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Your local farm in a box: How farmers are coping with the crisis

These are unprecedented times for farmers, accustomed to selling produce to restaurants. Many have shifted to CSA boxes and other methods to cope




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L.A. looks to help restaurants by capping food delivery service fees at 15%

A new proposed Los Angeles city ordinance could set a 15% food delivery service fee cap.




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12 cookbooks that refresh the spirit and inspire in the kitchen

A dozen recent cookbooks for escape and encouragement




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How Newton Nguyen is inspiring a young generation of home chefs

Newton Nguyen (aka @milktpapi) talks Spam musubi, overnight virality and Los Angeles cuisine.




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Pasjoli-Inspired Rice Pudding

How to make an excellent rice pudding inspired by Dave Beran's version at Pasjoli in Santa Monica




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Dystopian fiction has always been real for Ray Bradbury prize winner Marlon James

Marlon James, whose novel "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" pioneered queer fantasy, thanks Mary Shelley and "Moby Dick" for predicting our current crisis.




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Coronavirus is topic one among newly announced L.A. Times Book Prize winners

The 14 Times book prize winners, including Steph Cha, Namwali Serpell, Marlon James and George Packer, were honored in a virtual ceremony on Twitter.




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Letters to the Editor: How L.A.'s hotel industry is stepping up in the COVID-19 crisis

Local hotels have repurposed thousands of rooms for use by medical professionals and homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Opinion: Atheist activists were once punching bags. Now, readers revere them

A writer criticized atheist activist Ron Reagan. In a sign of the times, that letter drew howls of protest from readers.




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Letters to the Editor: Hospitals needs to stop treating nurses like they're expendable

When doctors are given N95 masks but the nurses who frequently come into contact with sick patients do not, you know something's wrong.




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Opinion: These protestors crying oppression get almost no sympathy from readers

Rarely does any group of people draw so many howls of protest from readers as the anti-lockdown demonstrators.




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Letters to the Editor: What are O.C. cities thinking keeping their beaches open?

If most beaches in Southern California are closed, so should those in Orange County, which attracted thousands of people on a hot weekend.




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Opinion: Readers aren't all doom and gloom on the coronavirus. Here's proof

Sprinkled in the deluge of negatives letters are uplifting tales of gratitude, humanity and service. This is a selection of those letters.




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Opinion: Who really has 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'? Not his critics, readers say

Letter writers who criticize the president are brushing off accusations from Trump's defenders that they suffer from some kind of insanity.




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Can 'Parasite' parlay the international Oscar into a best picture prize?

If an international film, like 'Parasite,' wins best picture, it only seems fair that a different film, like 'Pain and Glory,' gets the international Oscar.




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Did you love the best picture nominees? Did you know you didn't see the whole film?

Reasons for cutting scenes from a movie vary. Here's why 'Little Women,' 'Jojo Rabbit,' 'Parasite' and others didn't keep everything they shot.




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Joker, meet Hannibal Lecter. How the 2020 best picture nominees line up with the past

The Envelope likes to judge a film's chances of winning the best picture Oscar by seeing whether it echoes any previous winners, and these do. Sort of.




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Brad Pitt's awards season charm offensive is in overdrive, and we are delighted

Brad Pitt has made many speeches this awards season. Without notes or a list of names to thank, his speeches have been sweet, sincere and funny.




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Oscars 2020: Who will win and who should win. Our critics' picks

The Academy Awards are fast approaching and Oscar pools are being organized. Let our film critics Kenneth Turan and Justin Chang help you analyze the major categories with their predictions.




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At the Massachusetts home that inspired 'Little Women,' admission is up threefold

The success of Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" has been a boon for Orchard House, where Louisa May Alcott lived.




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How the Oscars' best-picture nominees used architecture to tell stories of inequity

A luxurious house in "Parasite" and visions of '80s urbanism in "Joker" paint vivid pictures of haves and have nots for #Oscars2020.




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How I learned to stop worrying and ... ahem ... love the Oscars' best picture choice

We can't control what wins best picture at the Academy Awards. Can we control our emotions when our favorite movie doesn't win?




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And the Oscar for best acceptance speeches would go to Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix

Before the Oscars on Sunday, watch the wildly different and entertaining acceptance speeches Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix have made this awards season.




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How the more inclusive Spirit Awards recognize the true diversity in movies today

With little overlap with the Oscars, the 2020 Spirit Awards look to have a more diverse and inclusive group of nominees, setting their own standards.




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Here's all the winners of the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards

From 'Uncut Gems' to 'The Farewell,' here's the complete list of winners of Film Independent's Spirit awards.




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'The Farewell' and 'Uncut Gems' rule the Spirit Awards, as Bong Joon Ho celebrates with Spike Lee

"The Farewell" made off with best picture as Zhao Shuzhen upset Jennifer Lopez and "Uncut Gems" claimed three prizes, including a win for Adam Sandler.




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'Toy Story 4' wins animated feature, giving Pixar Oscar No. 10

No other studio has more than three wins in the category; no other franchise has collected two.




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Read Brad Pitt's political Oscars speech saluting stunt workers

Brad Pitt saluted stunt crew and coordinators while accepting an Oscar for his role in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood."




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Elton John picks up his second original song Oscar, this one with Bernie Taupin

It's only fitting that Elton John shares the Oscar song award with Bernie Taupin for "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from "Rocketman," the movie largely about their 50-year collaboration.




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How 'Parasite' made Oscars history as the first foreign-language best picture winner

"Parasite" won the Oscar for best picture, becoming the first non-English language movie to do so. How did it win?




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Joaquin Phoenix champions a big night for vegans at the Oscars

Joaquin Phoenix, who discussed animal cruelty in his acceptance speech, was one of several famous vegans at the Oscars, including Billie Eilish.




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It's just the Oscars — but my God, it matters that 'Parasite' won best picture

With "Parasite," the academy gave best picture to the actual best picture. It also made history.




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Column: Netflix didn't win best picture, but 'Parasite' couldn't have triumphed at the Oscars without it

More than film critics or a more international film academy, Netflix has proved that subtitles are a bridge, not a barrier.




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Historic Art Deco garage in Koreatown to be centerpiece of new apartment-retail complex

The structure is a rare example of Art Deco style used for a garage. It will still be used to park cars but also will have amenities for apartment tenants.




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L.A. Kings star Anze Kopitar nets $2.9 million for Manhattan Beach home

L.A. Kings star Anze Kopitar has sold his Manhattan Beach home for $2.9 million, over $1 million more than he paid in 2008.




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Intrepid iconoclasts create soulful homes in the new Apple TV+ docu-series 'Home'

Filmmaker Doug Pray has delivered an exceptional examination of what makes a home.




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Padres pitcher Craig Stammen buys Coronado home close to Petco Park

In the resort city of Coronado, Padres pitcher Craig Stammen recently shelled out $3.7 million for a home right across the bay from Petco Park.




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More firsts for Yeshiva U men’s basketball as they pick up awards


Two players have been named All-American, including one on the first team, and a coach has been chosen as national Coach of the Year.




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First image of Seth Rogen as Jewish pickle maker is historically accurate


The Seth Rogen Jewish immigrant pickle movie is still happening, and we now have some striking photo evidence.




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'It will be epic': British Airways releases optimistic message to Britain as flights dwindle

Exclusive: The airline is currently operating at just 5 per cent of its normal level




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20 Pledges for 2020: Lockdown isn't stopping me from indulging my flight-free travel fantasies

A make-believe trip is good for the soul, says Helen Coffey




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Sniping at airlines for a soundbite doesn't fly

Plane Talk: Many airlines have erred during the coronavirus crisis, but so have some politicians




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Farmers charter flights to bring fruit-pickers to UK as travel shutdown causes shortage of foreign workers

Nearly 200 Romanian agricultural workers flown from Bucharest to London Stansted in first of series of flights to plug gap in workforce




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Coronavirus: Airline reports 'spike in bookings' in first sign of aviation recovery

'The line graph is trending upwards, haven't seen that in weeks,' said Cam Wallace, chief revenue officer Air New Zealand




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Coronavirus: Millions may have to cancel holidays after lockdown due to expired passports

Exclusive: Half a million passports have expired since UK lockdown began




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That Summer: Plane hopping to Arkansas in 1992

Simon Calder saw some of North America's less celebrated cities at a pivotal time thanks to a cut-price airpass




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Coronavirus: 'UK aviation is facing a death spiral', pilots' union warns

Balpa calls on government to bring in a moratorium on job cuts




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The public thinks Tesla's Autopilot is safer than it is, an insurance group says

For years, automakers have been offering driver-assist technologies on many new cars.




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Now your Tesla can come pick you up. California says that's not 'driverless'

With Tesla's Smart Summon feature, the car drives itself to its human owner. It's already being abused, raising public safety questions.




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Driven: Ford ponies up on electric vehicles with a Mustang-inspired SUV

Ford Motor Co. on Sunday unveiled its all-new fully electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E.