Rosecrans Baldwin’s L.A. embrace

Rosecrans Baldwin, a novelist and journalist, adds his unique voice in trying to make sense of what he calls the “city-state” of Los Angeles. He talks about L.A. as welcoming but somehow detached from the rest of America. While Baldwin argues that…

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Ron Brownstein on the magic of 1974 Los Angeles

The writer Ron Brownstein takes us back to 1974 Los Angeles, a period he views as a cultural and political hinge point. It was during that year — as Brownstein details in his new book, “” — that Los Angeles reached its creative peak, transforming…

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Joe Mathews on how L.A. is failing California

Joe Mathews, a long-time California journalist, thinks that the state has a big problem, and the problem’s name is Los Angeles. Mathews argues that Los Angeles County, home to 25% of the state’s population, undermines the state and holds back its…

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Peter Lunenfeld reimagines Los Angeles

Peter Lunenfeld, vice-chair of UCLA’s Department of Design Media Arts, appreciates Los Angeles as one of the world’s supercities. Even amid Covid, politics, and competition for the future from Silicon Valley, he sees a city thriving with…

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