We Can Do Better Than The 'Nice Jewish Boy' This Year

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

We need to stop relying on Jew-fros as markers of datability.

Ways To Up Your Culture In 2015

NT's arts and culture editors all pipe in with recommendations of how to culture up your year.

‘Silence Is Never An Option’: The Uncomfortable Space Between Holocaust Fictionalization And Remembrance

“I didn’t have a chance to grow up."

9 Things To Do In Los Angeles To Help #BlackOut Black Friday

Comments (0) | #BlackOutBlackFriday, Black Friday, Black Out Black Friday, darren wilson, ferguson, ferguson protests, indictment, l.a., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Mike Brown, protest, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Weekend

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Contrary to what the media may like you to believe, Black Friday is not the only thing to do today.

A Group Of Writers Walk Into A Bar, Only It's Not A Bar, It's A Ballroom

A press like Red Hen makes you wonder whether or not they’ll be serving chicken.

Which Fall Foods To Buy And Which To Skip

We tried them so you wouldn't have to.

Read This List Before Your Next Bookstore Visit

Comments (1) | book buying, Books, books, bookstore, new books

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Your local booksellers will thank you, your wallet not so much.

Grand Central Market: Not Just The Next Big Thing

Historic appeal is driving L.A.’s most buzzed about chefs to Grand Central Market.

Peruse The Farmer's Market Like L.A.'s Top Chefs

From Long Beach to Santa Barbara, see where to score the juiciest fruits and vegetables.

Taste L.A. With These Must-Try Local Eateries

Comments (0) | #tastela, 101 Best Restaurants, Ammo Cafe, cheesecake bread pudding, Farmshop, Food, fried chicken and churros, L.A. eateries, L.A. Times, Los Angleles Times, Pedalers Fork, Pine & Crane, The Ensaymada Project, Venice Whaler

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

These six L.A. eateries belong at the top of your must-try list.

Russ Parsons Talks ‘Flavors Of L.A.’

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Get ready to feel your mouth watering...

The Taste Celebrates L.A.'s Gastronomical Wonders This Weekend

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Check out the goatmilk gelato and the Belgian waffle pancetta scramble sandwich.

Ferguson, Mo. Is Making Us Confront Racism In The Media

What picture would they show if you were gunned down?

Israel And Gaza: Proposals For Peace

If Twitter's #JewsandArabsRefuseToBeEnemies gave us hope, maybe reddit can give us answers.

Egypt Dissolves The Muslim Brotherhood's Political Presence

Comments (0) | Ahram Online, egypt, fjp, freedom and justice party, government, International, international politics, muslim brotherhood

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

This offshoot of the "terrorist organization" just lost its political pull.

Student Athletes To Profit In Ruling Against NCAA

Comments (0) | anti trust, basketball, Claudia Wilken, D-1, Division I, Ed O’Bannon, football, NCAA, O'Bannon, Sports, student athletes, student athletics, UCLA, Wilken

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

O'Bannon just won a huge victory for student athletes across the nation.

'Only Iraqis Can Ensure Security and Stability of Iraq' Says Obama

Comments (0) | air raid, bomb, Bombing, bombs, britain, Combat, conflict, France, great britain, Iraq, isis, Islamic, Kurdish, Kurds, militant, Military, Mount Sinjar, mountain, Nation and World, Nation and World, Obama, President Obama, White House

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

It isn't going to be a war, but it isn't going to be short either.

9 Tweets That Will Make You Wish You Were At Outside Lands

Comments (0) | #OSL, festival, festival season, golden gate park, Music, Music, music festival, Outside Lands, San Francisco, Twitter envy

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Outside Lands is the ultimate source of music envy this weekend.

Jews Aren't Just Under Fire In The Middle East

Comments (1) | anti-Semitism, bomb, Bombing, children, France, Gaza, Genocide, Harassment, Hollocaust, hungary, Israel, israeli, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Italy, Jew, jewish, jews, Kristallnacht, Opinion, Palestine, palestinian

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Protestors are shouting “Jews to the gas chambers” and swastikas are being drawn on public buildings.

We Read LADOT's Open Discussion On Reddit, So You Wouldn't Have To

Comments (3) | citations, l.a., LADOT, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, parking, Reddit, roads, streets, ticket, tickets, transit, Transportation

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

With secret tricks to fight that parking ticket or score a sweet parking spot...

Ebola Experts Call For Release Of Experimental Drug In Africa

Comments (0) | Africa, ebola, Ebola outbreak, Ebola outbreak 2014, experimental vaccine, Health, Health, vaccination, vaccine, West Africa

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

People are questioning who should get access to the vaccine.

Ebola Continues To Spread, Raising Global Concern

Comments (0) | #EbolaOutbreak, Africa, deadly Ebola virus, Democratic Republic of Congo, ebola, Ebola outbreak, ebola virus, Guinea, Health, Health, liberia, nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, West Africa

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Over 670 people have been killed by virus so far.

'Tent City' Disbanded By Operation Healthy Streets

Comments (0) | homeless, Homelessness, Los Angeles, Operation healthy Streets, Sanitation, Skid Row, street clean up, tent, Tent Cities in America, tent city

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

When the tent cities are gone, where do people go?

Drought Floods Twitter With UCLA Backlash

Comments (0) | CA, California, California drought, drought, Environment, environmental, flooding, l.a., Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, UCLA, UCLA flood, water, water usage

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

What exactly does 10 million gallons of water look like?

Crenshaw/LAX Line Doesn't Guarantee Black Workers Employment In South L.A.

Racial diversity proves tricky in such specialized construction projects (Sara Newman/Neon Tommy)

"Local hire" doesn't always translate to black workers.

Theater Review: ‘Once’ At The Pantages

Comments (1) | Best Musical, Dani de Waal, musical, Once, Once the musical, Pantages, Pantages Theatre Tony, Stuart Ward, Theater and Dance, theatre review, Tony Award

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

ONCE Tour Company © Joan Marcus

The musical talent is matched only by its emotional depth in this moving show.

Amazon Unveils 'Netflix-for-Books'

Comments (1) | amazon, audiobooks, Books, books, e-books, harper collins, Kindle, subscription, subscription service

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Is this the future of the book industry?

When Women Start Fighting Against Feminism

Comments (4) | bad feminist, female domesticity, feminism, feminist, human rights, lean in, Leaning in, national center for transgender equality, Opinion, people's rights, women, women's rights

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Because clearly there's a problem with wanting gender equality...

Britain Arrests Over 600 Suspected Pedophiles

Comments (0) | britain, british prime minister, child molestation, child pornography, David Cameron, England, International, pedophile, pedophilia, pornography, sex, sex with minors

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Concerns over child molestation sweep the country.

Marijuana Farmer's Market Under Restraint

Comments (0) | Boyle Heights, California, California Heritage Market, Drugs, farmer's market, health medicine, l.a., Los Angeles, marijuana, marijuana farmer's market, medical marijuana, restraining order, Weed

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

It looks as if the market won't be happening weekly after all.

Crenshaw's 'Railway To The Future'

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

After two decades of fighting for it, policians are finally bringing a Metro line to Crenshaw.

Transit Oriented Development Goes Glam

Comments (0) | Alexander Clader, architect, architecture, Art, Arts+Culture, Clader, Disney Concert Hall, Frank Gehry, gallery, Gehry, Hrag Vartanian, Hyperallergic, LACMA, metro, museum, starchitect, transit-oriented development

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

What happens when museum meets metro meets architecture guru?

Head Outside To Catch The Supermoon

Comments (0) | Astrology, moon, night, outdoors, outside, Science, sky, super moon, Supermoon, World Cup

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Ready your cameras and your werewolf repellant.

Quintessential L.A. Bakeries Proving Why We Don't Need Crumbs

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Skip the corporate sugar bombs at Crumbs, and head to these L.A. eateries instead.

Israel And Palestine Continue To Trade Blows

Comments (0) | aerial attack, aerial offensive, bombs, Gaza, Hamas, International, Israel, israeli, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, jewish state, Palestine, palestinian, Pray for Israel, Pray for Palestine, rockets, tel aviv

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

The attacks between Palestine and Israel continue to intensify.

Sarah Palin Jumps On The Obama Impeachment Bandwagon

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

She's certainly not the first politician to try it.

ISIS Controls Former Chemical Weapons Facility

Comments (0) | chemical warfare, chemical weapons, International, Iraq, isis, Islamic Extremists, Islamic insurgents, Islamic State of Syria, rebels, war, weapons

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

The ISIS threat continues to worsen.

Unexpected Smallpox Discovery Raises Questions

Comments (0) | Atlanta, bacteria, deadly, discovery, disease, Health, Health, russia, small pox, smallpox

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Transmission electron micrograph of smallpox viruses (Kallista Images/Getty Images)

Should they keep it or obliterate it?

Los Angelenos Propose Changes To Improve The City

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Citizens are looking to Mayor Garcetti to bring about city-wide change.

11 Redditors Offer Advice On How America Should Reduce Gun Violence

Comments (1) | gun, Gun Control, gun ownership, Gun Violence, guns, homicide, mass shootings, murder, Nation and World, second amendment, shooting, shootings, violence

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

People from around the world offer their advice.

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