughout Southern California will continue to honor the …
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Glendale’s coolest gay club is a block-long parkway garden
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe parkway garden sits on a commercial stretch of Glendale’s Brand Boulevard. It’s a modest patch of native plants, hardly visible from the road. Share via Close extra sharing options …
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Artist Georgina Treviño takes us behind the making of our October issue flag
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThis flag is a continuation of the sculptures I started doing using jewelry itself as a medium. I’ve been collecting jewelry that people have donated to me. I do an …
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Over the last two decades, Solange has built an expansive career that knows no bounds. Under the auspices of Saint Heron — the multidisciplinary institution she started in 2013 — …
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On finding the perfect flatware designed by artists and architects
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI somehow spent my first 32 years of life with almost zero pieces of cutlery. When my now-husband and I moved into our first apartment, we realized we had between …
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Dwight Hwang’s gyotaku art raises awareness of California fish
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jonesp]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> After gently placing the rockfish onto the table, Dwight Hwang paints the top layer of fish with a light layer of onyx Japanese sumi ink. Next, he carefully …
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L.A. audiobook walks: The new way to book club for romance fans
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt’s a cloudy, gray morning in Hermosa Beach. Surfers stare out toward the pale, sparkling horizon. Pearly clouds gather over the ocean in the distance, a view that evokes the …
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My 73-year-old mom is visiting me in L.A. Where should I take her?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLooking for things to do in L.A.? Ask us your questions and our expert guides will share highly specific recommendations in our new series, L.A. Times Concierge. My 73-year-old mother …
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Costume designer Shirley Kurata on fashion and growing up in L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTo live in Los Angeles is to be a seeker. There are those who come to the city in search of the limelight and affluence. There are others who crave …