influenza
national
Asian-Americans watch soccer from their living room
In Asian Town, Workers Who Built the World Cup Gather to Watch It From Home A dozen Asian-American construction workers recently came together to watch the 2018 World Cup in a home they share...
entertainment
California declares state of emergency because heatwave could last for weeks
Southern California braces for another September heat wave. Temperatures in the 90s and 100s are expected to hit the region for the first time since May. Temperatures across the northern half of the U.S....
us
The New Social Media Revolution Is About to Start
On Twitter, Who Needs a Check Mark When You Can Have a Rat? In May of 2006, the New York Times ran an article about the increasing popularity of Twitter. The article stated that...
health
Hiroshima’s Hiatus Is a Loss for Asian American Music
Hiroshima, a band that helped define Asian American identity, will take a hiatus. Hiroshima, a beloved American band founded in 1978, is breaking up. The reasons are complex—the band has announced that it is...
world
San Clemente’s Santa Margarita Project is a ripe for preservation
How an 'ancient landslide' keeps threatening a railroad, homes in San Clemente On a summer day in 2015, the Santa Margarita Mountains were coated in snow, their peaks blanketed in white. But the mountains...
world
The first person to step outside the arena was a woman
The Times podcast: Coyotes go urban; humans freak out Sunday Mar 16, 2014 at 12:01 AM By Chris Mann On the morning of Feb. 2, the NHL's Arizona Coyotes were in the midst of...
politics
The Earth Is the Same: The Voice of a New Normal
How Barbara Kingsolver makes literature topical — from climate change to opioids to a “New Normal” of parenting to the rise of digital culture. The New Normal For many years, Barbara Kingsolver’s The New...
technology
Tommy Wopat: “Dukes of Hazzard” Was “Really, Really Fun”
‘Dukes of Hazzard’ star Tom Wopat said he ‘never really aspired to do' TV before hit sitcom: 'A blessing' Tommy Wopat, who spent three seasons as the show’s iconic Sheriff J-16, said he “never...
us
The Moment When a Woman Lets Her Life Go
Margot Robbie says she wasn't crying over Cara Delevingne in those paparazzi photos. She's crying over her own dead self, over every decision she ever made, about the way her life came to this....
entertainment
The Business of Business: The Story of Christopher LaVoie
He used charm, others’ personal tragedies and fake celebrity endorsements. How Christopher LaVoie cast his reality show and reeled in successful entrepreneurs. (Photo: Provided by Christopher LaVoie) Christopher LaVoie used the deaths of his...