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How Growing Carrots Almost Got Me Arrested

All I wanted was healthy food options and organic fruits and vegetables for my family, my neighbors, and myself

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What Billions of Smartphone Photos Do to Your Memory

I'm glad I grew up with nothing more than a Polaroid camera

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Free Community College Isn’t the Answer

The president’s tuition giveaway won’t land more people middle-class jobs. Here’s what will

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No, Blogs Are Not Dead

In an era where institutions are dying, individual media is still king

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Why We're Still Searching for the 'Great American Novel'

My country 'tis a book

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When Growing an Ear on Your Arm is Art

Leonardo da Vinci made no distinction between art and science—and the two fields are converging again

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Going Back to School With My Teenage Daughter

It wasn't easy for my daughter to have her own college experience while I sat behind her in geography class

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The Super Bowl Is a Bum Deal for My Town

Many of us here believe this should be Glendale’s last

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The World's Most Profitable Company Ever Was Launched in My Grandma's House

Nowadays, the famous garage is mostly filled with my grandma’s laundry, cat litter, and her Ford sedan

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Why Will No One Let the Muslim World Be Secular?

We all attach a de facto religiosity to people’s actions in the region that make it impossible to develop secular identities in those states

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My Neighborhood Doesn't Need Football or Your Pity

Inglewood, California is an economically diverse Latino and black city, with possibilities to deliver the American dream

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Growing Up in Atlanta, Every Day Was MLK Day

"If you grow up black in King's hometown, you can't help but see his story intertwine with your own"

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Thoughts From a Franco-Algerian Charlie Hebdo Fan

I deeply hope that we can all live peacefully together in France. But I am a bit pessimistic

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Women and the Myth of the American West

The frontier offered opportunities for land ownership and artistic inspiration—but life there wasn’t without struggle

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Persian Food

My Iranian mother wanted me to cook recipes from the motherland. I wanted to be independent

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Somersaulting Into America

As a top Japanese gymnast, my dad’s future was laid out for him. He opted for adventure in the U.S. instead

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Dogs Can Get Dementia Too

Dogs are living longer — and a veterinarian finds himself diagnosing canine dementia at least once a day

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Changing the Face of Medical Education in the U.S.

We have a focus on wellness, prevention, chronic disease management, and finding ways to deliver health care in the most cost-effective setting

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No, Carmaggedon is Not Inevitable

From peak time tolls to smarter parking meters, some ideas that could get Angelenos moving

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Will We Have Any Privacy After the Big Data Revolution?

Corporations know more about their customer’s lives than ever before. But the information economy doesn't have to leave us exposed

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