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You know what to do! (And thank you!)
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January 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
LAist remains steadfast in its mission. Whether reporting on evacuation routes, fire containment updates, or resources for displaced families, our team is dedicated to keeping Southern California informed and prepared.
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Numerous fires have been sparked across Southern California amid extreme fire danger weather.
Listen to LAist for continuous updates on the radio at 89.3 FM or via the LAist app.
And LAist.com has even more resources.
Wildfire overview: ow.ly/VWjJ50UCeQs
More ⬇️
Listen to LAist for continuous updates on the radio at 89.3 FM or via the LAist app.
And LAist.com has even more resources.
Wildfire overview: ow.ly/VWjJ50UCeQs
More ⬇️
January 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Numerous fires have been sparked across Southern California amid extreme fire danger weather.
Listen to LAist for continuous updates on the radio at 89.3 FM or via the LAist app.
And LAist.com has even more resources.
Wildfire overview: ow.ly/VWjJ50UCeQs
More ⬇️
Listen to LAist for continuous updates on the radio at 89.3 FM or via the LAist app.
And LAist.com has even more resources.
Wildfire overview: ow.ly/VWjJ50UCeQs
More ⬇️
Dry January, anyone?
Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer and drinks should carry a warning label as cigarettes do, the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, said Friday. His report cites studies linking alcoholic drinks to at least seven malignancies. But to add labels, Congress would have to act. nyti.ms/3BVTmHe
January 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Dry January, anyone?
Good note!
Time may be running out, but don't shop desperate! Keep buying those safe gifts for kids.
December 15, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Good note!
In case you needed a one-stop shop for recs on the “best” books, films, shows, music, and games for the year.
Your one-stop guide to the year in arts and culture, from binge-worthy shows to hundreds of books recommended by NPR staff and a playlist of the 124 best songs of 2024.
The Best of 2024: Our favorite movies, TV, books, music and games, all in one place
Your one-stop guide to the year in arts and culture, from binge-worthy shows to hundreds of books recommended by NPR staff and a playlist of the 124 best songs of 2024.
www.npr.org
December 14, 2024 at 4:05 PM
In case you needed a one-stop shop for recs on the “best” books, films, shows, music, and games for the year.
Good reminder as we enter the holiday season!
Being cold isn’t why you get a cold. But it is true that cold weather makes it easier to catch respiratory viruses such as the #cold and #flu.
A #nursing professor shares strategies to help prevent illness in winter: https://buff.ly/4itad4B (Libby Richards @lifeatpurdue.bsky.social) 🩺🧪 #episky
A #nursing professor shares strategies to help prevent illness in winter: https://buff.ly/4itad4B (Libby Richards @lifeatpurdue.bsky.social) 🩺🧪 #episky
Why winter makes you more vulnerable to colds – a public health nurse explains the science behind the season
Cold and flu viruses often circulate more in the fall and winter, but there are some time-tested strategies for avoiding them, such as vaccines, handwashing and staying active.
buff.ly
December 14, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Good reminder as we enter the holiday season!
“Nobody Knows Anything” is a new show about how difficult – but not impossible – it is to make something actually good in Hollywood.
New episodes drop weekly on Tuesdays on Dec. 10 and can also be heard on LAist 89.3 on weekends.
Apple Podcasts: ow.ly/TvLX50UkgKZ
Spotify: ow.ly/Fbl550UkgKY
New episodes drop weekly on Tuesdays on Dec. 10 and can also be heard on LAist 89.3 on weekends.
Apple Podcasts: ow.ly/TvLX50UkgKZ
Spotify: ow.ly/Fbl550UkgKY
December 13, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Tracks.
“Brain rot” has been named 2024 Word of the Year by the Oxford University Press.
Oxford’s Word of the Year Is ‘Brain Rot’
A slang term for supposed mental damage done by overconsumption of trivial online content triumphed over a shortlist that also included “lore,” “demure” and “slop.”
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Tracks.
Excited about this.
L.A.'s wildest taco pop-up opens its debut restaurant in El Sereno
Black-metal-inspired taco pop-up Evil Cooks, known for its subversive dishes and genre-bending taco omakase, opens a bricks-and-mortar in El Sereno.
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Excited about this.
Excellent advice!
Preventing cross-contamination in your kitchen is a good way to avoid any Thanksgiving salmonella mishaps, so you can focus on what’s important: whether the turkey tastes good, fighting with your family (if that’s your thing), parades and football.
Protect Yourself From Salmonella Over the Holidays
Because talking politics with your family is the only thing that should ruin your festivities.
propub.li
November 28, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Excellent advice!
Thanks @gabchabran.bsky.social!
It's somehow fitting that my first Blue Sky post is my gift guide for @laistofficial.bsky.social.
I work all year to source gift ideas from local businesses from L.A. and OC. If you have a food-obsessed person in your life, check it out!
laist.com/news/los-ang...
I work all year to source gift ideas from local businesses from L.A. and OC. If you have a food-obsessed person in your life, check it out!
laist.com/news/los-ang...
14 gifts for the LA food lover on your holiday shopping list
Everything on this list is a winner, so consider picking up something for yourself, too. You deserve it.
laist.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Thanks @gabchabran.bsky.social!
Yes!
You remember the Jonny Lee Miller/Benedict Cumberbatch performances of Frankenstein where they alternated who played Victor & who Played the monster each night?
I want to do that, but w/ a double feature of 'Waiting For Godot' & 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead' (yes i plotted the role changes)
I want to do that, but w/ a double feature of 'Waiting For Godot' & 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead' (yes i plotted the role changes)
November 26, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Yes!
💯
(trying to clear this slack notification badge) Out, damned spot! out, I say!
November 26, 2024 at 4:55 AM
💯
Cheers!
November 24, 2024 at 1:07 AM
Cheers!
“While the findings are troubling, they are not surprising”
The number of Americans reporting some alcohol consumption increased during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Alcohol use increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. A new study shows that it’s still high | CNN
A surge of stress-related drinking and alcohol-related deaths brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic in the US has not tapered off the way Dr. Brian Lee, a transplant hepatologist at the University of So...
www.cnn.com
November 23, 2024 at 11:33 PM
“While the findings are troubling, they are not surprising”
🤔
Thanksgiving favorites such as mac and cheese, turkey and casseroles can be brought through TSA checkpoints. But cranberry sauce, maple syrup and gravy must go in checked baggage, the agency says.
Bringing Thanksgiving food on a plane? Here is what you should know
Thanksgiving favorites such as mac and cheese, turkey and casseroles can be brought through TSA checkpoints. But cranberry sauce, maple syrup and gravy must go in checked baggage, the agency says.
www.npr.org
November 23, 2024 at 7:29 PM
🤔
Contentious!
Here is a test for the civility on BlueSky:
A movie cannot be a Christmas movie unless Christmas plays a central mechanism in the transition of the narrative from A to B.
So Die Hard is clearly NOT a Christmas movie because Christmas changes nothing in the story.
A movie cannot be a Christmas movie unless Christmas plays a central mechanism in the transition of the narrative from A to B.
So Die Hard is clearly NOT a Christmas movie because Christmas changes nothing in the story.
November 21, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Contentious!
Worth checking out, Angelenos!
Shop LA with LAist's 2024 holiday gift guides
Our carefully curated 2024 guides are designed to satisfy even the pickiest of recipients on your list this year.
laist.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Worth checking out, Angelenos!
Um…
Freeze Warning issued November 18 at 8:51PM PST until November 19 at 9:00AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Additional Details Here.
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Additional Details Here.
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November 19, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Um…
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“An overwhelming majority of teens (94%) say that schools should be required to teach media literacy.” newslit.org/news-literac...
News Literacy in America: A survey of teen information attitudes, habits & skills (2024)
The News Literacy Project conducted a nationally representative survey of 1,110 teens in May 2024 to assess teens' information behaviors and news literacy education, aiming to promote critical thinkin...
newslit.org
November 19, 2024 at 1:37 AM
“An overwhelming majority of teens (94%) say that schools should be required to teach media literacy.” newslit.org/news-literac...
Indeed! Worth a listen.
We crammed a lot of people and ideas into this week's show. Listen! @annamerlan.bsky.social , @bencollins.bsky.social, @mattdpearce.bsky.social, @mattgertz.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Fox News is Back at the White House. Plus, No Joke, The Onion Buys Infowars.
Podcast Episode · On the Media · 11/15/2024 · 50m
podcasts.apple.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Indeed! Worth a listen.
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I felt like the universe needed this story yesterday, so I feel pretty good about it being my first offering here. Follow me for the occasional fun and a whole lot of top-notch reporting from laistofficial.bsky.social newsroom.
4 LA-area humans allegedly used giant furry bear costume to claim damage of Rolls-Royce, other luxury cars
Officials said they even consulted a biologist to confirm no actual bear was involved in the alleged scheme.
laist.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:28 AM
I felt like the universe needed this story yesterday, so I feel pretty good about it being my first offering here. Follow me for the occasional fun and a whole lot of top-notch reporting from laistofficial.bsky.social newsroom.
Still a few tickets available for this evening’s David Sedaris event with @laistofficial.bsky.social at the United Theater on Broadway in DTLA.
An Evening With David Sedaris
LAist and Show And Tell present celebrated humor writer David Sedaris for an evening of cutting wit, social satire, and riveting recollections.
laist.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Still a few tickets available for this evening’s David Sedaris event with @laistofficial.bsky.social at the United Theater on Broadway in DTLA.