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A post about a neighbor's mistaken noise complaint—accusing a resident of having a crying baby, despite the fact that they don't have a child—has gone viral on Reddit. The post, shared by ...

Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. This week we speak with comedian and first-time author Youngmi Mayer, whose ...

One of my cats is very happy-go-lucky and kind of dumb (in the best way, I promise), but his big sister? She might be one of the judgiest living creatures I've ever met, humans included. Whether ...