LA’s cooks, restaurateurs, caterers, small grocers, etc. went from (barely) making profits to donating meals to wildfire victims. They still need to be paid, so please eat out.
Today’s Top Tune: Japanese Breakfast – ‘Orlando In Love’
Known for her improvisational recordings — turning warehouses, trailers, and lofts into studios – Japanese Breakfast front-woman and founder Michelle Zauner took to a proper studio for…
After 15 brutal months, a deal to end the war in Gaza
Both the outgoing and incoming White House administrations played a role in negotiating, and applying necessary pressure, for a ceasefire and hostage release deal.
Delta smelt, women’s purses: Debunking CA wildfire misinformation
There has been so much misinformation, and even outright conspiracy theories, circulating since the wildfires broke out last week. Press Play debunks some of the more egregious claims.
5 Songs to Hear This Week: Agnes Obel, Radiohead, Aphex Twin
5 Songs writer Adria Kloke hand-picked this week’s songs from her repeat-spins playlist for some (much needed) comfort and catharsis. Also, there are 7 of them.
This week, Brad Stulberg writer and author of “Master Of Change: How To Excel When Everything Is Changing - Including You,” shares hopeful observations from the aftermath of Hurricane…
Caitlin Flanagan on her lifelong friendship with poet Seamus Heaney
Writer Caitlin Flanagan’s friendship with Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney profoundly shaped her life and her Catholic faith. She writes about their bond in The Atlantic.
Investigating the causes of Palisades and Eaton Fires
Was the Palisades Fire caused by embers left over from another extinguished fire? Was Eaton the fault of power lines? It may take months before investigators know.
