Column: What ‘Barbie’ teaches us about the beauty of growing old

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What if a jewelry collection could actually turn your body into a sculpture?

[ad_1] Corazón de Tierra, a collaboration between artists Georgina Treviño and Ozzie Juarez, was inspired by…

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Chris Appleton

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L.A. Affairs: It wasn’t Malibu Barbie who taught me about love. It was Gidget

[ad_1] It was a Saturday afternoon in January in Hollywood. I had wrapped up rating a…

This quirky sibling-run shop is bursting with low-maintenance plants

[ad_1] In our Plant PPL series, we interview people of color in the plant world. If…

The untold story of California’s most iconic outdoor bookshop

[ad_1] It’s the open-air bookshelves and palm trees standing sentry in the courtyard. It’s the inventory…

He quit his soulless job to throw pots in his garage. Then Danny D’s Mudshop took off

[ad_1] In the middle of an unrelenting Los Angeles heat wave, potter Daniel Dooreck greeted his…

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jodie Sweetin

[ad_1] In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town.…

Severe pruning during summer heat is hell for trees, not just striking actors

[ad_1] Severe pruning — a.k.a. “coat racking” — is never good for ficus and other evergreen…

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Travis Bennett

[ad_1] In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town.…

Meditating on my death made me feel thrilled to be alive

[ad_1] On a recent Saturday night, the scene was serene inside Tac-tile Mountain, a small, carefully…

Where have all the camellias gone? A bittersweet end for historic Nuccio’s Nurseries

[ad_1] Brothers Tom and Jim Nuccio have devoted a lifetime to cultivating exotic beauties, but you’d…

Food scraps attract bugs. How to keep your waste bin safe to open

[ad_1] It’s that time of the week when your food waste pail is full, and you’re…

No yard? No problem. She’ll teach you to grow mobile gardens that’ll shift your thinking

[ad_1] Hummingbirds hum. Chickens cluck. Domesticated wild cats attempt to find their way into the chicken…

L.A. Affairs: I was focused on work. I didn’t realize he was flirting with me

[ad_1] When you’ve been in the bookstore business long enough, there are times when you start…

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