The 99-year-old Echo Park favorite is being bulldozed for apartments – Angelenos are losing a slice of city history I was not hungry when I arrived at Taix on Thursday night, Los Angeles’s venerable, soon-to-close French restaurant and de facto museum of a long-gone era of fine dining. I’m rarely ...
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My mom, the cult leader: ‘She told us what to wear, when to pray, how we would have sex. We were prisoners’My mom, the cult leader: ‘She told us what to wear, when to pray, how we would have sex. We were prisoners’
Deborah Green was a charismatic woman who established a ‘free love ministry’ in California, claiming to be a vessel for God. She was also a controlling, cruel sadist. Her daughter Sarah talks about her terrifying upbringing – and dramatic escape Sarah Green realised things weren’t right in the religious community ...
I’ve spent a decade fighting Trump. Here are six lessons I’ve learned | Saul AusterlitzI’ve spent a decade fighting Trump. Here are six lessons I’ve learned | Saul Austerlitz
A decade ago, I knew nothing about organizing. But ordinary people are essential to fighting the rise of authoritarianism In January of 2017, I sent a tentative email to a few dozen friends and acquaintances who I suspected were also freaked out by the election of Donald Trump, asking if ...
How to end this war | Salar Mohandesi and Ben MabieHow to end this war | Salar Mohandesi and Ben Mabie
A once robust American anti-war movement is significantly weaker than it was in its heyday. The immensely unpopular war on Iran offers a real opportunity to rebuild it In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson asked Congress for authorization to use military force in south-east Asia. His resolution passed unanimously in the ...
Israeli strikes and US troop buildup put Pakistan’s peacemaker role under pressureIsraeli strikes and US troop buildup put Pakistan’s peacemaker role under pressure
Islamabad is attempting high-wire diplomacy between US and Iran, but Israel could spoil any chance of success Intensifying Israeli bombing of civilian targets in Iran and an expanding US military force in the Gulf are casting a dark shadow over Pakistan’s hopes of hosting peace talks between Iran and the ...
Middle East crisis live: Explosions in Tehran as Yemen’s Houthis heighten risks of Iran warMiddle East crisis live: Explosions in Tehran as Yemen’s Houthis heighten risks of Iran war
War continues to escalate with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis confirming a second wave of attacks on Israel since they joined the war on Saturday Read the full report If you are just catching up on what it means that Yemen’s Houthi’s have joined the war, you can read a piece from ...
The OnlyFans inheritance: how its owner’s death could reshape the porn money-making machineThe OnlyFans inheritance: how its owner’s death could reshape the porn money-making machine
Leonid Radvinsky’s widow has been left with a crucial role in deciding what happens to the business that made her husband a billionaire Yekaterina Chudnovsky, online biographies say, is a mother-of-four who “enjoys spending time with her family and teaching them the importance of giving back and helping others”. They ...
Media association condemns ‘violent assault’ on CNN crew by Israeli soldiersMedia association condemns ‘violent assault’ on CNN crew by Israeli soldiers
CNN team detained while reporting on aftermath of attack by settlers in West Bank, Foreign Press Association says Middle East crisis – live updates An international media association has condemned what it described as a “violent assault” by Israeli soldiers who detained a CNN crew in the occupied West Bank ...
Lebanon condemns ‘blatant war crime’ after Israel kills three journalistsLebanon condemns ‘blatant war crime’ after Israel kills three journalists
Israeli military says primary target, killed in a missile strike far from the frontlines, was a Hezbollah ‘terrorist’ Middle East crisis – live updates Israel killed three journalists in south Lebanon on Saturday, their TV channels and authorities said, prompting condemnation from the Lebanese government who called the killings a ...
Two Sudanese men face court in Greece after at least 22 people die off Crete coastTwo Sudanese men face court in Greece after at least 22 people die off Crete coast
Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after six days adrift in boat from Libya Two Sudanese men, believed by Greek authorities to have been behind a smuggling operation in which 22 people were “systematically” thrown overboard after succumbing to days without food or water at sea, ...