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Back to SearchAlison Roman on cooking and cancellation
Alison Roman is a chef, food writer, cookbook author and video maker whose unfussy recipes pack a punch. Those recipes, along with her fun persona, m…
4 years, 8 months ago
Sohla El-Waylly on cooking and appropriation
Sohla El-Waylly is famous for her cooking videos for outlets like the History Channel’s “Ancient Recipes,” Bon Appetit’s “Test Kitchen,” and so, so m…
4 years, 8 months ago
The story of L.A.’s glitzy gambling boat kingpin
This story of Los Angeles’ 1930s era of gambling boats — and Tony Cornero, the underworld boss at the center of the action — is a portal to another v…
4 years, 8 months ago
Social media's Latino misinformation problem
Last month, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen revealed she had released thousands of documents that showed how the company knew yet did little …
4 years, 8 months ago
Mega-drought + mega-rain = uh-oh!
When it rains, it pours, and when it pours after a long dry spell, water can become dangerous. Fire-scarred lands see mudslides devastate homes. Parc…
4 years, 8 months ago
In-N-Out Burger enters the COVID-19 wars
Last month, In-N-Out Burger made national news when health officials in San Francisco shut down one of its restaurants. The company’s sin: refusing t…
4 years, 8 months ago
Leyna Bloom on breaking ground as a trans woman of color
Over the last few years, Leyna Bloom has been the first in many categories. In 2017, she became the first trans woman of color to grace the pages of …
4 years, 8 months ago
Can the FBI spy on Muslims and not say why?
In 2011, a group of Muslims in Orange County sued the federal government, alleging that the FBI violated the constitutional rights of Muslims by spyi…
4 years, 8 months ago
Why we forget U.S. violence toward Chinatowns
This fall, a commemoration in downtown Los Angeles marked the 150th anniversary of when a mob lynched 18 Chinese men and boys — one of the biggest su…
4 years, 8 months ago
California's marijuana revolution at 25 years
Marijuana use is now ubiquitous in mainstream culture — even Martha Stewart’s into CBD products thanks to her good pal Snoop Dogg. Despite this, the …
4 years, 8 months ago