L.A. Affairs: I fell in love with a man because of a dog
I’d been dumped by a man who was feeling ambivalent. We’d jumped into it all too fast. I adopted a coolly elegant tone and told him, “I set you free,” then hung up the phone and ugly cried for four weeks. Somewhere around week five, I got a fantastic breakup haircut, pretended I was fine,…
Thanksgiving car trip? When traffic will be worst on busier-than-ever L.A. roads
You’re traveling for Thanksgiving by car? Then listen up: The absolute worst time to leave Southern Californnia is 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 27, the day before Thanksgiving, because of what is expected to be a record freeway crunch, AAA predicted. About 3.7 million Southern Californians are expected to take a car trip of more…
Sundae School pop-up brings fashion, cannabis to downtown L.A. through Sunday
Sundae School, the 2-year-old unisex smokewear label that earlier this year expanded into branded cannabis, has opened a pop-up shop in a downtown Los Angeles art gallery that showcases both sides of its growing business and a slate of weed-friendly events and activities. through Sunday. Called Sundae Cave, it includes several racks of the fall…
North Korea says it won’t give Trump a summit for free
SEOUL — North Korea on Monday responded to a tweet by President Trump that hinted at another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying it has no interest in giving Trump further meetings to brag about unless it gets something substantial in return. The statement on Monday by Foreign Ministry advisor Kim Kye Gwan…
Turmoil in Bolivia: An explainer
MEXICO CITY — The Andean nation of Bolivia, home to 11 million, has been engulfed in political turmoil since disputed elections were held last month. Ex-President Evo Morales is now in exile in Mexico. Some questions and answers about the Bolivian crisis. Who is Evo Morales? Morales, 60, was elected in 2005 on a socialist platform…
Samoa shuts schools, declares emergency as measles kills 6
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Samoa has closed all its schools, banned children from public gatherings and mandated that everybody get vaccinated after declaring an emergency due to a measles outbreak that has so far killed six people. For the last three weeks, the Pacific island nation of 200,000 people has been in the grip of a…
Newsletter: How to address homelessness in L.A.?
Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES How to Address Homelessness in L.A.? As homelessness has exploded in Los Angeles, taxpayers have been willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on housing, shelters and services to help get people off the streets. But a new poll shows that a broad majority…
Red Bull bans Verstappen from trying out MotoGP!
He’s only 21 years old, but could Max Verstappen already be suffering from a case of itchy feet? Having conquered the top ranks of Formula 1 with seeming ease, it looks like he might be casting his eye around at other possible challenges in the world of motorsport. That includes two wheels as well as…
Record Cold 'Blob' in North Atlantic: Sign of Future Climate Woes?
Some scientists are saying that a record-setting area of cold water in the North Atlantic, revealed by recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data, could be a sign that climate change is causing the ocean current to weaken. This trend could have dramatic consequences, including the alteration of temperatures on the European and North…
Joan Smalls Says Working with Kim and Kanye on Balmain Campaign Felt “Easy and Organic”
Joan Smalls was far from starstruck while working with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on Balmain’s fall 2016 campaign. “It felt super good to work with friends and work with Kim and Kanye,” she told InStyle at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night. The model (who donned a navel-baring leather bustier and a…