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Elegant 5-course tasting menu is served in a Minnesota gas station

An immigrant chef's path to independent restaurant ownership makes a pit stop at a BP convenience store.

Tribune News Service

A six-pack of sauvignon: could canned wine help save the planet?

Wine poured – or sipped – from cans is gaining in popularity, and drastically reducing emissions from the industry

The Guardian - US

Oscars voting is about to begin. Who’s on track for a nomination?

LOS ANGELES — We're a week away from the beginning of Oscar nominations voting. Motion picture academy members presumably spent the holidays unwrapping tamales, spiking the eggnog and catching up on the movies they've missed. (Or, from what I'm hearing, watching the ones they love once again instead of doing…

Los Angeles Times

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Oscars 2023: Actress power rankings

After "Tár" premiered on the first day of September at the Venice International Film Festival, more than a few people called the Oscar race for lead actress over and done, sending a message to the motion picture academy to begin engraving the trophy with Cate Blanchett's name — provided they…

Los Angeles Times

Racism scandal prompts another day of protests in LA council

The Los Angeles City Council was disrupted by another round of noisy protests after a councilman facing widespread calls to resign for his involvement in a racism scandal defiantly returned to the chamber

The Independent UK

Fallout from LA racism scandal keeps shaking City Council

Two months after being entangled in a racism scandal that shook public trust in Los Angeles government, disgraced City Councilman Kevin de Leon has refused calls to resign and is trying to rehabilitate his reputation

The Independent UK

Los Angeles council member slams protestor to ground in first day back since racist tape scandal

Fight follows leak of tape featuring council members using racist language

The Independent UK

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The best movie performances of 2022

My list of the best movies of 2022 is still in the works. In the meantime, I figured a list of my favorite movie performances this year would be easier to compile. I was wrong, of course — not just because there are always more actors than movies to choose…

Los Angeles Times

How Dolly de Leon rises to the challenge of 'Triangle of Sadness'

Challenges can reveal who people really are. That's as true of Abigail, the breakout character of Ruben Östlund's first English-language film, "Triangle of Sadness," as of the actress who plays her, 53-year-old Manila native Dolly de Leon.

Los Angeles Times

Kevin de Leon refuses to resign from the LA City Council. What happens to his constituents?

LOS ANGELES — Just down the street from Pamela and Valentin Marquez's tidy two-bedroom home, next to an industrial strip where trains rumble through the night, is a park and playground with a walking path through oak trees.

Los Angeles Times

Organizers launch bid to recall beleaguered LA City Council member Kevin de Leon

LOS ANGELES — Amid widespread calls for the beleaguered politician’s resignation, five constituents filed initial paperwork Thursday to recall Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de Leon.

Los Angeles Times

Triangle of Sadness: Dolly De Leon recalls thoughtful advice from late co-star Charlbi Dean

Dean passed away suddenly this August, at the age of 32

The Independent UK

LA Councilman de Leon says he will not resign amid uproar

Embattled Los Angeles Councilman Kevin de Leon has told Univision he will not resign amid an uproar over a leaked tape that revealed him participating in a meeting in which Latino officials made crude, racist remarks and plotted to expand their political power

The Independent UK

Robin Abcarian: In that racist leaked recording, LA sees its true reflection — and it's ugly

I wasn't expecting to hear a reference to my favorite childhood movie as I listened to the surreptitiously recorded conversation among Latino officials that has shaken Los Angeles to its core.

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The Independent UK

Los Angeles police face off with protesters at City Hall

Los Angeles police in riot gear faced off briefly with yelling protesters outside a City Hall entrance

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Two LA city council members have lost their committee positions over race scandal

The head of the Los Angeles City Council stripped two members, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon, of much of their power Monday to pressure them to resign after a private meeting sparked a scandal.

The Independent UK

LA politicians to lose committee positions over race scandal

The acting president of the Los Angeles City Council is escalating the pressure on two members to resign over their participation in a private meeting in which they did not object to a colleague’s crude and racist remarks and at times joined in the banter

The Independent UK

Los Angeles councilmen resist resignation in racism scandal

Two Los Angeles City Council members are resisting overwhelming calls for them to resign Thursday after a recording surfaced of them making crude and racist remarks in a secret meeting over redistricting tactics

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The Independent UK

Racist comments could end careers of powerful LA politicians

The three Los Angeles City Council members at the center of a scandal over a recording of racist comments have each had long careers in state and local politics

The Independent UK

LA Council faces uncertainty amid furor over racist remarks

The Los Angeles City Council is mired in uncertainty

Los Angeles Times

LA homeless count raises doubts about accuracy. Is it time for a new way?

LOS ANGELES — When the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority this month published a spreadsheet breaking down its homeless count by every census tract in the county, those with knowledge of Venice were incredulous.

Los Angeles Times

Homeless advocates urge LA leaders to buy downtown hotel and turn it into housing

LOS ANGELES — Homeless advocates on Friday called on city leaders to purchase the L.A. Grand Hotel, which has served as emergency shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic, to convert into permanent housing.

The Independent UK

Liz Weston: Just Starting Out? Learn From Our Mistakes

We’ve all seen commencement speakers give advice to graduates as they’re about to enter the workforce

Texas Observer

Labeled ‘Hispanic’

Lipan Apaches across Texas are challenging the myth that their tribe was wiped out.

Los Angeles Times

‘It feels like we’re going back in time’: Abortion rights protests quickly materialize in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — As news of the Supreme Court’s decision to end constitutional protections for abortion spread Friday morning, many in Southern California responded with a simple question: Where do we protest?

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