“A private company has cleared dozens of homeless encampments in Venice—with persistence, cash payments, and a team that includes former gang members. Clients love them. The people they move do not.”
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In the Age of AI, the Analog Restaurant Feels Radical
“Some restaurants are leaning into handmade touches, as AI-generated food photos and flyers become commonplace.”
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The Return of the Monarch
“After years of decline, butterfly populations are rising—for now.”
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“Spaceballs: The Clickbait”—Inside the Return of Rick Moranis at Comic-Con
“Moranis gets lost and found, Mel Brooks stays mint-in-the-box, and Josh Gad IS Ebenezer.”
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Johnny Knoxville, America’s God of Mischief
“What moves the star of ‘Jackass’ to risk his life for our entertainment? A very serious investigation.”
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Her Rape Kit Had a DNA Match. In San Francisco, That’s Not Enough.
“SFPD cleared 14% of rape cases last year—half the national rate. The Standard found that kits get tested fast, then cases get quietly shelved.”
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He’s the Last Great Land Artist You’ve Never Heard Of
“Charles Ross spent 50 years building ‘Star Axis,’ a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. How to share it with a changed world?”
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Gassed Up
“Tomato ripening rooms reveal the growing costs of the produce industry’s massive consolidation.”
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A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out.
“An Instagram post turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.”