December 2018

• Features

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  • The Culture Files

    

    These 13 Innovations Changed the World—and They All Originated in L.A.

    Los Angeles magazine

    From fast food and gangster rap to skateboarding and the internet, these origin stories are set in SoCal

  • The Culture Files

    

    Historical Figures Tell the Story of L.A., One Letter and Diary Entry at a Time

    David Kipen

    An excerpt from Los Angeles contributor David Kipen’s new book Dear Los Angeles

  • CityThink

    

    L.A. Foster Parents Face an Agonizing Reality

    Degen Pener

    Couples who foster may fall in love with children only to have them taken away; but for many, the risk is worth the reward

• Departments

  • CityThink

    

    Who Was that Get-Rich-Quick Guy Who Used to Advertise in L.A.?

    Chris Nichols

    A blast from the past

  • The Digest

    

    3 New Restaurants You Have to Try This December

    Garrett Snyder

    A Top Chef alumna’s new dumpling shop and more

  • The Culture Files

    

    Here Are the 13 Best Things to Do in L.A. in December

    Sean Fitz-Gerald

    Your guide to the month’s can’t-miss events in and around L.A.

  • The Digest

    

    Union Station’s New Cocktail Bar Isn’t Just for Travelers

    Garrett Snyder

    This dimly lit den is slinging dirty martinis and more

  • CityThink

    

    This L.A. Animal Rescue Is Looking Out for the Little Guys

    Zoie Matthew

    Guinea pigs need good homes too

  • The Culture Files

    

    How Two Local Women Are Empowering a Generation of Rebel Girls

    Julia Murray

    Timbuktu Labs’ feminist journal for girls is building on a moment

  • The Culture Files

    

    Where Are the Houses from The Holiday?

    Lindsay Blake

    L.A. architecture co-stars in the 2006 Christmas fave

  • The Digest

    

    Why Some of L.A.’s Top Coffee Shops Are Roasting Their Own Beans

    Josh Lurie

    Go Get ’Em Tiger and others get in the roasting game

  • The Digest

    

    For the First Time in 30 Years, Changes Are Coming to This Iconic L.A. Restaurant

    Lesley Balla

    Don’t freak out, but Lawry’s the Prime Rib in Beverly Hills is trying a few new things

  • The Digest

    

    At Simone, Jessica Largey Puts Her Own Stamp on California Cuisine

    Garrett Snyder

    The chef’s new spot in the Arts District is anything but boring

  • The Digest

    

    Hatchet Hall’s Chef Is Hosting Dinners That Explore America’s Food History

    Garrett Snyder

    Brian Dunsmoor’s Fuss & Feathers dinners are lively (and delicious) history lessons

  • The Culture Files

    

    A Santa Monica Tech Startup Has “Hacked” Meditation

    Thomas Harlander

    Dave Asprey’s Upgrade Labs has opened the floodgates when it comes to the brain’s latent creativity—or so it claims

  • The Digest

    

    We’re Digging the Japanese-Style Sandwiches at Konbi in Echo Park

    Garrett Snyder

    And don’t snooze on their pastries either

  • The Digest

    

    How Some of L.A.’s Hottest New Pizzas Stack Up

    Karen Palmer

    From the Famous Original at Roberta’s to the pepperoni pie at Superfine, these pizzas prove that classics never go out of style

  • CityThink

    

    Why Don’t You See Houses Being Moved Anymore?

    Chris Nichols

    There’s a good rea$on

  • CityThink

    

    Why L.A. Taco May Be the Future of Alternative Journalism in L.A.

    Hillel Aron

    Amid an L.A. newspocalypse, an important outlet has emerged

  • The Culture Files

    

    10 Cultural Moments That Defined 2018 in L.A.

    Marielle Wakim and Julia Herbst

    Looking back at some of the epic happenings that made this year one for the record books

  • The Culture Files

    

    Busy Philipps Turned “Doing It for the ‘Gram” Into a Hit Late-Night Show

    Marielle Wakim

    The actress-author-host talks tequila, Dawson’s Creek, and Tori Amos