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Take them out of the ballgame

It turns out that our love affair with the Dodgers was mostly one-sided.

Artwork by Revok at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Little Tokyo

Street Art, Graffiti, Tagging -- Same or Different? MOCA Show Blurs Debate

The Museum of Contemporary Art's ambitious "Art in the Streets" carries a decree declaring graffiti is a contemporary art form. While the show has been tagged as a success by critics and been enjoying solid attendance, the exhibition isn't matching the...

Trying to be Beat in the 21st Century, A Poem by Grant Keller

In honor of National Poetry Month, Departures is highlighting a poem per day. Today we share with you a poem from the community by Grant Keller.

Loma Linda University Medical Center, a Seventh-day Adventist institution in Loma Linda, CA

Special Sunday Mail Delivery Service Ends in Loma Linda

The U.S. Post Office has worked with Seventh-day Adventists in Loma Linda, CA for 81 years to deliver mail on Sundays instead of Saturdays, their Sabbath. That service stopped this weekend.

This political cartoon first appeared in the Newark Evening News in Feb. 1910

An Incredible Yarn, Starring a California Shepherd, His Flock, the National Forests, and the U. S. Supreme Court

100 years ago, Pierre Grimaud ran his sheep illegally into the Sierra National Forest. He had no idea that he would end up embroiled in a landmark U. S. Supreme Court case that saved the national-forest system.

Is There A Jewish Grilled Cheese?

As Passover and National Grilled Cheese month come to a close, the question remains: What would a Jewish grilled cheese look like, anyway?

Jotear

JOTEAR (from the Spanish joto, fag, often derogatory as queer used to be derogatory.), verb that's being reclaimed by Latino activists to center Queerness, i.e. to nudge the dominant paradigm of white maleness, and shove Queer experiences into the main...

Transit In the Philippines: Convenient, But at What Cost?

A glimpse into the public transit life of the developing world in the Philippines.

Kelso Dunes in the Mojave National Preserve | Chris Clarke photo

California's Desert Sands

You wouldn't think that something like sand would be vulnerable to human activity, but the great system of sand rivers and dunes actually faces significant threats from the way we behave.

Rush, A Poem by D. J. Waldie

D. J. Waldie is an essayist, memoirist, translator, editor, and poet, whose works focus on Los Angeles and California. He is a contributing editor for the Los Angeles Times, as well as contributing writer for Los Angeles magazine and KCET's Updaily.

What Are Californians Thinking? Tax the Rich, Educate the Kids.

The results of a PPIC survey released today are unsurprising in many respects. Californians are worried about the budget, very concerned about the impact of the budget on public education, and have little faith in elected officials. The survey also giv...

I Wok the Dog

It is a rite of passage for every Asian to be asked at least once if they are going to eat their pet.

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