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A deep dig into fertile soil
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Ann Beattie: A Wonderful Stroke of Luck
BooksBen’s life falls down around him, and he’s the protagonist, in A Wonderful Stroke of Luck , by master writer Ann Beattie.
Revisiting Eliza Hittman on ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always,’ now nominated for 7 Independent Spirit Awards
HollywoodEliza Hittman was at the Berlin Film Festival last February with her art-house abortion drama “Never Rarely Sometimes Always.”
Photographer Alexis Hunley captures LA’s Black neighborhoods on the precipice of change
My Black LAPhotographer Alexis Hunley shares her experiences documenting life in LA’s Black neighborhoods
LA plans to redirect some police funds and launch universal basic income in certain areas
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Viet Thanh Nguyen: “The Committed”
BooksViet Thang Nguyen discusses his new novel, “The Committed,” the follow-up to his Pulitzer-winning “The Sympathizer,” and the second entry in a planned trilogy.