When it comes to making travel plans for the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, you may still be crouched at the starting blocks. But the race for flights, hotel reservations …
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I recognized patterns that kept me trapped in a bad relationship
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter not speaking to me for four years, my ex-boyfriend Adam texts me that he’s in town and asks to get lunch. Before I think about how badly this person …
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How a Long Beach shop’s silent reading events fuel kitten adoptions
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLong Beach resident Ashley Likins was pages away from finishing “Onyx Storm,” the third installment in Rebecca Yarros’ fantasy book series, when a long-haired black kitten hopped into her lap. …
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Throop Peak, reached via a 4-mile hike near L.A., offers great views
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMany of the treks to reach the San Gabriel Mountains’ highest peaks are arduous slogs up steep hillsides, all-day affairs that, while rewarding, are not simple day hikes. But then …
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Cursed Big Sur hiking trail finally reopens. For how long?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEven in picturesque California, few landscapes are as stunning – or as fragile – as Big Sur. The constant storms and seismic activity that forged its dramatic cliffs and canyons …
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The chilling séance that keeps selling out at L.A.’s Heritage Square
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI am sitting in a tent placed inside the parlor of a Victorian-era house. Before me lies a spirit board, a lone tarot card and a black scrying mirror. I …
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The best, most interesting and disorienting music at New York Fashion Week
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSS26 look from L-R: Anna Sui, Diotima, Khaite, Campillo and Eckhaus Latta. You don’t truly know panic until you’re desperately fumbling for your phone, sloppily thumbing your passcode to open …
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Travel back to the millennium at these L.A. spots bursting with Y2K energy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAt the turn of the 21st century, hundreds of six-foot angels took over Los Angeles. Made of fiberglass and painted by different artists, the exciting large-scale public art project was …
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Jonathan Anderson’s final act at Loewe cements his reputation as a champion of craft
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWith all the musical chairs at fashion houses going on this last year, it was easy to miss how Jonathan Anderson used his final collection at Loewe to cement his …
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Givenchy by Sarah Burton, sliced square ballerinas in gold, $950 All eyes are on Sarah Burton’s Givenchy, where the creative director is contributing to the ballerina canon with her fall/winter …