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Editor’s note: A version of this story was performed by the author during the L.A. Affairs Live storytelling event on...

The story behind this rare architectural speaker from cult Japanese fashion brand TheSoloist

This story is part of Image’s April’s Thresholds issue, a tour of L.A. architecture as it’s actually experienced. You hear...

L.A.’s unofficial Statue of Liberty is a Fashion Nova billboard off the 10 Freeway

This story is part of Image’s April’s Thresholds issue, a tour of L.A. architecture as it’s actually experienced. A landmark...

Nine non-negotiable items for a well-designed life

This story is part of Image’s April’s Thresholds issue, a tour of L.A. architecture as it’s actually experienced. If you...

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Paul W. Downs

Paul W. Downs can’t help it that even on the weekends, his life intersects with “Hacks,” the HBO comedy he...

A tour of L.A. architecture as it’s actually experienced

This story is part of Image’s April’s Thresholds issue, a tour of L.A. architecture as it’s actually experienced. I lived...

Why I rejected the “neutral” aesthetics of therapy rooms

You’ve (finally) made an appointment with a therapist. Just getting the appointment took some legwork. This is an in-person appointment,...

These Gen Z and millennial readers are reimagining L.A. book clubs

At first glance, the horde of pedestrians — mostly young women — circling the streets of Santa Monica in late...

This L.A. mailman retired after 42 years. Hundreds showed up to his farewell party

There were 200 people on the back patio of Glassell Park’s Verdugo Bar, and John Ayala had a hug for...

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