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TeamLab, Art’s Greatest Sugar Rush, Is Building an Empire

TeamLab, Art’s Greatest Sugar Rush, Is Building an Empire

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 7, 2024art, artists, technology, economics, global, media

Eating dark chocolate linked with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes

Eating dark chocolate linked with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 6, 2024health, public health, science

Owner of Los Angeles Times Plans ‘Bias Meter’ Next to Coverage

Owner of Los Angeles Times Plans ‘Bias Meter’ Next to Coverage

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 6, 2024los angeles, media, communication, economics, finance, workforce

Pantone's 2025 color is Mocha Mousse: How the company sold color to the world

Pantone's 2025 color is Mocha Mousse: How the company sold color to the world

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 5, 2024art, culture, civic engagement

The 8 best new architecture projects in L.A. for 2024

The 8 best new architecture projects in L.A. for 2024

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 1, 2024architecture, los angeles, design, urban design, urban planning, community

Silicon Valley’s Richest Woman Hosts a Day of Innovation. Just Don’t Say Trump.

Silicon Valley’s Richest Woman Hosts a Day of Innovation. Just Don’t Say Trump.

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 30, 2024women, technology, innovation, leadership, politics, culture, gender, philanthropy

Maps Pinpoint Where Democrats Lost Ground Since 2020 in 11 Big Cities

Maps Pinpoint Where Democrats Lost Ground Since 2020 in 11 Big Cities

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 28, 2024voting, politics, democracy, cities, culture

U.N. Says an Average of 140 Women Were Killed Every Day of 2023 by a Partner or Relative

U.N. Says an Average of 140 Women Were Killed Every Day of 2023 by a Partner or Relative

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 25, 2024women, gender, global, culture

How Brunch Came to a Backyard Farm in Compton

How Brunch Came to a Backyard Farm in Compton

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 23, 2024culture, civic space, public space, los angeles, environment

Do you know more civics than an eighth-grader?

Do you know more civics than an eighth-grader?

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 22, 2024civic engagement, civic action, education, youth, culture, politics

RFK Jr. weighs major changes to how Medicare pays physicians

RFK Jr. weighs major changes to how Medicare pays physicians

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 21, 2024health, public health, public finance, policy, politics, government, finance

The year’s smartest game asks: Is civil democracy just a fantasy?

The year’s smartest game asks: Is civil democracy just a fantasy?

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 20, 2024democracy, media, art, culture, civic engagement

L.A. ‘sanctuary city’ law won’t prevent deportations. But ‘we are hardening our defenses’

L.A. ‘sanctuary city’ law won’t prevent deportations. But ‘we are hardening our defenses’

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 19, 2024los angeles, policy, immigration, race, justice, government, politics

This seaside town will power thousands of homes with waves

This seaside town will power thousands of homes with waves

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 19, 2024environment, climate, sustainability, energy, resiliency, water

If Democrats want to win back the American people, does California need to stand down?

If Democrats want to win back the American people, does California need to stand down?

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 19, 2024democracy, voting, California, politics, culture

Jon Stewart Urges Democrats to ‘Exploit the Loopholes’ Like Republicans Do Because They ‘Don’t Give a F— About Your Norms’

Jon Stewart Urges Democrats to ‘Exploit the Loopholes’ Like Republicans Do Because They ‘Don’t Give a F— About Your Norms’

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 19, 2024politics, culture, media, policy, voting

Los Angeles rezoning plan won’t spur enough new housing, report finds

Los Angeles rezoning plan won’t spur enough new housing, report finds

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 18, 2024los angeles, housing, policy, government, economics

Meet California’s most neglected group of students with special needs: the gifted ones

Meet California’s most neglected group of students with special needs: the gifted ones

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 18, 2024education, los angeles, youth, policy, economics, equity

Your cool black kitchenware could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here’s what to do

Your cool black kitchenware could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here’s what to do

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 18, 2024health, science