Eva Recinos

With our Frank Gehry buildings and iconic downtown landmarks, Angelenos know great architecture when they see it. Or at least great architecture in the sense of what's conventionally accepted as pleasing to the eye. Few people would argue the magnificence of Union Station or the Walt Disney Concert Hall —......

When Susan Michals was plotting the second iteration of her feline-focused art exhibit, Cat Art Show L.A. 2: The Sequel, she asked artists to ponder what cats truly mean to them. Do they conjure fond memories of cuddling with a childhood pet? Traumatizing occurrences that ended in scratched arms? Endless bouts......

In a nondescript strip mall on Eighth and Union near MacArthur Park, a Guatemalan restaurant and a dental office flank a laundromat with the no-nonsense name Coin-Laundry. Other neighbors include a discount store and a doughnut shop. Inside the laundromat are the requisite rows of washers and dryers, but here......

Perhaps the best thing to come out of Mitt Romney's 2012 run for president was his comment about having "binders full of women" — job applicants — given to him when he was governor of Massachusetts. Women took to the Internet to mock the weird phrasing, but they also began......

The cushioned back of a mustard-colored couch sinks a little as the small feet of a child push into it. Another foot — an adult one – lingers near the child, a toe touching the toddler’s leg as if offering a small semblance of support in case he falls. He wears......

As L.A.-based blogger and designer Joy Cho was reveling in the launch of her latest line of home goods for Target, another special arrival was on its way.  In a recent post she writes, “The last time I celebrated a new Oh Joy! for Target collection in-store launch, I was 38......

The fashion-blogging world can often feel like a virtual counterpart to the physical experience of shopping. Stores barrage women with larger-than-life photos of airbrushed models as they peruse racks of clothes that always seem to look better on the pencil-thin mannequins than on their own bodies. Often, online fashion outlets......

Visitors to Echo Park Lake know that the space is perfect for soaking in the sun, gazing at beautiful water lilies and — if you’re feeling especially adventurous on any given day — renting a pedal boat to spend some time on the water. The little vessels serve as temporary escapes,......