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Funk Lessons in Sonic Solitude
“Joi’s recorded performances embodied all the funkiness my little soul had been waiting for.”
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Rare L.A. Mega-Storm Could Overwhelm Dam and Flood Dozens of Cities, Experts Say
Because southern California doesn’t have enough problems.
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Shelved: Yoko Ono
On Yoko Ono’s 1974 album “A Story,” and stepping out from behind the ever-present shadow of John Lennon.
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Violence Girl
How a young bilingual Latina became one of punk’s enduring icons and helped create a new musical universe.
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Scamming Their Way to the Top of Hollow Mountan
How Southern California’s rich and famous tried to cheat to get their kids into college.
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Judge a Book Not By its Gender
Lisa Whittington-Hill suggests there’s a distinct gender bias in celebrity memoirs. Where female celebrities are expected to expose all, male writers get to write about whatever they want.
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The State We Are In: Neither Here, There, nor in Heaven
On vaccine privilege in America and COVID-19 inequities in India.
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The Rise and Fall of the Bank Robbery Capital of the World
In 1992, there were 2,641 bank robberies in Los Angeles — “one every 45 minutes of each banking day.” How did L.A. become the epicenter of the heist? Thanks to the dangerous combination of cars, convenience, and cocaine.
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Longreads Best of 2020: Essays
A small sampling of standout essays published this year.
