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Dating has certainly changed. It was already moving toward online and app-based matchups, but after COVID, these platforms became the norm for connecting with potential partners in love and hookups. Paula Rogers‘ web series Blind Data hits the mark several times when it comes to the dating app world and how those algorithms, while connecting you with many, often make you feel even more isolated.   After a brief hiatus, the comic’s next installment is now available to read online. ART, a double issue, dives right into how…

Spring’s green shades were a tonic saturating the dishes served at the Azizam pop-up dinner on Monday night, held in the space recently vacated by Konbi in Echo Park.The meal began with sabzi khordan, a platter full of basil and other bunches of herbs with walnuts, radishes and a small rectangle of feta; deputy Food editor Betty Hallock and I snacked on them alongside freshly shelled fava beans and crusty barbari still warm from the oven.Two triangles of baked kuku sabzi, one of my favorite Persian egg dishes, popped…

The disturbing material that serves as the backdrop of Sarah Polley’s adaptation of Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel, “Women Talking,” might make the average moviegoer reluctant to consider seeing it. It’s loosely based on horrific crimes in a Mennonite community in Bolivia, where women were drugged and raped by men from their community. But the film, like the book itself, finds light within the darkness and draws its power and inspiration from candid conversations between a tightly-knit group of fictional female survivors as…

In a seemingly paradoxical change in mindset, Toyota announced a new partnership Thursday with Oncor Electric Delivery to explore the benefits of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) EV technology for drivers and the grid. Despite years of lobbying against electric vehicles, Toyota has apparently changed its stance over the past few months. Seeing the success of EV leaders like Tesla and BYD achieving records in deliveries and demand each quarter, Toyota is mulling an overhaul of its electric vehicle…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many teachers would attest they were called to the profession to educate students and prepare them for life, not just to provide an economic service. Yet, as education is increasingly politicized and monetized, many educators are pulled between providing an economic good and doing what they love. A new University of Kansas study found that to be especially true for Catholic school teachers,…