There’s a super bloom imposter out there, masquerading as a colorful wildflower as it takes over some of Southern California’s scenic hillsides.From a distance, it looks like a vibrant yellow flower –… Photo Credit: Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the […]
“Outside Looking In”: T. C. Boyle’s Drama of Expanded Consciousness and LSD
DURING THE PERIOD when LSD was legal, various researchers published over a thousand articles on the drug and its effects. Perhaps the most concise description of LSD’s effects on the human mind came from Stanislav Grof, a Czech psychiatrist who personally supervised over 2,500 LSD trips in Prague and in the United States during the […]
‘Abby’s’ Star Natalie Morales on What Makes This New NBC Sitcom Unique
Natalie Morales plays a bisexual veteran running an unlicensed bar in San Diego in the new NBC comedy "Abby’s." She’s giving us a closer look at her character and what makes this show unique. Photo Credit: Justin Lubin/NBC Source: NBC Southern California – Southern California News – HEATHER BROOKER
Co-working and media firms dominate LA office market in Q1
Adam Neumann and the Lantana campus (Credit: Getty Images) Co-working companies led Los Angeles area office leasing in the first quarter amid a tightening overall market, with media firms also emerging as a big player in the office investment space. Overall vacancy across the Greater L.A. market dipped from 14.8 percent in the fourth quarter […]
L.A. Startup Builds Digital Tools to End Online Child Abuse
“We want to create a world where every child can simply be a kid, thrive in their innocence, in their playfulness, in their curiosity.” – Julie Cordua As CEO of Thorn, a Los Angeles-based non-profit committed to defending children from sexual abuse and sex trafficking through technology, Julie Cordua is making great strides toward this […]
Hip-Hop History Comes to Life in a Series of 120 Amazing Photos
When it comes to spreading the rap gospel, a picture can be worth 1,000 words (or lyrics). That’s what led music journalist Vikki Tobak to curate Contact High at the Annenberg Space for Photography (April 26 to August 18). The exhibition displays more than 120 prints and unedited contact sheets from 60-plus photographers who have […]