A new assessment to rank the dirtiest cities in America had a field day with Southern California, which took both first and second place while filling four of the top ten spots. The study conducted by the national lawn care company LawnStarter analyzed several categories, including cleanliness, pollution, living conditions, waste infrastructure and resident dissatisfaction.  […]

The introduction of Waymo’s driverless cars into the NYC economy is just one more example of the growing trend toward underemployment. Not long ago, government inaction destroyed the value of the taxi medallion, which once offered some an entry into the middle class. That value collapsed, and drivers’ hopes went into the dustbin of history.

Stamford, Conn.: I’m obviously not alone when I occasionally check my social media feeds. The quantity of content seems endless and is often entertaining and informative. However, as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly sophisticated, AI-generated clips, images and written content is making it impossible to distinguish fact from fiction.

Dear Eric: My husband works for an airline and had an emotional affair with a female coworker. I only found out through less-than-honest means (I went through his phone while he was asleep). I have started going to long-overdue therapy but am unable to get over the constant paranoia, anxiety and anguish this has caused. […]

“I love music so much”, said Peter Porter, “that in poetry I’m always looking for an authority in language that is not wholly dependent on meaning. I want meaning to be elsewhere.” In a review of Better than God (2009), the collection of poems in which “Horace Takes the Waters” appeared, published just a year […]

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When the Los Angeles fires began last January, the designer and futurist Tracee Worley was re-reading Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler’s chillingly prescient novel, written in 1993 but set in the 2020s. In the book, climate change has devastated the world, an increasingly dangerous and inequitable society has resulted in many people living in […]

Five people were hurt in a shooting in the Vermont Vista area of South Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon. The shooting at South Figueroa Street and Manchester Avenue occurred just after 2:30 p.m., said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Terzes. The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed they’re responding to a shooting at that location, adding that […]

Rapper Lil Nas X took to social media on Tuesday to break his silence following his release from jail stemming from his bizarre walk in Studio City where he was wearing his underwear and cowboy boots. At one point, video footage showed him completely naked. “Your girl is going to be okay, ya’ll,” he told […]

Mayor Adams just vetoed two City Council bills that would have guaranteed grocery delivery workers the city’s minimum wage. Unless the City Council overrides the mayor’s veto, his decision will keep thousands of essential workers earning poverty wages.