January 2020
Features
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L.A.’s 10 Best New Restaurants of 2019
A definitive guide to the new-on-the-scene spots that made it a delicious year in Los Angeles
These Big-Name Chefs Have Big Things Coming to L.A. in 2020
Daniela Soto-Innes, Suzanne Goin, Curtis Stone, and other chefs to keep an eye on in the coming year
Inside the Battle for Britney Spears
A grassroots campaign to #FreeBritney from her father’s legal guardianship is exposing a shadow industry that critics say preys on high-net-worth individuals under mental and emotional duress
5 Annoying Things About Dining Out in L.A.
Eating in Los Angeles restaurants is great. Most of the time
L.A.’s Controversial DA Jackie Lacey Takes on Her Critics: ‘I Think Prosecutor Is an Honorable Job’
She made history as the county’s first African American DA. Now she’s fighting for her political life Against Black Lives Matter and a renegade prosecutor from San Francisco
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Columns
The Best Movies and TV Shows of the 2010s Captured a World Threatening to Fall Apart
The best entertainment the decade had murder, meth, and plenty of anxiety
Matchmakers Are Doing a Brisk Business Pairing Silicon Valley CEOs with L.A. Ladies
In search of women with “internal and external beauty,” rich tech Bay Area geeks are looking south
Departments
What’s Going on with the Triforium These Days?
Chris Nichols answers your burning questions about L.A.
Our Favorite Wallet-Friendly Restaurants of the Year
From bagels to fresh pasta, these (relatively) cheap eats made the year a little more delicious
From an Activist to a Comedian, Here Are 11 L.A. People to Watch in 2020
L.A. is full of dynamic people, but pay extra attention to what these folks have on the horizon
A Former Party Crasher Explains How He Infiltrated Some of Hollywood’s Most Elite Events
“The toughest are the Globes and the Oscars, of course. But nothing is impossible,” according to Adrian Maher
The Best Things to Do in L.A. in January
A Sting musical, MLK Day, the Women’s March, and more
Having a Dry January? Try Sipping These Nonalcoholic Spirits
A new wave of virgin booze has both bartenders and health nuts buzzing
Fresh Off a Hit Comedy Special About Depression, Gary Gulman Continues to Prove Laughter Is the Best Medicine
The Judd Apatow-approved funnyman stops by Largo for a three-night stand
The 5 Best Hot Chicken Joints in L.A.
As spicy Nashville-style fried chicken continues to take over the city, here’s our guide to feeling the burn
Heidi Schreck’s ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Is a Play for This Political Moment
The Broadway hit kicks off its L.A. run this month
Matthew McConaughey’s Journey from ‘Dazed’ Kid to Cannabis Kingpin in ‘The Gentlemen’
The actor talks his early career, Hollywood hangouts, and his new role as a prince of pot in Guy Ritchie’s latest
Pottery Throwing Is Having a Moment
With everyone from Seth Rogen to the Kardashians sidling up to the wheel, more and more Angelenos are giving ceramics a spin
This Stretch of Venice in Mar Vista Has Become a Destination All Its Own
Where to shop, eat, and drink in the neighborhood east of Venice
