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World enters the era of global ‘water bankruptcy,’ UN scientists warn – Los Angeles Times
Climate & Environment ‘Water bankruptcy’ — U.N. scientists say much of the world is irreversibly depleting water Citrus orchards in Dinuba, Calif. About 70% of the world’s water is used for agriculture. (Tomas Ovalle / For The Times) By Ian James, Staff Writer, Follow Jan. 21, 2026 2:42 PM PT Dozens of the world’s major rivers…
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The Roberts court broadly expanded Trump’s power in 2025, with these key exceptions – Los Angeles Times
Politics The Supreme Court broadly expanded Trump’s power in 2025, with key exceptions By David G. Savage, Staff Writer Follow. Jan. 1, 2026 3 AM PT WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., ended the first year of President Trump’s second term with a record of rulings that gave him much broader…
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Trump wants to undo all kinds of race and gender progress. Here’s what stands in his way – Los Angeles Times (paywall)
Voices By Robin Abcarian, Columnist, March 9, 2025 3 AM PT The Trump administration is hell-bent on “restoring” this country to an entirely fictional time when white people succeeded based purely on merit, people of color got ahead solely because of affirmative action and women understood that they were the inferior sex. Trump’s hostility to…
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Two former heads of FEMA describe the long road ahead for Los Angeles in the wake of devastating wildfires – Los Angeles Times
‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Assessing the long road ahead for L.A. Source Link: Two former heads of FEMA describe the long road ahead for Los Angeles in the wake of devastating wildfires – Los Angeles Times
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Hollywood was built on the work of underappreciated writers. Just ask Chandler, Faulkner and Fitzgerald
By Stacy Perman, Staff Writer May 8, 2023 5 AM PT In 1945, barely two years into Raymond Chandler’s career as a screenwriter, the man whose hard-boiled fiction did much to make film noir into an art form had already wearied of the town and its treatment of writers.“Hollywood is a showman’s paradise. But showmen…
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Book bans soar in U.S. schools, largely in Republican-led states – Los Angeles Times
By Alexandra E. Petri, Staff Writer, April 22, 2023 5 AM PT Fearing criminal penalties, public schools throughout Missouri removed hundreds of books from their libraries after state lawmakers last year made it illegal to provide students with “sexually explicit” material — a law that carried punishment of up to a year in prison. The…
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33 ways to practice the art of self-care – Lifestyle | Los Angeles Times
By Marielle Wakim, Jan. 13, 2022 7 AM PT When you hear the phrase self-care, chances are you fall into one of two camps: You either want to retch violently or you want to raise a glass of wine in tribute (one that you’re somehow managing to drink while lying face-down on a massage table). Arguably,…
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Podcast: How the L.A. Public Library made libraries cool – Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug. 27, 2021 5 AM PT Welcome, new listeners! Here’s one of our favorite episodes from this year, with a brand-new segment at the end. It’s been quite the year for the Los Angeles Public Library — and the COVID-19 pandemic is only part of the story. Inauguration Day cast a national spotlight on…
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Love is Blind | Hidden Brain Media
Why do some relationships last, while others falter? In this bonus episode, Shankar looks at one thing successful couples do well. * duration: 6:15 * Published: 2/12/21 5:51:00 PM * Show Notes: https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/love-is-blind/ See Transcript (also published in “LA Times”): https://www.happyscribe.com/public/hidden-brain/love-is-blind Source: Episode feed: Hidden Brain – https://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=510308
