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CONTENTS

ON THE COVER: CompostableLA, a woman-owned composting business that serves the Westside, shares tips for reducing holiday food waste. Credit: CompostableLA. Design by Arman Olivares.

LETTERS..................................... 6 COMMUNITY.............................. 8 FOOD & DRINK........................ 11 COVER STORY.......................... 12 ARTS & EVENTS....................... 14 PAWRGONAUT......................... 17 WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS........ 18 ADVICE GODDESS................... 23

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String is his thing Editor: With so much frightening news recently making me feel a bit off, I’ve moved into bringing new games for the young cat we’ve raised from a rescue infant to his present 10-month-old intrepid self.

His name is “Buddy.” His desire to play games demonstrated itself at age two months when he learned to fetch a ball of crumpled paper, returning my throw with the ball in his mouth for me to toss again.

Most cat owners know the power of a laser pointer in providing a moving target for their cat to pursue and attack. Our previous cat Sam became so addicted to the red dot that he would loudly beg for it to come out in the morning. I gradually withdrew the red dot at my wife Debby’s urging because she wanted a calmer kitty in the morning.

Well, Buddy’s thing is string. I

use a short length of frayed braided cord tied to the tip of a toy fishing rod that I manipulate around, up and down. Buddy never tires of chasing the string, sometimes leaping a few feet into the air in his pursuits.

However like other addictions, I yearned for more than the string offered me. I’d get bored far sooner than Buddy, so I’ve recently returned to the laser pointer. I do this after Debby goes out for her morning run to prep for her next race when she can’t scold me for adding this additional obsession to Buddy’s repertoire.

She was working on him to accept cuddling at times other than when he initiated it by climbing into her lap or crawling under the bed covers at night or in the early morning hours.

So for you cat people out there, here is the new forbidden laser game I call, “Capture the Dot,” and here is how it is played: Inspired by Buddy’s natural response to reaching out with his paw to capture it himself, I sometimes reach out with my foot to stomp on the dot as I turn off the pointer. Buddy then examines my foot and the edges of my slipper sole from all angles. When he tires of his examination and

turns to chewing my toe, the dot suddenly appears on top of my slipper, and runs away around the floor and up the walls with Buddy in hot pursuit.

Sometimes I let Buddy capture the dot with his paw, making it reappear when he lifts his paw to see if the dot is still there. We’ll see what new game develops itself when we both seek the next new happy distraction from the more serious concerns of the day.

Tim Tunks Santa Monica Ballona Wetlands Editor: It is clear that David Kay missed his calling as a marketer for big oil. In fact, he should cease putting any environmental credentials after his name. True scientists are willing to change their hypothesis based on new data and new information. The peer-reviewed studies of multiple scientists have established that the Ballona Wetlands was primarily a freshwater marsh that would occasionally break through to the ocean during heavy rain events.

However, the mouth of Ballona Creek, and previously the Los Angeles River, would quickly close, returning the wetlands to

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freshwater marsh habitat. Don’t believe the scientists? There are historic photographs of the large freshwater lagoon that would form at what is now Marina del Rey. Google it.

The claim that 2.3 million cubic yards of dirt buried the wetlands also appears to be without foundation or evidence. Howard Hughes, the owner of the land at the time Marina del Rey was constructed, was not the type of guy who would allow a governmental agency to simply dump dredge spoils on his land without compensation. We have asked for the evidence of such agreement, and it apparently does not exist.

In fact, a previous EIR for Playa Vista found that the Area A of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve had some fill dumped along its perimeter for access roads, apparently well before the dredging of Marina del Rey. No dredge spoils were deposited in the central portion of Area A, the exact location where CDFW wishes to excavate.

Here is a not so radical idea: How about a true stakeholder’s process where assumptions and evidence may be challenged in real time; where people, including government bureaucrats, must

justify their positions with scientific evidence, and scientific consensus drives the project?

“Alternative” facts should not be driving policy. Converting freshwater marsh habitat to saltwater is not restoration.

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San Diego Letters to the editor Editor: I understand why you print Letters to the Editor. Some are educational and constructive and advance the discussions concerning issues of the community; some don’t do much of anything.

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ArgonautNews.com David Kay’s second fact-free rant Editor: The value of letters to the editor is the free expression of a range of opinions on matters that impact the community. Factually inaccurate statements are not opinions, and do not add value to public discourse. David Kay’s “rebuttal” to my response to his initial letter (Response to Walter Lamb’s letter, Nov. 3) is again full of factual inaccuracies and yet more innuendo. That Dr. Kay describes as “boring” discussions about critical habitat for endangered and sensitive species in an ecological reserve speaks for itself. The future “vision” that Dr. Kay speaks of is a reality right now.

Just this past Saturday, I rode my bike to the Ballona Wetlands and, as a volunteer nature walk leader, saw scores of wild birds and other fauna and flora, and took in the fresh air and scenic vistas that Dr. Kay wistfully suggests will not exist until after a $182 million construction project is implemented sometime in the distant future. What is lacking right now at Ballona is well-managed, ecologicallysensitive public access to more

than one crowded corner of the ecological reserve. which would allow for desperately needed stewardship and expanded educational programs.

Dr. Kay suggests something improper from the fact that the organization I represent, the Ballona Wetlands Land Trust, does not have a rating on Charity Navigator. Because our revenue is less than $200,000 per year, we are not eligible for a rating, as Dr. Kay could have easily determined for himself by simply reading the explanation of who is eligible for ratings. We are a small, grassroots organization. I am proud to donate my time to the organization and of being a top donor.

Ironically, Dr. Kay neglects to mention that Friends of Ballona Wetlands is only rated in one out of four categories, or that the Ballona Wetlands Conservancy, another nonprofit affiliated with the Friends, has only a 43% rating. We have partnered with numerous Title 1 schools to provide free in-person and online nature education, and anyone from The Argonaut is welcome to observe a future class or field trip.

Dr. Kay’s intent in raising these points was simply to cast doubt about our organization in order to

distract readers away from the questions about the Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project that he can’t answer. It is an old but effective trick.

The two special interest projects our organization successfully opposed were the construction of a 46,000-square-foot building and the construction of the three-story parking garage in the ecological reserve. Dr. Kay is aware of these projects, which were supported by the Friends of Ballona Wetlands. To distract readers from the discussion at hand, Dr. Kay points to other issues, completely out of context.

Neither I nor the organization I represent took a position on the Malibu Lagoon project, but that factual reality is of no concern to Dr. Kay. Dr. Kay claims that I have made “false and alarming statements about the state’s Ballona restoration project.” What are they? He still can’t articulate what claims in our lawsuit he disagrees with.

Our organization takes pride in carefully documenting our assertions, just as I did in my previous letter with regard to the undisputed loss of critical coastal marsh from the ecological reserve if the proposed plan were to be

implemented as designed. It is worth noting that Dr. Kay hasn’t refuted this point. It is quite something that we have an $182 million project proposal, which took 17 years and over $10 million to create, that would actually wipe out critical wetland habitat in an ecological reserve.

And contrary to Dr. Kay’s misinformed assertion, the loss of high and mid marsh to low marsh would begin almost immediately after project implementation.

While not every member of the public may care equally about the biodiversity of our planet, it is the legal purpose of ecological reserves to protect such biodiversity. We have no intention of letting ecologically unsound policy threaten critical habitat just so that Dr. Kay has a place to paint whatever is left. I urge Dr. Kay to bring his brushes down to the wetlands this Sunday, and I will personally show him plenty of vistas and wildlife that he can paint.

Finally, Dr. Kay dodges my invitation to have a civil discussion about these issues by noting that the issue is now before the courts as a California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) enforcement action. Yet that

doesn’t stop him from continuing to submit inaccurate and misleading information to this and other media outlets. For readers who are tired of the back and forth on this important issue, I urge them to read Dr. Margot Griswold’s thoughtful discussion in the latest issue of the Western Tanager, the newsletter of the Los Angeles Audubon Society, which can be found at https://www.laaudubon. org/blog/2021/10/30/inconsistencies-and-missed-opportunities-.

This crucially important ecosystem deserves a more coherent discussion than what Dr. Kay is pushing. I hope that Dr. Kay will realize this and join a more thoughtful discussion, so that future generations of people and wildlife can continue to appreciate and rely on the wetlands, respectively.

Walter Lamb Ballona Wetlands Land Trust

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Venice Afterburn

Yearly gathering celebrates art, music, love and community

By Kamala Kirk rom artists and musicians to burners and everyone else, the Venice Afterburn brought together members of the community for the yearly gathering dedicated to art and community.

The two-day official regional Burning Man event recently took place by the beach on Windward Plaza in Venice. The event was open to the public and aimed to recreate the culture of Burning Man, celebrating the spirit of community, gifting, creative collaboration and decommodification. It blended the vibrant, eclectic community of Venice Beach with the creativity of Black Rock citizens.

Participating artists and exhibits this year included the Inverted Disco Ball by Alexander Tsaskin, ‘Hybycozo’ by Serge Beaulieu

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and Yelena Filipchuk, and the ‘Tree of Giving’ art car. The famous Axon, a Balkan-style Burning Man marching band, was among the live performers that made a special appearance on Kukar art car’s mini stage.

Other returning artists included Zachary Aaronson and his live torch painting, the Tikivision art car, Jim Ottens with his ice sculpting performance, Leif Maginnis, Denize Nicole, Debi Cable with her blacklight interactive space, Damien Jones, the Martian Circus with their eclectic colorful performers, and many others.

Decorated bikes are the chosen form of transportation at Burning Man and this family got to experience the magic.

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Damien Jones and his sculptures.

Guitarist Alex Jack accompanies DJ Sky Diva’s set with live guitar.

Zachary Aaronson painting on wood with a blow torch.

A group of “Burners” in front of the Tikivision Stage.

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Mila and Cassia playing with chalk in front of the Hug Deli installation.

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Moving Families Out of Homelessness Upward Bound House helps others find stability and success

By Nicole Borgenicht ver the past two decades, executive director Christine Mirasy-Glasco of Upward Bound House in Santa Monica has dedicated herself to working toward better conditions for the homeless. First as the head of grants and programs at Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), then as CEO at Beyond Shelter, one of the pioneers of Housing First, and later as executive director at People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) before joining Upward Bound House.

Mirasy-Glasco has a bachelor’s degree in international law, a master’s degree in international and European law, as well as pre-doctorate degree in international economic law. Her educational background was entirely for the purpose of working on human rights.

“My passion has always been homeless families and families in general,” Mirasy-Glasco said.

Families with young children are

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Christine Mirasy-Glasco, executive director of Upward Bound House in Santa Monica, has dedicated herself to working toward better conditions for the homeless.

an unseen part of the homeless population. The common process of kids helping provide for their family while homeless often results in them becoming homeless as adults, thus repeating the cycle.

“We need intervention to change kids’ lives before the issues arise or the kids may be taken into the welfare system where there may be neglect in foster care,” Mirasy-Glasco said.

Upward Bound House is a transitional housing facility where families live for six to nine months while getting help in all aspects of family housing.

Short-term goals are getting the kids enrolled in school, acquiring documentation for the kids, setting up an adult budget for the family, reviewing employment goals, and helping with resumes and applications. Families also receive assistance for interviews including clothing, career development and income.

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family,” Mirasy-Glasco said.

Upward Bound House has a case manager, employment specialist, housing specialist and clinical manager for emotional support and therapy on staff. There is also a community space for kids, a pantry kitchen for food and household products, as well as an urban farm that brings produce to the pantry and provides an educational “Wellness Program.”

There’s an entire network of people and organizations involved that prepare the path to Upward Bound House and other facilities. It begins with outreach, a Coordinated Entry System (CES) that integrates many resources. CES has social workers, case managers, housing navigators and referrals for families.

“Organizations in LA County are a front door for homeless families to get into the shelter system or homeless service system,” Mirasy-Glasco said.

Another way families can find housing is by going to a Los Angeles Housing Department.

Each city has a community housing department within LA County. Alternatively, families may also dial 211, which is a social service referral system.

Nonetheless, CES refers most clients that enter Upward Bound House. CES also completes a full assessment on the immediate needs of each family before accepting them into the program.

The evaluation covers their history leading to homelessness, demographics, employment, income and housing history, background check and family needs.

“Upward Bound House creates a housing and services plan to get the family back up on their feet,” Mirasy-Glasco said.

Once short-term goals are achieved, the staff arranges all levels of assistance and training.

With the full entry forms, the staff case manager readdresses some of the reasons for homelessness. The financial wellness staff member assists with employment services while the staff housing specialist helps families find a home and assists with the application process. Then financial support is arranged.

According to Mirasy-Glasco, “the first 90 days is the most critical.”

Families move with security and utility deposits paid, and two to

four months of rental assistance that decreases over that period of time. A wellness program is included for emotional, health and food, and nutrition support.

An after care schedule is set up to help families with housing stabilization.

“After Care is up to two years, helping with each smaller crisis so that it doesn’t escalate into loss of housing and homelessness again,” Mirasy-Glasco said.

After Care also maintains a focus on financial wellness services, jobs and saving with incentive by matching up to $1000.

The success rate has been phenomenal. Each year Upward Bound House has 400 families and 87 percent go into permanent housing; before COVID-19 it was 96 percent.

“The pandemic exacerbated the problem, and in the aftermath with the housing moratorium ending soon, it will increase,” Mirasy-Glasco said.

She noted that the top three challenges are lack of awareness, lack of resources and lack of affordable housing. There are also lengthy waiting lists for affordable housing.

“Lack of awareness of homeless families is because people don’t see them,” Mirasy-Glasco said.

“Families hide in fear of losing their kids and from judgmental people. Out of sight, out of mind relates to lack of resources such as financial support and organizations for children also dealing with the epidemic, social and emotional health, life skills and no access to computer training, classes or art and music.”

When asked about her favorite aspects of Upward Bound House, Mirasy-Glaso said, “Seeing a family come into the program with no hope and then seeing them blossom in the program, move into their own place where children come to life being children again. At the playground, just kids, no homeless feeling. They feel emotionally and physically safe, mentally safe and cared for.”

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French Food with a Bohemian Vibe Café Bohème opens in Playa del Rey

By Michele Robinson or those seeking delicious French food, Pierre Mewissen, Ivan and Deva Kodeh have got you covered.

Nestled in the heart of Playa del Rey, the newly opened Café Bohème is the only French restaurant in the neighborhood.

The menu was created by Mewissen and the Kodehs, and everything is prepared fresh by trained staff. All of the baked goods are made fresh in house, including the must-try croissants and chocolate croissants.

Café Bohème also serves crepes and galettes (savory crepes).

“Many restaurants oftentimes mislabel their crepes,” Mewissen said. “A crepe is typically a sweet offering eaten for breakfast, as a snack or a dessert. The galette is a savory crepe, per se. It is an entirely different recipe and includes buckwheat flour. Galettes are often eaten for any meal of the day, whether it be for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a midday snack. The most common thing to do amongst friends and family in France is to go to a crêperie and have both galettes and crepes.”

The most popular menu item is the traditional French crepe: Crépe au Citron, (lemon crepe with sugar and lemon zest) and the second most popular are the Nutella crepes.

“The lemon crepe is a little tart,” Mewissen said.

Besides the delicious Crépe au Citron, there are several galettes that can’t be found anywhere else. La Complète is the absolute French classic that will appease any appetite. It is filled with Swiss cheese, ham and topped with an egg – simple and delicious. Another favorite is Croque Chèvre, which is filled with Swiss cheese, ham and goat cheese and topped with walnuts and a little bit of honey.

Café Bohème offers the community a bit of Old World charm in a modern setting.

“We wanted to bring Playa del Rey something that would add to the community,” Mewissen said. “Café Bohème is spacious, light, modern and upbeat with chill music.”

Space, function and style are very important to Mewissen and the Kodehs. The cafe is very

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Café Bohème is a newly opened French restaurant in Playa del Rey that offers Old World charm in a modern setting. open with lots of natural sunlight. Cleanliness is also at the top of their list because they wanted people to feel safe when dining in.

Mewissen, who has lived in Playa del Rey for the past two and a half years, wanted Café Bohème to offer customers a very relaxed vibe. He and the Kodehs wanted to create a fun and unique place that had a beachy feeling to go with the neighborhood. To achieve this goal, they did all of the interior design and even hand made the booths.

The co-owners have a long history of working together. The Kodeh family also owns Ritrovo, an Italian restaurant in Playa Vista. Mewissen went to culinary school while the Kodehs have 20 years of experience in the restaurant and hospitality industries.

Launching a business during the COVID-19 pandemic was a lot of work, but they remained persistent. The pandemic affected the business because it was very difficult for them to open and they had to push the opening date back. However, they saw an opportunity, a great location and took a gamble.

“It was a roll of the dice,” Mewissen admitted.

So far, it is a risk that has paid

The menu includes crepes, galettes (savory crepes) and other French dishes. off for Café Bohème. Since opening, they already have regular customers who come in several times a week, and lots of new folks who wander in to try the food. One regular customer took detailed photos of the place and made cards for them with it.

“She took pictures of the wooden bar tops and booths we made,” Mewissen said.

The cafe offers outdoor dining options as well where customers can enjoy the delectable French fare. The owners wanted to expand the outside dining area, but couldn’t due to parking lot restrictions.

“Café Bohème offers French food with a Bohemian vibe that is close to the beach,” Mewissen said. “It’s a great place to come and get work done or

come with friends or family. It appeals to everyone.”

Café Bohème 8428 Pershing Dr., Playa del Rey (310) 439-2242 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily cafebohemepdr.com Instagram: @cafe_boheme_PDR

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Benefits of Composting CompostableLA shares tips for reducing holiday food waste PHOTOS COURTESY OF COMPOSTABLELA

Monique Figueiredo started CompostableLA, a woman-run community composting business that serves all of the Westside and turns food scraps into superfood for soil.

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By Michele Robinson onique Figueiredo started CompostableLA, a woman-run community composting business, in 2019 because she saw a need for this type of service on the Westside.

“I wanted a convenient way to compost and it didn’t exist on the Westside, so I started it,” Figueiredo said. “Food waste is not waste, it is a resource. Nothing in nature is wasted. We can reuse it.”

CompostableLA, which Figueiredo co-owns with Jamie Renee Williams, is the only curbside compost pick-up subscription service that serves all of the Westside from Playa Vista to Pacific Palisades and everywhere in between including Mar Vista, Palms, Westchester, Venice and Culver City.

“The goal is to keep everything local,” Figueiredo said. “Keep these valuable resources in the community that produces it. From Westside to Westside. This way we give back locally.”

Composting is the most ancient form of recycling — using something to make a resource for something else. Composting works by using microbes or worms to break down food waste and the end by-product is compost. Once it is broken down, it becomes nutrient-dense soil, not dead dirt.

Composting is a great way to benefit the environment while giving back to the community. There are many benefits of composting including reducing greenhouse gas, creating healthy soil and growing more nutritious foods. The act of composting reduces greenhouse gases because when food waste is thrown away it produces methane gas due to the anaerobic conditions in the landfill. This gas is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide for approximately 20 years.

However, when food scraps are composted, methane gas is not created.

Additionally, composting creates healthy soil, which has better water retention (it can hold five times the weight in water)

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and pollution filtration abilities (it can remove 60 to 95 percent of stormwater pollutants). This is powerful because it can maximize absorption and storage of precious rainwater in drought situations.

Healthy soil also takes the carbon dioxide out of the air and puts it in the ground, which is beneficial for the plants and reduces carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Healthy soil produces nutrient-rich foods because they come from the nutrient-dense soil. Compost is a soil amendment that restores microbes and serves as an organic fertilizer, which produces foods that are healthier for our bodies.

“Healthy soil, healthy food, healthy humans, healthy planet,” Figueiredo said.

There is a major difference between using organic fertilizer and synthetic fertilizer. Synthetic fertilizers gradually seep into the water supply and create ocean “dead zone” (an area in the ocean that is devoid of life), killing the animals and plants in that space. If you use natural fertilizer from compost, not only are living creatures not injured, it actually boosts the beneficial microbes that live in our soils.

“Replace artificial plant food with compost,” Figueiredo recommended.

Composting creates clean air and clean water, and community-based organizations like CompostableLA also support environmental justice.

“It’s free, it’s a natural resource,” Figueiredo said. “Instead of throwing our scraps away, we can save costs and benefit the environment by reusing them.

Waste is a human invention, not a natural one.”

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During the holidays when there is excess food waste, composting is a great way to benefit the environment while giving back to the community.

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Compost is a soil amendment that restores microbes and serves as an organic fertilizer, which produces foods that are healthier for our bodies.

Composting works by using microbes or worms to break down food waste and the end by-product is compost. Once it’s broken down, it becomes nutrient-dense soil.

• Don’t over plan meals. Plan your meals according to how many guests you are expecting. Remember ‘less is more.’ Holidays are a time when people typically prepare too much food for their guests. Instead of overpreparing, you can offer a smaller selection. This will help reduce waste and overeating. “Remember it is a privilege and honor to have an abundance of food, try not to use more than your need,” Figueiredo said.

• Properly store leftovers. You can basically refrigerate, freeze or can almost anything. There is no need to throw away leftovers. For example, if you are preparing pie, you can make the pie filling ahead of time, freeze it and defrost whenever you’re ready to bake. Then afterwards, you can freeze the pie leftovers. Another tip is freezing milk. You can break it up into pints, freeze each container and then pull small amounts out of the freezer gradually. This can be done with bread and other items that people usually throw out when their shelf life has expired. For more tips on freezing and canning, visit nchfp.uga.edu/tips/ tips_home.html or for recipes try pickyourown.org/allaboutcanning.htm.

• Distribute the “wealth.” Offer your guests food to take home with them after the holiday meal. If you anticipate a lot of leftover food, prepare ahead of time by providing reusable storage containers or beeswax wraps. This way you can wrap it up like a present and your guests will not leave emptyhanded. Or you can share leftovers with your unhoused neighbors that may be experiencing food insecurity.

• Use scraps to make stock. When preparing meals, instead of throwing away your scraps, you can use those herb stems and carrot peels to make stock. Here is a delicious vegetable stock recipe: Collect herbs and scraps, roast in the oven on high heat until browned, move to a large pot, fill with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer until liquid reduces by one half to two-thirds. Strain out remnants and add to your compost bin. Store stock in the fridge or freezer.

• Compost. After all other methods have been used, the last place for your food waste should be the compost pile. Composting makes soil, which can then be used to grow new produce. Use apps like ShareWaste and MakeSoil to find neighbors who have compost systems you can use. LA Compost has drop-off locations throughout the city or you can schedule a pickup with CompostableLA. “This year’s meal will become next year’s harvest,” Figueiredo said.

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War performs in Venice Beach

By Kamala Kirk n celebration of their 50th anniversary, legendary Los Angeles band War partnered with the City of LA Parks and Venice Beach to introduce a new initiative to re-establish Venice Beach as a safe and family-friendly recreation area.

The community event was held at Windward Plaza, presented by Rhino Entertainment and produced locally by Munson Industries. War performed at the event, which included a low rider car

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show featuring the ENVYUZ Minis and Dogtown Devils car clubs. A special War-inspired mural by the STP crew was also completed live. Local vendors were showcased including food by The Waterfront and The Erwin Hotel’s Venice Way Pizza.

The celebration was open to the public and 20 percent of the day’s sales benefitted Venice Family Clinic, which provides comprehensive, high-quality health care to people in need.

Natalia Zepeda, Michaela Zepeda, Quetzali Zepeda, Christina McGrath and Lisa Sanchez enjoying the Venice low rider show.

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Johnny Garcia and his 1951 Pontiac Eight.

War frontman Lonnie Jordan performs during the band’s 50th anniversary show in Venice Beach.

Artist Brainiac putting the final touches on a War mural.

War guitarist Stuart Ziff plays for a packed Venice Beach audience during their 50th anniversary show.

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Steinborn uses bronze glazes and bisque, which is clay that is fired but not glazed – and all colors. “I use a percentage of a glaze colorant then invert the colors and create my own,” Steinborn said. This results in a magical color for each of his animal sculptures.

A longtime Venice resident, Steinborn was also commissioned in 2019 by Venice Family Clinic, which runs Venice Art Walk.

“I made 40 unglazed dogs and 40 artists painted them or changed them in some way, and they were all auctioned off,” Steinborn said. A book was also made of the artists’ renditions.

Steinborn received his bachelor’s degree in art followed by his MFA in ceramics from UCLA. One of Steinborn’s teachers was Chris Burden, a Los Angeles artist who is known for the Urban Light public art sculpture at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. “What I learned from Chris is that art takes a lot of different forms,” Steinborn said. “He started as a radical performance artist exploring his person physical limits, and one of the last things he did was the LA lights installation at LACMA, and it’s very public and very romantic. So, I take from that you have to keep working and

Steinborn uses bronze glazes and bisque, which is clay that is fired but not glazed – and creates an array of magical colors.

evolving over your whole life as an artist.”

Steinborn is also known for his skillfully done and often textured vases.

“My Prairie vase series references the Prairie School of Art, where architects made ceramics and the Teco Art Pottery company contracted them to make pottery that was unusually difficult,” Steinborn said. “I like Prairie American art pottery, traditional and Koons-type pop culture.”

Other influences include avant-garde sculptures of Charles Ray, who also taught at UCLA, and American ceramicist Laura Andreson, who Steinborn has worked with.

“She started the UCLA ceramics program, and as an emeritus, she would hire students to help test glazes and aid with her pottery, but she was teaching us!” Steinborn said.

Steinborn remembers years ago when ceramics was considered a crafty art or a cult rather than a respected art form.

People knew very little about the process and skill that went into in creating it. One of the players in changing that image was the Craft Museum now called Craft Contemporary.

“The clay pop of NY artist Jeffrey Deitch, and the punk rock artists, graffiti and Native American art of Raven Halfmoon, and Regan Project show of Theaster Gates helped popularize ceramics as an important art form,” Steinborn said.

Steinborn’s domestic partner, Deanna, is a voiceover artist and musician who plays improvisational piano for modern dance. She received her MFA in theater and voice training from the National Theatre Conservatory in Denver. She helps on the artistic and business side, and is always happy to share her thoughts on Steinborn’s work in progress.

“She’s my ceramics whisperer,” Steinborn said.

Steinborn’s ceramics are currently on exhibit at The Vault Art Gallery in Cambria and at Lois Lambert Gallery in Bergamot Station.

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By Nicole Borgenicht ary Steinborn was making little colorful dogs by hand before Jeff Koons made the giant dog genre an international hit.

Steinborn’s animals include dogs, elephants and buddha cats. He also has a new collection of owls, incense holder cats, large funeral urns and keepsake urns. The animals have a special life-like charm and make a playful addition to any collection. Steinborn also has produced a series of large female heads.

“I had gotten inspired by Picasso’s oversized heroic scale Greek artifact women,” Steinborn said. “I also like Rodin’s sculpture at LACMA.” Steinborn realized that small changes can alter the sex and mood of his sculptures, from large heads to various animals that range in size from miniature to 4 feet tall. He was also commissioned to create three colorful ceramic dogs across from the Staples Center on the roof of Circa La building.

“Besides a pool on the roof there’s a dog park, which is where they placed my dogs,” Steinborn said. “My work was commissioned in 2020 by Douglas Hanson and Cody Jenny of Hanson LA Architecture; the dogs were 3 to 4 feet tall. Hanson also was the architect on The Bilbao Museum in Spain and he’d previously been one of Frank

Longtime Venice resident and artist Gary Steinborn is known for his colorful ceramic crafts that include sculpted animals and artful vases.

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Santa Monica celebrates holidays with lights and color PHOTOS COURTESY OF DOWNTOWN SANTA MONICA, INC.

Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. brings the holidays to Third Street Promenade with the return of Winterlit, transforming the downtown district into an immersive, festive experience.

By Bridgette M. Redman ast week, Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) kicked off the annual winter holiday events with the lighting of the holiday tree – an event launching weeks of celebrations that include the lighting of a Menorah, a conscious market, visits with Santa, and photo opportunities throughout a well-decorated downtown.

The goal of DTSM is to transform the downtown district into an immersive, festive experience throughout the season in the annual, traditional Winterlit celebration.

Why Winterlit? The traditional festival festoons the Third Street Promenade, 2nd and Fourth Street with tens of thousands of colorful lights, décor and garland.

“Winterlit is one of our signature programs,” said Mackenzie Carter, director of marketing and communication for DTSM. “We really light up the main drags in downtown Santa Monica. Second and 4th Street are decorated with stars and trees, and the Promenade is really a colorful rainbow of holiday décor.”

This year’s 24-foot holiday tree is decorated with ornaments in pinks, teals, purples and blues.

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al color theme because we’re a beach city,” Carter said. “We try to make it beachy.”

Santa Claus arrived on Nov. 19 during the community celebration that featured the Santa Monica High Madrigals, Lincoln Middle Madrigals and the Santa Monica Youth Orchestra Mariachi and Chamber Ensemble. He will remain downtown for socially distanced photo opportunities until Dec. 24.

There will also be Pet Nights with Santa on Dec. 15 and 16.

Santa is vaccinated and all staff taking photos and supporting visits with him are also vaccinated. Guests are asked to text 360-488-0880 when they arrive to start their Santa experience.

Reservations are encouraged.

Starting on Nov. 28, DTSM will celebrate the Festival of Lights during Hanukkah with nightly menorah lightings that will begin at sundown and continue through Dec. 6. The menorah, which is 6 feet tall and 8 feet wide, is on the 1400 block of Third Street Promenade, located between Santa Monica Blvd. and Broadway.

Different synagogues and groups are invited each night to light the menorah and host their own ceremony or celebration.

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Carter said. “It is a lovely celebration.”

This year, the organizations hosting the menorah lighting are Chabad of Santa Monica (Nov. 28), Nashuva (Nov. 29), Gan Israel Pre-School (Nov. 30), Mishkon Tephilo (Dec. 1), Beth Shir Shalom (Dec. 2), Office of State Assembly member Richard Bloom (Dec. 3), Kehillat Israel (Dec. 4) and IKAR (Dec. 5).

DTSM has set up special shopping opportunities for those who want to escape the ubiquitous shortages and delays national chains are experiencing and shop local.

On Dec. 4 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Fit Girl Club LA will host the Conscious Night Market. It is a pop-up artisan market that features unique goods from more than 40 local vendors, including elevated and sustainable brands. There will also be live music and free kombucha.

DTSM has been working with Fit Girl Club LA throughout the pandemic. Fit Girl Club has been offering free, public Saturday morning workout classes for the past year. It has been part of an effort to activate the street after the quarantine and offer people new experiences. Now they are extending the partnership with the shopping opportunity.

“Fit Girl Club has been hosting this market at other venues around Los Angeles,” Carter said. “We thought this already has a following. It already has a bunch of different makers from around the LA area. It’s a great thing to bring to the Westside as we don’t have any other makers markets downtown.”

The second shopping event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 18 from 2 to 9 p.m. — an event hosted by SoCal Etsy Guild. It features local Southern California-based artists, crafters and designers. Shoppers can support local businesses while doing their holiday gift-buying.

“That will give people who visit throughout the holiday season some different opportunities for shopping that we don’t currently have and offer some unique gifts,” Carter said.

Throughout the season, there

will also be performances by the Santa Monica Beach Belles dance group and photo opportunities with their 14-foot snow globe. DTSM hopes that people will find much to celebrate as they spread the joy this season.

“Winterlit is there to help people celebrate the season,” Carter said. “Whether they are shopping, taking a walk downtown, grabbing a bite to eat in the many outdoor locations where you can be under colorful lights — it is a moment to celebrate. We try to make it as fun as possible in downtown Santa Monica so our community can celebrate.”

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Tens of thousands of colorful lights, décor and garland will deck the Promenade, 2nd and 4th Streets, illuminating convenient shopping and cozy outdoor experiences, along with an array of festive activities for the whole family.

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WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS Compiled by Kamala Kirk

Downtown Walking Tours Saturday, Nov. 27 Discover downtown Santa Monica’s architectural gems, history and culture with a team of highly-rated docents. From Art Deco to Victorian and Romanesque Revival, you’ll explore the various styles that fill the streets of the city. See where Jim Morrison played his first show and where the once-secret special commandos trained on Santa Monica Beach, and hear about the start of the modern movie industry. The walking tour is open to all ages and covers about six blocks in two hours. Each tour is limited to 10 guests.

Check-in on the day of the tour opens at 9:45 a.m. and the tour will start promptly at 10 a.m. $10 per person. Register in advance online.

Meet at 1438 2nd St., Santa Monica, 10 a.m., smc.givecloud.co/dwt Marina del Rey Farmers Market, Saturday, Nov. 27 This weekly outdoor event allows Westside residents to support local produce sellers and other vendors. Food from a wide variety of businesses is available for purchase. Masks are required and only 40 people are allowed to shop at any one time. Held in parking lot 11.

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On Saturday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m., explore the architecture and history of Santa Monica during this walking tour led by a Santa Monica Conservancy docent.

“U.S. 99” Band – The Duo Sunday, Nov. 28 Enjoy retro-vintage rock ‘n’ roll, blues music and more at Jackson Market by “U.S. 99.”

4065 Jackson Ave., Culver City, 2 to 5 p.m., facebook. com/u.s.99band Santa Monica Main Street Farmers Market, Sunday, Nov. 28 Shop for local fresh produce and prepared foods from local restaurants. You can also enjoy musical entertainment from featured weekly bands, face painting, balloon designs, and if you catch it on the right week, a cooking demonstration featuring local produce.

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Mar Vista Farmers Market, Sunday, Nov. 28 This vibrant, year-round market offers local produce, prepared foods, kids crafts and live events.

12198 Venice Blvd., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., marvistafarmersmarket.org Motor Avenue Farmers Market, Sunday, Nov. 28 The Motor Avenue Farmers Market enhances the farm-totable connection and availability of fresh, local produce to residents of the Palms, Cheviot Hills, Beverlywood and surrounding communities. The market is dedicated to cultivating a sustainable food system through its operation and educational programs. The market consistently provides a wonderful opportunity to create synergy between local businesses and residents while promoting a healthy city and a vibrant community. Open every Sunday, rain or shine.

10418 National Blvd., Los Angeles, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., motoravenuemarket.com.

Westchester Farmers Market Sunday, Nov. 28 Certified farmers market brings together some of the region’s best small and micro farmers from the Central Coast and Ventura counties with over 30 local food businesses, kids

activities and live bands. Held in the heart of downtown Westchester adjacent to many new and thriving local businesses from an independent bookstore to local eateries with plenty of free parking. Held every Sunday rain or shine!

6200 W. 87th St., Los Angeles, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., westchesterfarmersmkt.com Downtown Walking Tours Saturday, Nov. 27 Discover downtown Santa Monica’s architectural gems, history and culture with a team of highly-rated docents. From Art Deco to Victorian and Romanesque Revival, you’ll explore the various styles that fill the streets of the city. See where Jim Morrison played his first show and where the once-secret special commandos trained on Santa Monica Beach, and hear about the start of the modern movie industry.

The walking tour is open to all ages and covers about six blocks in two hours. Each tour is limited to 10 guests. Checkin on the day of the tour opens at 9:45 a.m. and the tour will start promptly at 10 a.m. $10 per person. Register in advance online.

Meet at 1438 2nd St., Santa Monica, 10 a.m., smc.givecloud.co/dwt 15th Annual Hanukkah Party Monday, Nov. 29 Join Lev Eisha Hasassah for latkes, laughter and light at

their 15th annual Hanukkah party at Factor’s Famous Deli.

This safe, outdoor event will be held in the restaurant’s heated back patio. Nosh on half a sandwich (tuna, egg salad or grilled cheese panini), a small soup, a latke with apple sauce and sour cream and a beverage. Light a candle on the Lev Eisha menorah to benefit Young Judaea ($18 minimum donation per candle).

Swap gifts (bring a new wrapped Hanukkah-themed preset, $10 minimum value).

Every participant is required to fill out a waiver, present proof of full vaccination at entry to the event, wear a mask when not eating or drinking, and observe social distancing.

Email questions to leveishahadassah@gmail.com.

9420 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, 5 to 7 p.m., events.hadassah.org/ leveishahanukkah15 Build a Festive Charcuterie Board Thursday, Dec. 2 Whether you’re hosting guests this holiday season or want to bring finesse to your snacking, Gelson’s is inviting customers to participate in a virtual Build Your Board class.

Participants will learn how to assemble a festive and deliciously flavorful cheese and charcuterie board with delectable accompaniments. The class will feature Wisconsin Cheese regional marketing director Shelley McDaniel, Gelson’s Specialty Cheese Category Manager Gayle DeCaro and Gelson’s Specialty Cheese Merchandiser Lisa Ali. Cheese and charcuterie kits, which serve four, will be available for $49.99. A set of cheese knives will be included in each kit. The first 150 customers to sign up will receive a free wood board.

Pickup for the kit will be on Dec. 1 and 2. The last day to sign up for this virtual zoom class is Nov. 28.

Virtual, 6 p.m., pre-pay and RSVP at gelsons.com/ buildyourboard

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Fly free, my pretties ! What drives homeowners to move Thanks to remote working, homeowners and renters don’t have to worry about living close to the workplace anymore.

Free to roam, many are now able to put importance on different factors in their home search.

In a recent survey, homeowners considered the biggest factors when deciding where to move and: • 50% of homeowners chose crime/ safety; • 43% of homeowners chose cost of living; • 43% of homeowners chose school quality; • 34% of homeowners chose taxes; • 26% of homeowners chose climate change; and • 24% of homeowners chose racial diversity.

This is according to an August 2021 Redfin survey of over 1,000 U.S. residents who have moved to a new home since the outset of the pandemic.

Renters also considered the biggest factors when deciding where to move and: • 40% of renters chose cost of living; • 35% of renters chose crime/safety; • 22% of renters chose school quality; • 13% of renters chose taxes;

• 12% of renters chose racial diversity; and • 10% of renters chose climate change.

For real estate professionals, this means taking into consideration their clients changing migrations patterns.

When it comes to choosing what area to live in, the priorities of homeowners’ verses renters are different, and for good reasons too.

Homeowners and renters migrate elsewhere

Homeowners chose crime and safety, cost of living, and school quality as the top three factors when deciding where to move. These factors makes sense since this homeownership is a long-term commitment. Where you choose to go is where you’re going to stay, so the environment needs to be safe enough to live in, especially if one chooses to raise kids.

Renters on the other hand easily get up and move all the time due to various reasons like income changes, new job acquisition, or their rent increasing. Cost of living becomes first priority because when one’s budget is at renter-level, things like climate change fall to the bottom of the list as inconsequential.

Further, due to remote working, many homeowners and renters aren’t tied down anymore to the city, or even the state where their workplace is located. These households are free, with the permission of their employer, to work anywhere from the comfort of their homes.

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Above all else, homeowners consider crime and safety as the most important factor in deciding where to move. Over the last three decades, the crime rate in the U.S. has actually significantly decreased, only recently spiking in 2020, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

This increase in crime is mainly due to economic pressure created by the pandemic and the 2020 recession hangover. Homelessness in California has also increased at a significant pace, especially in California, worsened by the recession. Homeowners working remotely have the opportunity to escape now quite literally. For their peace of mind, homeowners are moving out of dense areas of increasing crime to suburban or even rural areas.

As for renters, they consider the cost of living as the most important factor when deciding where to move. This is a necessity, since the typical U.S. renter household is now spending 30.3% of its income on rent, which is over the 30% threshold at which a household is considered rent burdened.

What with stagnant wages, this statistic doesn’t look to be easing up any time soon. If renters ever want the ability to save up to become first-time homebuyers, they can’t afford the privilege of putting their safety first when choosing where to live. A suitable cost of living is a priority, leaving some renters with the only option to live in high-crime areas.

As long as remote working trends up, we’ll see the homeowner and renter shuffle continue, as households of all types seek that ideal low-crime, lowcost neighborhood. But with today’s low inventory and high prices, it’s not the most opportune time to be a renter or a homebuyer.

Remote working isn’t going away any time soon, so agents need to be aware of their remote client’s migrations patterns and adjust their focus accordingly.

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Summons SUMMONS (Family Law) CITACIÓN (Derecho familiar) CASE NUMBER (NÚMERO DE CASO): 21PSFL00866 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name) AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): STEVEN LAWRENCE WORTHEN You have been sued. Lo están demandando.

Petitioner's name is Nombre del demandante: LUPE VARGAS You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children.

You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately.

You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online SelfH e l p C e n t e r (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

Tiene 30 días corridos después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no basta para protegerlo.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas.

Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o pareja de hecho

orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes.

Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

NOTE: If a judgment or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourself or for the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set aside the order to pay waived court fees.

AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden de manutención, la corte puede ordenar que usted pague parte de, o todas las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentas a petición de usted o de la otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagar estas cuotas debe recibir aviso y la oportunidad de solicitar una audiencia para anular la orden de pagar las cuotas exentas.

1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y dirección de la corte son): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES EAST DISTRICT, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner's attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): LUPE VARGAS, 11212 ROSWELL AVENUE, POMONA, CA 91766, (909) 837-7223 Date (Fecha): May 26, 2021 Sherri R. Carter, Clerk, by (Secretario, por) Alma Cardenas, Deputy (Asistente) PUBLISHED: The Argonaut Newspaper 11/18/21, 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21

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LOS ANGELES TIMES SUNDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLE “THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT” By JEFFREY WECHSLER ACROSS 1 Make a face, perhaps 7 Tab on old cash registers 13 Tarkington tween 19 Disagreeable 20 Brunch fare 22 Like zebras and donkeys 23 __ pin: metal fastener 24 They know their stuff 25 Plants with flavorful and irritating varieties 26 Sweaters in King Arthur’s court?

29 “Ciao!”

30 Shiraz’s country 31 PC shortcut key 32 Earth goddess 34 Offshore retreat for comedians?

43 NL West team 47 Thing thrown from a tree?

48 Hotel selection 49 Director Kazan 50 Clog (up) 53 Amsterdam’s Anne Frank House, e.g.

56 Swindle 57 “Best ever” acronym 58 Harsh-smelling 60 Spectrum maker 62 Query to a U.K.focused think tank?

68 Pic, in Peru 69 Buffalo QB Josh 70 Utah ski resort 72 Altered the revealing side of a dress?

80 Work with pupils 81 Mazda two-seater 82 Adverb for Descartes 83 Police force acronym 86 Venue for the

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premiere of Handel’s “Water Music” Genesis casualty Come across Capital of Yemen Allows access Diner counter array Siblings who produce court orders?

Tusked beast Like the lower half of the Polish flag Allows access, poetically Major appliances Dieters’ interim report on smallersized clothes?

March Out of the loop Prison with a Greek eponym Worshipper Lead off Kitchen gadget Defy Biological quintet Members of the genus Vipera

DOWN 1 Saves, with “away” 2 Pot boiler in “Macbeth” 3 Remove, as a knot 4 Female driver Ortiz of “Fast & Furious” films 5 Augur 6 Rookie 7 Cosa __ 8 Missouri River city 9 Ordinal for Uranus 10 Bygone fruit spray 11 Longtime TV host who gives automotive advice in “Popular Mechanics” 12 Caesar’s

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penultimate words Mortar partner Congo line?

More than cold Currency of 30-Across In the distant past __ Arc, Arkansas Common ID Quaint word of revulsion South Asian lentil dish Evaluate Sam-I-Am offering Rutgers URL ending Android alternative Won all the games Official note from the boss What beaux do Texter’s letters for two cents?

“That’s unfortunate” Simon who played Scotty in 2009’s “Star Trek” Distant Unicellular alga Onomatopoeic rapping Notebook type Network for film buffs Gold in La Paz Sch. near Providence Term starter Chopped liver purveyor Something taken on a bus Transfer point Sammie with crunch Twenty quires Bay of Bengal’s ocean Sound system Madonna companion, in much art

73 Put away 74 Dresden “Drat!”

75 Word on old tablets 76 Hook partner 77 The VW Amarok, e.g.

78 __ fresca: pico de gallo 79 Little ones 83 Bismarck-toTucson dir.

84 Journalist Hemingway’s assignment 85 Singer DiFranco 87 “No big deal” 88 Summer at the Sorbonne 89 Bygone geopolitical abbr.

93 Wears down 95 Meteorological lines 97 Put on display, with “out” 99 Go back 100 Dedicated verse 101 Engenders 102 Brutus Buckeye is its mascot: Abbr.

105 Intrinsically 107 Made an official choice 108 IRS option 109 More amiable 110 Marquee names 111 Enjoy the kiddie pool 112 Cupid analog 113 Sreenivasan of PBS News 114 Oft-corked container 115 Chicago pizzeria franchise, familiarly 116 Security source 117 Hotel bed request 118 Valley with vintners 119 Course goal for many

LEAPING SICKNESS

I thought I was happily married.

Recently, I found a cherry Chapstick in my husband’s coat pocket – a kind he’d never buy. He claimed he randomly grabbed it at the drugstore checkout. Last week, he said he’d be visiting his mother at the nursing home, but I later learned he never showed. I asked him about it, and he said work ran over. Additionally, our sex life has picked up, and he’s been extra thoughtful lately.

Doesn’t all of this, put together, scream that he’s cheating? How do I confront him?

— Nightmares You don’t expect marrying the man of your dreams to turn your actual dream content into all-night notifications of impending disaster: dozens of inch-high coal miners in tiny hardhats and goggles scaling you and repeatedly jabbing you with cupcake toothpicks topped with little red flags.

Are you right to pile these infobits into the verdict your husband’s cheating? Maybe – but maybe not. Evolutionary psychologist Martie Haselton explains that we evolved to be protectively wrong: to err on the safe side, meaning make the least evolutionarily costly error. Suspecting cheating where none actually exists is less genetically costly than shrug-

ging off signs that seem to point to it – and then possibly losing your man and/or having him funnel his resources away from your kids to those he’d make with some hussypants he’s seeing on the side.

Confronting your husband – accusing him of cheating – is a risky tactic.

If he is cheating, he’s likely to deny it.

If he isn’t, your accusation could destroy your relationship. A possibly less risky tactic is evoking his empathy: telling him that, collectively, these infobits triggered fears of losing him. The subject becomes your seeking reassurance (which, P.S., may or may not be truth-backed). If he has been straying, he might be inspired to reevaluate and stop.

Might.

Over the next few months, observe your husband’s behavior – including that which suggests he loves you and is faithful. Your observations are likely to be inconclusive (compared with finding him in bed with somebody), but if you amass enough information over time, it should begin to point you to some sort of understanding.

I personally make peace with the freakouts of life that way; for example, a new mole that (apologies to Judy Blume) seemed to scream: “Are You There, Alkon? It’s Me, Malignant Melanoma.” One dermatologist visit later: “Hello, drama queen. I’d like to introduce you to your spider bite.”

JUNK MALE

Do men even read online dating profiles? Mine says I’m a “sober divorced writer.” Inevitably, guys message me: “What do you do? Ever been married? Wanna go for a drink?” Um, hello? I’m flattered I apparently get picked on looks alone, but even men who aren’t into hookups do this.

— Mystified There’s a case to be made for a guy being a rushed or generally careless reader and sliding right past “sober divorced writer.” However, men are likely to blow past an even more standout description, such as: “I enjoy fine dining, walks on the beach, and dismembering my date and feeding bits of him to the squirrels.”

Though men seem more likely to hit on hot women on their pictures alone, they probably do this even when women are, shall we say, lukewarm or even room temperature. Because birth control used to be, “Cross your legs, honey!” Women evolved to be “the choosier sex,” wary about getting it on with a man until they vet him for his willingness and ability to “provide” for any resulting kids. Because men don’t get pregnant, it’s evolutionarily optimal for them – best for passing on Ye Old

Genes – to have vastly lower standards.

(Vastly. Like: “So...she has a pulse?”)

This sex difference makes a strong showing on dating apps. Computational social scientist Taha Yasseri, with three students, analyzed piles of data from online dating studies. “Men are much less selective in who they communicate with,” they report. In fact, it’s “optimal for men to use the ‘shotgun method’”: blasting out “likes” like buckshot from some backwoods Cletus’ hunting rifle. The strategy is not finding a really great match (true love with a woman much like them – or a man if they’re gay) but messaging “a large number of people, irrespective of their potentially low fit” and hoping some of them bite.

Basically, many men on dating apps are like 2-year-olds. They only look at the pictures. Take it super slowly with any guy you meet via app, meaning keep him on secret probation until you see ample evidence you might be well-matched (and that “Conor” is not long for “Con”). If you’re awakened one lazy Saturday morning by the man in your bed, the part of your body he’s most interested in should not be your thumb – which he got a little clumsy with while trying to unlock your banking app.

GOT A PROBLEM? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave, Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com.

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