Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in their purse, and nothing particular to interest them on shore, Alexis Hall thought they would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. Unfortunately, the boat they were in sank with all hands, and they were rescued...
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Donald Shoup and the Promise of Parking
Picture this: A Friday night in L.A. You got last-minute tickets to see a game at the Staples Center (oops), I mean Crypto.com Arena. The tickets are free...but you need to get there by 5:30 p.m. Should you:
A: Uber or Lyft (stuck on the way back mired in surge pricing)?
Circus Tents, Earthquakes, and the Funniest Antitrust War Yet: Sarah Bernhardt in Los Angeles, 1906. Part I
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Interview With an Author: Chris Nichols
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