king Those Ruggable ads taking over your Instagram feed? We talk to the genius behind it all By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 08:00:15 -0500 Ruggable's two-part rug system is driving social media crazy — in a good way. We talk to the Los Angeles-based entrepreneur behind it all, and she explains how it all started with her dog, and an accident. And a rug empire was born. Full Article
king Tomatomania starts earlier than ever, with sales kicking off this weekend By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 13:02:51 -0500 This is the earliest Tomatomania has started in its 30-year-plus history, with 11 sales events scheduled between Santa Barbara and San Diego counties. Full Article
king Working from home is awesome. Here's how to excel at it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:00:38 -0400 Millions of people around the world might be working from home for a while. Try to enjoy it. Full Article
king How long will we be working from home? What we know — and what we don't By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 22:31:12 -0400 When can we go back to work? No one knows. Until then, try to be good to yourself. Full Article
king Q&A: Behind the scenes of The Times' coronavirus tracking effort By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 19:57:17 -0400 How does the Los Angeles Times coronavirus tracker work? The people who built and maintain it explain. Full Article
king Global warming is making western U.S. 'megadrought' the worst in centuries, study says By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:52:19 -0400 A two-decade-long dry spell that has parched much of the western United States is turning into one of the deepest 'megadroughts' of the past 1,200 years. Full Article
king Coronavirus and smoking: How do cigarettes, pot and vaping affect infections and outcomes? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:23:53 -0400 Studies are finding that cigarette smokers are more likely to have severe cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus. Many lung doctors say that doesn't surprise them much. Full Article
king Amazon is primed to change the fashion industry with 'Making the Cut' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 08:00:15 -0500 Amazon is launching its first global series that combines unscripted programming with its retail store. Full Article
king Looking for more hand sanitizer? Try these L.A. blends to help keep your hands clean By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:51:18 -0400 To supplement soap and water, companies from French luxury giant LVMH to L.A. distillery Amass are getting into the business of hand sanitizers to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
king Working from home now? It's time to seriously define your home uniform By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:00:33 -0400 If you're working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, you can still feel comfortable while sitting in your home office or living room. Full Article
king Fashion brands are making face masks, medical gowns for the coronavirus crisis By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:57:11 -0400 L.A. brands Citizens of Humanity, Hedley & Bennett and Michael Costello, along with New York designers Brandon Maxwell and Christian Siriano, Italian label Prada and French conglomerate Kering, are making face masks and medical gowns. Full Article
king Thinking about growing a coronavirus hiatus beard? Read this first By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:18:38 -0400 If having facial hair means you're touching your face more often, an infectious disease expert says, 'That's not good.' Full Article
king Our fashion critic reviews 'Making the Cut's' winning looks: 'A shrug at best' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:26:24 -0400 Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn reviews the winning looks from the first two episodes of "Making the Cut," Amazon's new fashion competition series. Full Article
king Our fashion critic reviews 'Making the Cut's' winning looks: 'A covetable combo' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 19:04:56 -0400 Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn offers his thoughts on Episodes 3 and 4 of Amazon's fashion competition "Making the Cut." Full Article
king Our fashion critic reviews 'Making the Cut's' winning looks: 'A total shirt show' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:23:03 -0400 Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn offers his thoughts on Episodes 5 and 6 of Amazon's fashion competition 'Making the Cut.' Full Article
king Three sisters set aside a dressmaking rivalry to kick coronavirus butt By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:00:30 -0400 For years, the Cerpas sisters engaged in friendly competition, running their own dress shops. Now they've come together to make face masks. Full Article
king Our fashion critic reviews 'Making the Cut's' winning looks: 'Coachella-worthy' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 21:06:19 -0400 Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn offers his thoughts on Episodes 7 and 8 of Amazon's fashion competition 'Making the Cut.' Full Article
king Our fashion critic reviews 'Making the Cut's' winning collection: 'A brand is born' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:35:46 -0400 Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn offers his thoughts on Episodes 9 and 10 of Amazon's fashion competition "Making the Cut." Full Article
king Schools are closed, but learning must go on. How is this working for the neediest students? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:00:42 -0400 In a teleconference meeting of more than 7,500 school district officials and educators across California, the message was clear: School buildings may be closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but learning is still in session. Full Article
king Why your high school kid may be taking the SAT test at your kitchen table By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:22:27 -0400 SAT tests for high school students may be taken online and at home if coronavirus forces schools to stay closed this fall, the College Board announced. Full Article
king Mitch McConnell is dead set on making workers the canary in the coronavirus coal mine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:13:58 -0400 As states start lifting stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak, workers will play a key role in determining if the economy bounces back. Full Article
king Editorial: LAPD had better come clean about shocking beating of an unarmed Boyle Heights man By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:00:45 -0400 This is no time for LAPD to "manage" public anger. It is a time to come clean. Full Article
king Reading poetry under lockdown is easier than baking sourdough. And it won't make you fat By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:41:27 -0400 If you're looking to stay entertained during coronavirus lockdown, reading poetry is a whole lot easier than baking bread. Full Article
king Can artists find a silver lining in the cloud of COVID-19? Peter Sellars is looking By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:00:18 -0400 Peter Sellars — opera director, spiritual thinker, optimist — reflects on changes triggered by coronavirus. Amid tragedy, what new life might come forth? Full Article
king Furloughed workers, Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' is talking to you By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:31:28 -0400 'Attention must be paid': A nation of Willy Lomans can find truth in the "Death of a Salesman" character play by Dustin Hoffman and Brian Dennehy. Full Article
king L.A. City Council working on turning developer fees for cultural events into arts relief fund By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:10:19 -0400 L.A. developers pay fees to support public arts programs. Councilman David Ryu has proposed turning that fund into relief grants for arts groups. Full Article
king Artists spend months, even years, working on a gallery show. What if no one sees it? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:00:25 -0400 The art was made to be seen, so what happens when it's not? Artists talk about the professional, financial and emotional ramifications. Full Article
king Smoking remains the top cause of fatal fires despite a fall in the number of smokers By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:05:44 +0100 Smoking continues to be the top cause of fatal fires in the home, London Fire Brigade warns as 'Stoptober' launches. Full Article
king Firefighters remind Londoners to have working carbon monoxide alarms By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:40:23 Z Firefighters are warning Londoners to make sure they have a life-saving carbon monoxide (CO) alarm in Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week Full Article
king Generation Xers at higher risk of dying or injury in smoking related fires By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:38:54 Z Generation Xers accounted for half of all the people that died in smoking related fires and a third of injuries, according to new data from London Fire Brigade. Full Article
king Lockdown cooking with Greg By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:44:27 +0100 Greg Lessons, Brigade Nutritionist, is making cooking videos to help people prepare some amazing meals, using ingredients many of us will already have in our kitchen cupboards. Full Article
king London Fire Brigade issues warning after cooking fire on ITV’s This Morning By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:57:45 +0100 MasterChef’s John Torode narrowly avoided disaster after a tea towel placed near to a stove caught alight during his cooking segment on ITV’s This Morning. Full Article
king Column: States with early reopening orders are coercing workers into risking their lives By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 14:59:25 -0400 By removing unemployment benefits, states are forcing workers to risk their lives Full Article
king Column: A century later, meatpacking plants still resemble Upton Sinclair's depiction in 'The Jungle' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 09:00:03 -0400 Workers crammed virtually shoulder-to-shoulder to tend production lines moving at inexorable speeds, high rates of disease and injury, low pay and unforgiving rules on time off or meal and bathroom breaks. Descriptions of today's meatpacking industry sound lifted from Upton Sinclair. Full Article
king Does cooking food kill coronavirus? An expert weighs in By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:41:20 -0400 To address the coronavirus food safety question of whether cooking kills the virus on food, an infectious disease medical expert answers common concerns. Full Article
king Baking a lot? Follow these 7 essential tips for the tastiest results By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:00:52 -0400 During coronavirus, these baking tips for those quarantine baking will reduce anxiety about the process and guarantee delicious results. Full Article
king It's a Zoom cooking lesson with the Food team: Beer-braised chicken By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:00:56 -0400 Cooking editor Genevieve Ko teaches deputy Food editor Andrea Chang and columnist Lucas Kwan Peterson her beer-braised chicken recipes on a Zoom call. Full Article
king Sqirl's famous scone recipe is now yours for the baking By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:00:47 -0400 The superlative scones at Sqirl restaurant are a master class in balancing extravagance and simplicity. Full Article
king Sign up for our Cooking newsletter By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:21:50 -0400 Cooking editor Genevieve Ko and cooking columnist Ben Mims are here to help. Full Article
king The official Ben & Jerry's ice cream power rankings By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 10:00:21 -0400 One opinion on the best (and worst) Ben & Jerry's flavors Full Article
king All hail the old-school way of making Caesar salad By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 17:28:59 -0400 This classic Caesar salad recipe includes whole romaine leaves, homemade croutons and a coddled egg, but with an option to use mayonnaise instead. Full Article
king Cook with us! Introducing our new home for recipes and cooking newsletter By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:00:31 -0400 This weekend we're excited to launch a new cooking newsletter to help you keep up with all the great stuff coming from our kitchen team, led by Genevieve Ko and Ben Mims. Full Article
king A co-working whodunit clips corporate feminism's Wing By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:00:27 -0400 Andrea Bartz's novel, "The Herd," is a mystery wrapped around a parody of The Wing Full Article
king Cooking in quarantine: 'Always Home' author Fanny Singer retreats to Alice Waters' kitchen By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:13:23 -0400 Fanny Singer's stories and recipes, 'Always Home,' show life growing up in the orbit of her mother, farm-to-table chef Alice Waters. Full Article
king Why are entertainers so depressed? Comedian John Moe has been asking for years By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 10:00:05 -0400 He's interviewed Neko Case, Jeff Tweedy and Maria Bamford about depression. With his new memoir, "The Hilarious World of Depression," John Moe looks inward. Full Article
king Kodi Not Working? Fix Broken & Slow Kodi Now By koditips.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:40:00 +0000 Is Kodi not working for you? Does Kodi still work for anyone? Come find out how to easily fix a broken Kodi setup or addon and access content today! The post Kodi Not Working? Fix Broken & Slow Kodi Now appeared first on Kodi Tips. Full Article Kodi Help Nvidia Shield TV Tips
king Letters to the Editor: Too bad it's taking a pandemic for leaders to get creative on homelessness By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:00:47 -0400 A tent city for homeless veterans? It should not have taken a deadly pandemic for local leaders to come up with that solution. Full Article
king Letters to the Editor: Close some L.A. streets to cars — but reopen hiking trails too By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 06:00:57 -0400 Calls to close streets to automobiles show the demand for exercise. Too bad all local trails have been closed to hikers. Full Article
king Letters to the Editor: Coronavirus isn't making cancer less deadly. Patients need treatment now By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:00:37 -0400 If you're a cancer patient, you should not avoid treatment because of the pandemic. Surgery and follow-up care cannot wait. Full Article
king Letters to the Editor: What are O.C. cities thinking keeping their beaches open? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 06:00:21 -0400 If most beaches in Southern California are closed, so should those in Orange County, which attracted thousands of people on a hot weekend. Full Article