You may have noticed the prices at the grocery store or your favorite restaurant on the rise as businesses struggle to keep up with the soaring costs of goods and …
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At L.A.’s ‘first full-scale AI-powered gym,’ workouts evolve as you get fitter
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe genius knows all. It knows my height, my weight, my hydration, my cardio stamina — even, regrettably, my body’s visceral fat percentage. I’m standing on a bioelectrical impedance device …
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Is Taiwan the happiest place in Asia? But what do residents think?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTAIPEI, Taiwan — Growing up, Huang Wen-chun remembers listening to friends and family complain about life in Taiwan. So when she saw news reports declaring Taiwan the happiest place in Asia, she …
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Kat Dennings
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTo television viewers, Kat Dennings is probably best known for playing down-on-her-luck characters — first in a six-season run as Max Black on the CBS sitcom “Two Broke Girls,” and, …
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Looking for the L.A. Times crossword puzzle? Try our News Quiz first
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSenior features writer Adam Tschorn is a former small-town newspaper editor, game-show question-and-answer man and fashion scribe who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2007. He currently covers a wide …
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Decision fatigue is a real issue when it comes to dining in Los Angeles. With so many fantastic restaurants to choose from, the first hurdle is simply deciding where to …
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3 incredible L.A. hikes to fill the void left by burned L.A. trails
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSome people stay up late binging a TV show. I recently found myself awake long past midnight zooming in and out of maps, tagging every single hike on my outdoors …
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We did what any exhausted couple of 20-plus years might do: We fought
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI’ve been thinking a lot lately about a quote widely attributed to Tennessee Williams: “We live in a perpetually burning building, and what we must save from it, all the …
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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Los Angeles is a coffee city. In fact, it might just be the best coffee city. There are world-class coffee shops, …
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Padel is the new racquet sport bouncing onto the courts of L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe ball pops up in the air and soars into an arc, drifting against the blue sky, then comes down with a plunk on the glass wall behind Jon Guerra. …