Features
Ribbons of Division
L.A.’s freeways, symbols of the high cost of affluence, have both joined communities and atomized neighborhoods.
Where Is Voting Under Threat?
Legislation revising rules about several aspects of voting processes across the country could influence final tallies in the upcoming November election.
China’s Migrant Mothers
Mothers in rural China who move to cities for employment and an income often leave their children behind, sparking feelings of guilt and failure. Prof. Meng Li has done research about them and their painful choice.
The Choral Portal
Mary C. Breden, former director of Choral Activities at LMU, offers her suggestions on finding the pathway to enjoying choral music, which has inspired human beings for centuries.
The Loud-Mouthed Neighbors
Noisy, smart, social, resourceful — crows, as readily as humans, have adapted to L.A.’s urban-wild and thrive among us.
Canto de la Ciudad
KXLU’s “Alma del Barrio” has been singing its songs to L.A. and binding together LMU and the city’s Spanish-speaking communities for five decades.
Joan Didion’s California Odyssey
In essays, articles, novels, and plays, the iconic writer mapped her beautiful, battered state with landmarks by which we find our way.
AI’s Impact on Artists
AI technology now allows any user to generate an image of almost anything they like that copies the work of almost any artist, putting the livelihoods of painters, illustrators and photographers at risk.
AI — Fear Or Friend It?
AI — artificial intelligence — is not coming, it’s here, there and everywhere. Two law experts tell us where it may be going next, and why that worries them.