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Hunter S. Thompson: A Remembrance
By HUCK THOMAS Hunter S. Thompson was a juvenile delinquent and stayed that way, suspended in the amber of drink and drugs, the rest of his days. He could be a squall of anti-social behavior, yes, but also a brilliant writer of live-wire prose that flagellated the rich, powerful and stupid. Plus he was funny…
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WHY DO ALL FRENCHMEN THINK THE’RE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE?
Watching Emilia Pérez as soon as it was available to stream. It felt like watching a root canal. I did not recognize the Mexico in the film and the cartel life depicted on screen seemed straight out of bad TV novela at best. The picture struck me as juvenile—maybe something Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez agreed to…
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AN INTERVIEW WITH NOVELIST TONY CASTR0
An interview with Tony Castro, author of the new novel thriller “THE BOOK OF MARILYN”
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IT’S A MIRACLE I’M A WRITER
Friends often marvel that I’ve built a life with words. They shake their heads and say, “It’s a miracle you’re a writer.” Honestly, they’re not wrong.
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AMERICA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: THE REAL SILENT KILLER
I’m not close to signing out just yet, but my new primary care doctor is so convinced that I’m teetering on the brink that he had me sign a contract relieving him of all responsibility if I die from taking oxycodone.
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HOW MOMS NEED RESOURCES DURING DISASTERS
During the recent fires, lawyer Melissa Saleh evacuated to a hotel and found herself realizing just how much mothers go through during times of disaster without any resources or even public awareness.
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MY LIFE IN THE PALISADES WITH ALI MACGRAW
My Life With Ali Then, just as quickly as she had entered my world, she vanished. The recent death of her ‘Love Story’ co-star Ryan O’Neal left us all with a nostalgic appreciation of the heartthrobs whose heartbreak ending sent the country out of theaters in tears to start the 1970s.
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APOCALYPSE LA: A CITY OF ANGELS & DREAMS GONE TO HELL
The city of dreams is under a nightmarish siege as than 1,000 homes, businesses and other buildings have burned and at least two people are dead in Santa Anas wind-fueled wildfires threatening to make this the worst fire in Southern California history.
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DEMI MOORE: HOLLYWOOD’S ULTIMATE SURVIVOR
Once derided as a “popcorn actress,” Demi Moore may have landed herself a spot in the Oscars’ best actress category with her rousing speech after winning a Golden Globe for The Substance, a role she got when she was at a low point in her career, thinking she was done.
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HOW JIMMY CARTER WARNED AGAINST THE DEMOCRATS’ POLITICAL & ECONOMIC ELITES
The late Jimmy Carter was the antidote to the cynicism of the political and economic elite he had railed against in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
LA Monthly
The National Magazine of Los Angeles