Rooney Mara explores kitchen power dynamics in ‘La Cocina’
I spent 7 years working as a cashier (and as a cook when needed) at a fast-food establishment in Southeast Los Angeles before DACA allowed…
New clues about Diego Rivera portrait of Frida Kahlo at LACMA
Without fanfare, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art recently changed the date assigned to its rare Diego Rivera portrait of Frida Kahlo.LACMA acquired the…
Mexican diver Gaby Agúndez won’t let anything stop her Olympic dream
Gaby Agúndez has been diving for more than half her life. Yet she’s still frightened by the long climb to the top of the 10-meter…
U.S. releases previously classified files on JFK assassination
WASHINGTON — The National Archives on Wednesday made public nearly 1,500 documents related to the U.S. government’s investigation into the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy. The…
Inside the NHL’s push to recruit Latino hockey fans
In the summer, when the temperature in Phoenix’s north valley climbs well above 100 degrees, the heat would rise like a vapor cloud from the…
NASCAR’s Mexico Series makes a stop at the L.A. Coliseum
There has never been any doubt that NASCAR’s totally inventive and seemingly crazy idea of building an auto racing track inside the L.A. Memorial Coliseum…
Best international dishes 2023 roundup
At first glance, it looks like dessert. But this flower-dotted tart with pink and intense yellow ribbons arranged like one of Richard Serra’s curvier sculptures…