What You Need to Know Before You Stock Up on Sunscreen This Summer
With summer just around the corner, protecting your skin from the sun’s UV and UVB (ultraviolet and ultraviolet B) rays, should be at the very top of anyone’s priority list. ...
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After 103 years, this L.A. prop maker finds new success freeze-drying dead pets
In a room inside a North Hollywood warehouse, dozens of pets are ready for their owners to take them home. Boots, a young black-and-white domestic shorthair cat, lies on his ...
L.A. Affairs: Oh, how my body wanted my pickleball partner! Then he opened his big mouth
When Noah walked into the indoor pickleball complex in Carson that rainy morning, my body said, “Wow. Look at that guy.” The 30 minutes it took me to get to ...
‘No one is going to die if I drop a vase.’ How a police chief became a midcentury furniture pro
There’s no sign outside Mid-Century Miranda in downtown Azusa, but it’s easy to spot the recently opened vintage furniture store from the street. A gleaming orange-and-white Brown Jordan patio set ...
Tell us about the father figures who changed your life
For many of us, Father’s Day celebrates more than just dads. It also honors the father figures who stepped up and offered support, regardless of their biological connection. They come ...
You need more than Ozempic to fight food addiction. Here’s how
Are cookies and chips the new cigarettes? And soda, breakfast cereals and ice cream the new opioids? In his new book, “Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving ...
Just 5 minutes a day of these exercises can sharpen your brain as you age
Exercise has long been linked with stronger brains and reduced risk of dementia and other cognitive diseases. But new research suggests that older adults can significantly improve brain health with ...
With Barbra Streisand and Oprah as clients, this gardener has a simple goal: perfection
Dan Bifano is in a hurry, but it’s in his nature to be gracious, so he keeps his countenance serene even though gnarly traffic on the Pacific Coast Highway has ...
Called to the threshold, a death doula learns from the dying
While I traveled from my apartment in Los Angeles to B’s house in the woods of Pennsylvania, I realized I knew nothing about death. I prepared myself to meet a ...
Take a spring hike with the Los Angeles Times
Howdy! I’m Jaclyn Cosgrove, an outdoors reporter at the L.A. Times. My job is to explore the mountains surrounding Los Angeles to find the best hikes, campgrounds and other adventures ...
