Features

Where Is the Love?

» Check out these L.A. hot spots for under-theradar love. Plus: The Millionaire Matchmaker’s Patti Stanger shares her top dating tips.

Pickup on Aisle 6!

» Now that the pandemic is finally (mostly) over, L.A. singles are ditching dating apps and venturing into the real world in search of love—and finding it, of all places, at Erewhon supermarkets.

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38 Out With the Olds

BY JOSEPH SIYAM AND HEIDI SIEGMUND CUDA

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Eat Your Hearts Out

» Spice up your Valentine’s Day at one of L.A.’s most romantic restaurants.

BY JOSHUA LURIE, KENNY NG, AND HEATHER PLATT PAGE 52

When Hollywood tried to sweep comedy legend Shelley Berman under the rug, his red-carpet handler took a stand.

BY HILARY HATTENBACH

54 Bari, Bari, Quite Contrary

How controversial columnist-turnedSubstack superstar Bari Weiss ditched her haters in New York and found peace (but not quiet) in Los Angeles.

BY BENJAMIN SVETKEY

62 State of the Art

As the international collecting class comes to town for Frieze Los Angeles and other art fairs, Los Angeles has assembled a portfolio of buzzy new galleries and ascendant artists you need to know about this month.

BY MICHAEL SLENSKE

Buzz

The Lion King

› P-22’s death inspired an outpouring that reached far beyond Los Angeles.

BY JASON MCGAHAN

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The Brief

› What’s in Eric Garcetti’s future? Winnie the Pooh goes dark. David Geffen’s mystery companion. Alexander McQueen’s new collab with artist Chuck Arnoldi. Stanford goes for woke.

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In Like Flynt

› The late porn king Larry Flynt wasn’t exactly famous for his good taste. Still, his old gold-plated tchotchkes just fetched a fortune at an online auction.

BY JOEL STEIN

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The Price is Wrong

› L.A. realtors are increasingly listing houses with lowball “marketing prices” to stoke phony bidding wars.

BY TARA WEINGARTEN

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Ask Chris

› What’s the busiest traffic day in L.A.? Is there a block in Hancock Park that has a pond behind the homes? What’s the city’s oldest barbershop? Our resident historian answers all your burning questions.

BY CHRIS NICHOLS

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