Tag: Essays
A Year Spent Surviving a Pandemic Alone
From panic attacks to feelings of detachment, prolonged solitude took its toll on a writer living alone though the COVID-19 crisis. How he coped—and how he hopes the year changes us for the better
What We’ve Learned During the Pandemic
During the COVID-19 crisis, people have taken up everything from cooking to raising chickens, but the lessons we’ve gleaned are bigger than the skills themselves
An Untimely Death Moves Through a Family Like Wildfire
As the news broadcast images of a newly charred world, writer Susan Heeger waded through devastation within her own family
The Pandemic Forced Me Back to My Roots, but It Wasn’t Easy
Hair seemed like a crazy thing to obsess over during a crisis, but writer Aubree Nichols says that as her roots grew in, old demons emerged
How DJ Erick Morillo Went from EDM Superstar to Cautionary Tale
Inside the wild life and tragic death of a record-spinning star with the ghostwriter who knew him better than many
After a Year Like This One, L.A. Has Earned a Proper Post-Pandemic Party
2020 has been full of pain and uncertainty, but after a string of historic victories, Angelenos have plenty of reason to celebrate when the time is right
As Wildfires Ravage the State, the Dark Side of the California Dream Slinks Out of the Shadows
Fires have always loomed large over the California landscape—both a cleansing promise and an obliterating threat. But like so much else these days, they suddenly seem out of control
What I Saw at the Revolution: A First-Person Account of the L.A. Protests
A native Angeleno's misadventures on the front lines of a movement that was generations in the making
Why You Should Eat Dinner Alone in L.A. at Least Once
Prime eavesdropping that is highly recommended
Cramming for Klosterman: A Study Guide
The New York Times columnist and critic is coming to L.A. to discuss his new essay collection. Want to attend the reading and sound smart? Here's a refresher on all things Klosterman.