The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025, the organization said Monday. The gift …
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Brittany Hampton is blasting Olivia Dean as she scurries through her apartment, impeccably decorated with art deco furniture sourced from Facebook Marketplace. Monographs from esteemed Black artists cover her coffee …
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Train travel spurs stories and memories in a way that air travel just doesn’t. Maybe this is a simple result of traveling more slowly and closer to the ground. Or …
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My husband and I live in Pasadena. We moved from Los Feliz about 10 years ago. We have struggled to find LGBTQ+ events this far east. We can only hit …
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How a Monrovia romance novel book club is using ‘smut’ as a form of sex therapy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSunday morning might be early for sex talk. However, the Self-Help Smut Club, gathered at the Black Cat Fables bookstore in Monrovia, doesn’t think so. Before noon, the group has …
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Amid historic restaurant closures, a Little Tokyo gem reopens
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAmid record restaurant closures, several openings and reopenings show it’s hard to keep L.A. down. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s Tasting Notes. Finding …
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Take a winter hike with the Los Angeles Times and Zócalo Public Square
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHappy new year! I’m Jaclyn Cosgrove, an outdoors reporter at the L.A. Times. The deluge of rain and snow has paused, and the sun is out in Los Angeles. It’s …
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From Wolfgang Tillmans to Chanel, here’s what’s new in the world of art, fashion and beauty this month
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSarah 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 …