April 2019
Features
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Inside the South L.A. High School That’s Giving the Doctors of Tomorrow a Head Start
Meet some of the students getting a top-grade medical education at King/Drew Magnet High School in Willowbrook
This L.A. Sperm Bank Is More Exclusive Than an Ivy League College
California Cryobank—the nation’s largest sperm bank—has high semen standards
L.A.’s Medical Community Is More Diverse than Ever, but There’s a Long Way to Go
In terms of doctor demographics, the city is still decades behind the curve
Plastic Surgeons Reveal the Procedures Most Requested by Image-Obsessed Angelenos
Here’s what people are having nipped, tucked, and sculpted
Is Urgent Care Safe? Depends on Where You Go
The industry is booming despite its hit-or-miss nature
You’ve Seen Them on the Road, but What the Hell Is Ambulnz?
Patient transport with a techy twist is giving people more options
Inside Cedars-Sinai’s Multimillion-Dollar Art Collection
The hospital’s curator (yes, it has a curator) gives us a tour of the goods
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Columns
From Hollywood to Silicon Beach, L.A. Professionals Are Using LSD to Amp Up Their Careers
Taking small amounts of psychedelic drugs—a practice known as “microdosing”—has gone mainstream
Game of Thrones Taught Us Not to Trust It a Long Time Ago
The golden age of television would have been a little less shiny if it weren’t for eight murderous, manipulative seasons of the HBO drama
When China Needed a Surfing Coach for Its Olympic Team, It Reeled in a Local Legend
Longtime Huntington Beach wave rider Peter “PT” Townend is bringing beach culture to a country that’s never had it
How the Ultra-Wealthy are Making Themselves Immune to Natural Disasters
In tony enclaves across the country, rich people are diverting disaster with their own private armies of first responders
Departments
L.A. Grocery Stores Are Selling Out of Celery Thanks to the “Global Celery Juice Movement”
How Anthony William squeezed a health and wellness empire out of stringy stalks
How David Chang Catapulted a Little-Known Korean Cafe Into the Spotlight
A single Instagram post—and some really good mandu-guk—changed the game for Spoon by H
Border X Brewing Has the Mexican American Experience on Tap
This family-run brewery brings familiar flavors to Bell
3 New Restaurants You Have to Try This April
An Instagram-ready resto at the Hammer Museum and more
The DMV Reviewed Thousands of Hilarious Vanity Plate Applications Last Year. These Are Our Favorites
Inside the important job of keeping poop puns, dick jokes, and hate speech off California’s roadways
Are There Any Fish in the Silver Lake Reservoir?
Should you bring a pole to the park?
The Best Things to Do in L.A. in April
Dapper Day, a classic film fest, and more
A Tiny Six-Seat South Bay Sushi Spot Is Exploring the Nuances of Aged Fish
At Sushi I-Naba, a surfer and Japanese expat is making some of L.A.’s most exciting sushi
Are Any Original In-N-Out Burger Locations Still in Operation?
One local site has been serving Double-Doubles since ’52
Behind Closed Doors with Celeb Decorator Kerry Joyce
The preeminent designer has spent decades creating private spaces for very public figures
Which of L.A.’s Members-Only Clubs Is Right for You?
Whether you want to hang with digital nomads, beauty gurus, or fellow moms there’s a social club or workspace for everyone
Andrew Garfield Wants You to Know He’d Crush You at Ping-Pong
Catching up with the star of the L.A.-set thriller Under the Silver Lake, out April 19
Hip-Hop History Comes to Life in a Series of 120 Amazing Photos
A new exhibit celebrates the photographers and artists who helped shape a genre