Escapes: Where to find the soul of Peru
Shopping done? Mine neither. But you know that holiday sales have gotten out of hand when you get an email from the Richard Nixon Foundation offering you 15% off in its museum store. I am not making that up. My name is Catharine Hamm, and I’m the travel editor for the Los Angeles Times. Today’s…
Your guide to Monterey: tide pools, tacos and more
My wife and I have been to Monterey many times with our two kids, but we saw this coastal city with a fresh perspective when we joined my parents on their first visit to California’s Central Coast. We skipped Monterey’s famed aquarium in search of tide pools, got lost on a well-known scenic drive and…
The way out for a world economy hooked on debt? More debt
Zombie companies in China. Crippling student bills in America. Sky-high mortgages in Australia. Another default scare in Argentina. A decade of easy money has left the world with a record $250 trillion of government, corporate and household debt. That’s almost three times global economic output and equates to about $32,500 for every man, woman and…
It’s riskier to work in retail than on America’s factory floors
The holiday shopping season and the extended hours that come with it are taking a toll on America’s retail workers. Employees at shopping malls and other outlets in 2018 were more likely to get sick or injured than in the previous year, making it the only U.S. industry with a meaningful uptick. The increase means…
Deutsche Bank wants in on the fintech start-up scene. So it's going incognito
Deutsche Bank wants to level the playing field with the start-ups that want to disrupt the finance industry. But it wants to keep the effort at arm’s length. The bank has set up a start-up factory called Breaking Wave. The name and other features of the venture are intended to make it easier to attract…
California's fintech start-ups are invading New York
When Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison started Stripe Inc. in 2010, there was little question about where they should put their headquarters. It had to be California. Now, though, Stripe is leaving the tech mecca of San Francisco, awash in tech talent and investor cash, and is in the process of moving its main…
Chris Erskine: Does heaven have a dimple section? Does it allow beagles?
When I was a kid, my mom told me I was the original Gerber baby, and I believed it. Then my sister claimed to be the original Gerber baby, and by then our mom wasn’t around to straighten things out, the way moms do. No one straightens things out like a mom. We don’t have…
Paris Hilton, Hollywood's original influencer: 'I just want people to know the real me'
You could easily label this the decade of the influencer, those YouTube and Instagram stars who make money by selling FaceTuned versions of themselves while hawking face creams, fashion collaborations, protein powder and how-to-improve-your-life seminars. Through their social media posts, they convince thousands or millions of fans and admirers to like what they like and…
‘Who made my T-shirt? Is it fair trade?’ Shopping for answers at Galerie.LA
The term “sustainable fashion” tends to conjure images of shapeless layers, washed-out hues and an overall aesthetic that could best be described as “crunchy.” Celebrity stylist-turned-retailer Dechel Mckillian is out to change that perception with her ethical concept store, Galerie.LA. Located in emerging retail destination ROW DTLA, the 2-year-old women’s wear boutique stocks products that…
Holiday shopping: 8 ways to give the gifts they want — from SpongeBob SquarePants to CBD skin care
You might have missed Lady Gaga’s two-day makeup pop-up. However, that doesn’t mean you’ve missed out on the entire beauty category this holiday season at the Grove shopping center in Los Angeles. Those who need to replenish their Dior fragrances will find the brand’s beloved scents J’Adore, Sauvage and Miss Dior at the Dior fragrance…