December 2018
Features
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These 13 Innovations Changed the World—and They All Originated in L.A.
From fast food and gangster rap to skateboarding and the internet, these origin stories are set in SoCal
Historical Figures Tell the Story of L.A., One Letter and Diary Entry at a Time
An excerpt from Los Angeles contributor David Kipen’s new book Dear Los Angeles
L.A. Foster Parents Face an Agonizing Reality
Couples who foster may fall in love with children only to have them taken away; but for many, the risk is worth the reward
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Columns
How Green Book Stacks Up Against the Race-Relations Movies of the Era In Which It’s Set
From The Defiant Ones to In the Heat of the Night, cinema hasn’t always approached race with subtlety
Departments
Who Was that Get-Rich-Quick Guy Who Used to Advertise in L.A.?
A blast from the past
3 New Restaurants You Have to Try This December
A Top Chef alumna’s new dumpling shop and more
Here Are the 13 Best Things to Do in L.A. in December
Your guide to the month’s can’t-miss events in and around L.A.
Union Station’s New Cocktail Bar Isn’t Just for Travelers
This dimly lit den is slinging dirty martinis and more
This L.A. Animal Rescue Is Looking Out for the Little Guys
Guinea pigs need good homes too
How Two Local Women Are Empowering a Generation of Rebel Girls
Timbuktu Labs’ feminist journal for girls is building on a moment
Where Are the Houses from The Holiday?
L.A. architecture co-stars in the 2006 Christmas fave
Why Some of L.A.’s Top Coffee Shops Are Roasting Their Own Beans
Go Get ’Em Tiger and others get in the roasting game
For the First Time in 30 Years, Changes Are Coming to This Iconic L.A. Restaurant
Don’t freak out, but Lawry’s the Prime Rib in Beverly Hills is trying a few new things
At Simone, Jessica Largey Puts Her Own Stamp on California Cuisine
The chef’s new spot in the Arts District is anything but boring
Hatchet Hall’s Chef Is Hosting Dinners That Explore America’s Food History
Brian Dunsmoor’s Fuss & Feathers dinners are lively (and delicious) history lessons
A Santa Monica Tech Startup Has “Hacked” Meditation
Dave Asprey’s Upgrade Labs has opened the floodgates when it comes to the brain’s latent creativity—or so it claims
We’re Digging the Japanese-Style Sandwiches at Konbi in Echo Park
And don’t snooze on their pastries either
How Some of L.A.’s Hottest New Pizzas Stack Up
From the Famous Original at Roberta’s to the pepperoni pie at Superfine, these pizzas prove that classics never go out of style
Why Don’t You See Houses Being Moved Anymore?
There’s a good rea$on
Why L.A. Taco May Be the Future of Alternative Journalism in L.A.
Amid an L.A. newspocalypse, an important outlet has emerged
10 Cultural Moments That Defined 2018 in L.A.
Looking back at some of the epic happenings that made this year one for the record books
Busy Philipps Turned “Doing It for the ‘Gram” Into a Hit Late-Night Show
The actress-author-host talks tequila, Dawson’s Creek, and Tori Amos
How Well Do You Know Cesar E. Chavez Avenue?
Formerly Brooklyn Avenue, it’s one of the oldest streets in the city
Taking a Closer Look at L.A. City Hall
The ins and outs of a DTLA landmark
4 Places in L.A. to Get Some Good-Luck Black-Eyed Peas
It’s a New Year’s tradition