June 2020
Features
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Los Angeles as We Knew It Is History. But Its Future Begins Today
The city’s most thoughtful academics, politicians, business leaders, artists, and chefs answer the question on everyone’s covered lips: ‘What’s next?’
A Month Inside the COVID-19 War Room with Mayor Eric Garcetti
Often criticized as risk averse, L.A.’s mayor might have just saved the city from the pandemic—but now he must forestall a looming financial disaster.
Exclusive: An Explosive New Biography Reveals the Secret that Almost Destroyed Natalie Wood
This excerpt from ‘Natalie Wood: The Complete Biography’ details how the actress covered for husband Robert Wagner’s alleged bisexuality
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Columns
Can L.A.’s Scooter Craze Survive the Pandemic?
As COVID-19 craters demand for modes of ‘micromobility,’ the wheels are coming off at Bird
How a Cranky 77-Year-Old Communist from Nicaragua Saved L.A.’s Most Unconventional Church
Ligia Gonzalez has become a patron saint of sorts at First Unitarian Universalist Church in Koreatown
Departments
These L.A. Zoom Backgrounds will Spice Up Even the Lamest Calls
Stuck in your studio apartment? Local photographers transport you all across the city
New Restaurants Have Continued to Open During the Pandemic—Some with Surprising Success
From coffee shops to delivery-only concepts, new L.A. outposts are making it work during the COVID-19 outbreak
From Carole Baskin to Leslie Jordan, the Unlikely Stars of the Quarantine
A look at the people and products who captured our imaginations (and, in some cases, our hearts) during a strange moment in history
A Complete Guide to a Full Month of (Virtual) Pride Events
Though June’s Pride festivities have been canceled or postponed, you can still celebrate—virtually
Holland Taylor Dishes on the Role of a Lifetime and Celebrating Pride with Sarah Paulson
Taylor, who’s played former Texas Governor Ann Richards on stage for the past decade, has thoughts about seeing a woman in the White House: “If you want something done, get a woman to do it”
An Early Look at the Huntington’s Stunning, Expanded Chinese Garden
When it opens this fall, the Huntington’s Chinese garden will be a sprawling 12 acres—and one of the largest of its kind in the world
