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Local leaders are encouraging survivors of the 2023 Monterey Park mass shooting to seek mental health care, but getting elderly Asians on board can be difficult.

Local leaders are encouraging survivors of the 2023 Monterey Park mass shooting to seek mental health care, but getting elderly Asians on board can be difficult.

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LA garage rock kings Allah-Las turn in an all killer no filler set of highlights from their 2023 LP “Zuma 85,” live from Bob Clearmountain’s Apogee Studio.

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Warner Brothers has announced a strategic partnership with Tom Cruise that will bring the star’s production company to the studio lot this year. What does this deal actually mean?

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Why limit the sober life to a single month? Toast these non-alcoholic drinks during Dry January — and the rest of the year.

‘Fat Ham’ brings Black, queer perspective to ‘Hamlet’

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham” is a modern retelling of the Shakespearean story and pulls from playwright James Ijames’ experiences growing up in the U.S. South.

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 She was the most influential American DJ you’ve never heard of. Deirdre O’Donoghue was a vital force in the musical underground of the 1980s.

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Slow-burning rocker Kurt Vile released an EP, Back to Moon Beach, late last year that clocks in at just under an hour.

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Kansas City-based Katie Crutchfield, best known as Waxahatchee , recently announced a new album Tigers Blood, dropping on March 22, plus a major North American tour this spring.

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Shakshuka is a North African dish in which eggs are cooked in a spice-inflected tomato-pepper sauce. It’s great for dipping your favorite bread.

Shakshuka: Try multiple variations of this rich and filling dish

Shakshuka is a North African dish in which eggs are cooked in a spice-inflected tomato-pepper sauce. It’s great for dipping your favorite bread.

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When singer-songwriter Jon Batiste set out to make what he now calls a “boring process documentary” about composing a symphony, he and director Matthew Heineman couldn’t have predicted…

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Reporter Alexander Sammon visits Cherán, where armed militias guard the area to prevent rogue avocado farming.

The militant environmentalism of Mexico's anti-avocado activists

Reporter Alexander Sammon visits Cherán, where armed militias guard the area to prevent rogue avocado farming.

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Journalist and author George Monbiot has a radical idea for fixing the environmental devastation caused by farming — but can a post-agriculture world feed the planet?

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Once a social scientist and now a farmer, Chris Smaje offers a defense of small-scale farming and a robust critique of industrialized food production.

Social-scientist-turned-farmer Chris Smaje makes the case for small-scale farming

Once a social scientist and now a farmer, Chris Smaje offers a defense of small-scale farming and a robust critique of industrialized food production.

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The Ecology Center is a blue dot in a red sea. How did Evan Marks come to run this 28-acre regenerative farm in Orange County?

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The Ecology Center is a blue dot in a red sea. How did Evan Marks come to run this 28-acre regenerative farm in Orange County?

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New Music Friday once again passes with flying colors: Norah Jones, Erick The Architect, Benny Sings, and more are on deck.

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New Music Friday once again passes with flying colors: Norah Jones, Erick The Architect, Benny Sings, and more are on deck.

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Where do GOP hopefuls stand after Donald Trump’s Iowa caucus win? Can the Israeli government eradicate Hamas without triggering all-out regional conflict?

What did Trump’s Iowa victory reveal about the political landscape?

Where do GOP hopefuls stand after Donald Trump’s Iowa caucus win? Can the Israeli government eradicate Hamas without triggering all-out regional conflict?

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One of the biggest stories of the twentieth century, big enough to displace Watergate from the front pages of newspapers nationwide, takes the form of a novel in an attempt to use…

The kidnaping of the century: How Patty Hearst became a revolutionary

One of the biggest stories of the twentieth century, big enough to displace Watergate from the front pages of newspapers nationwide, takes the form of a novel in an attempt to use…

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Raised by activist parents, Toussaint Morrison was named after the man that led the first successful slave uprising that led to the independent Black republic of Haiti.

Today’s Top Tune: Toussaint Morrison - ‘ALL SAINTS’

Raised by activist parents, Toussaint Morrison was named after the man that led the first successful slave uprising that led to the independent Black republic of Haiti.

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Critics review the latest film releases: “I.S.S.,” “The End We Start From,” “The Kitchen,” and “Founder’s Day.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘I.S.S.,’ ‘The Kitchen,’ ‘Founder’s Day’

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A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, January 18, 2024

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

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Party like it’s 2004 with a brand new single from DFA Records supergroup Jayson Green & The Jerk.

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Party like it’s 2004 with a brand new single from DFA Records supergroup Jayson Green & The Jerk.

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After 35 years, LA bakery Sweet Lady Jane shut down on New Year’s Day. It’s the latest local favorite to close, following the fate of Animal and Mohawk Bend.

Sweet Lady Jane: What drove the downfall of LA’s beloved bakery?

After 35 years, LA bakery Sweet Lady Jane shut down on New Year’s Day. It’s the latest local favorite to close, following the fate of Animal and Mohawk Bend.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Critics review the latest film releases: “I.S.S.,” “The End We Start From,” “The Kitchen,” and “Founder’s Day.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘I.S.S.,’ ‘The Kitchen,’ ‘Founder’s Day’

Critics review the latest film releases: “I.S.S.,” “The End We Start From,” “The Kitchen,” and “Founder’s Day.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

People can still go to work or school if they have COVID but no symptoms, says the California Health Department. It cites vaccinations, natural immunity, and Paxlovid as its reasoning.

California bucks CDC: No COVID symptoms, no problem

People can still go to work or school if they have COVID but no symptoms, says the California Health Department. It cites vaccinations, natural immunity, and Paxlovid as its reasoning.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Los Angeles Times could be planning a massive round of layoffs. The news follows the departure of Executive Editor Kevin Merida earlier this month.

Layoffs at LA Times? Trouble reflects larger media woes

The Los Angeles Times could be planning a massive round of layoffs. The news follows the departure of Executive Editor Kevin Merida earlier this month.

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Are you ready to rock?

MBE Playlist Jan. 18: Rock on to The Smile, CAN, and Allah-Las live

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