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Los Angeles Magazine

Health

Los Angeles as We Knew It Is History. But Its Future Begins Today.

A cross section of Angelenos consider ‘What’s next?’

Jeff Weiss Los Angeles Magazine May 2020 Permalink

Crime Sports Health

How a Former Bank Robber Saved Her Football Star Son

Antonio Carrion was headed for the NFL when the voices started and he drifted away. Then his estranged mother finished her time for robbery and saved him from a system that’s unkind to the mentally ill.

Vince Beiser Los Angeles Magazine Dec 2019 20min Permalink

Business Food

Inside the Gentrification of Grand Central Market

A reporter learns to slice lox—and digs into a Los Angeles landmark’s millions in debt.

Jesse Katz Los Angeles Magazine Sep 2016 25min Permalink

Inside the Cutthroat Rivalry Between Two of L.A.’s Elite Preschools

How two couples found a way to play the preschool system for profit.

Claire Martin Los Angeles Magazine Sep 2016 20min Permalink

Becoming Zoey Tur

As the most famous helicopter news pilot in American history, Bob Tur prided himself on being the ultimate alpha male. Except all along, he knew he wasn’t.

Ed Leibowitz Los Angeles Magazine Dec 2014 10min Permalink

The End

We are all going to die. So what does it look like?

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This article won the 2011 National Magazine Award for feature writing.

Ben Ehrenreich Los Angeles Magazine Nov 2010 30min Permalink