I don’t understand the publishing business but the idea that the headline of an article is not in the control of the author is baffling. It’s your reputation at risk when the headline gets it wrong.

I know this is the standard way but it seems like malpractice.

Why highlight this guy over the other, stronger candidates? Was it a directive from your conservative owner?

What does it matter if they still have good reporters when it seems like their skills are deployed in a politically biased fashion?

In the meantime, I will continue to not read their endless “California in the toilet” propaganda.

I am happy with my decision although I’d prefer they demonstrate their editorial independence.

What a strange place to put a foyer

It’s so weird which broken norms cause hand-wringing at the LA Times and which ones don’t.

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This is a good time to note that many of the Macy's parades from the '80s onwards have been uploaded to YT (often with the ad breaks!) and if you're looking for chill out/doing chores viewing you could do a lot worse.

Illinois was a leader in getting rid of these protections.

Or is Cook County’s role in all this getting forgotten?

Thinking back on the reporter who threw a shoe at George W….

I mean, pundits other than Colber, Kimmel, Seth Meyers….

The more I think about it, the more “under-thought” his position seems to be.

I’m not sure it was all that convincing. In fact it was pretty persuasive that for many of us (immigrants, trans people) fascism is already here.