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alyssabereznak.bsky.social
@latimes wellness editor, formerly a podcaster/tech & culture writer @ringer | @alyssabereznak on threads and IG. pitch me: [email protected]
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are you a national park worker who was laid off in the recent federal jobs purge? do you know someone who was or did you see someone post about it on social media? please comment here, or contact me at [email protected], we'd like to talk to you apnews.com/article/trum...

a very sweet story from deborah netburn about a writer's group made up of snappy hollywood retirees that reminded me that life is long and community is everything www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

huge missed opportunity for a "taming the shrew" headline here: www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/s...

obsessed with disneyland's now-defunct, poorly-timed "superstar limo" ride en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superst...

e-readers are just literary devices

if you happen to be evacuated bc of the fires, or hosting evacuees, here are some tips from experts on sharing a living space that may not be big enough for everyone www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

for all you LA hikers who might be wondering what's left of their fave trails after the palisades and eaton fires, jaclyn cosgrove has an accounting of the damage in their newsletter this week www.latimes.com/travel/newsl...

dude last night we arrived at the USPS Regional Destination Facility at like 2:04 a.m. and then at like 5:47 a.m.we departed the USPS Regional Destination Facility and started Moving Through the Network it was crazy

a shot of anxiety to the heart at the sound of it

erewhon is expanding its los angeles empire with three new locations in west hollywood, manhattan beach, and glendale (RIP virgil's hardware home center) www.latimes.com/business/sto...

if you're overwhelmed by post-fire paperwork, deb vankin spoke to experts on the best way to work through a stack of bureaucratic forms. and honestly, even if your paperwork is unrelated to the fires, this post will probably be helpful for you www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

for 75 years, the self-realization fellowship lake shrine has been a peaceful sanctuary for people of all faiths. as the palisades fire surrounded it on jan 8, a family of devotees rushed to save the spiritual haven themselves. deborah netburn tells the gripping tale www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

Thank goodness the TikTok ban is in effect and now no one can ever use my data for nefarious purposes.

i thought this was photoshopped till i opened tiktok myself 🙃

Doing a yeoman's job, @indiefocus.bsky.social is collecting Lynch tributes from friends, collaborators and those who were deeply influenced by him. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Never forget that David Lynch once directed a PSA for the NYC Department of Sanitation youtu.be/FGl0XFOXrDM?...

for their weekly newsletter, jaclyn cosgrove spoke with a biologist who spent the last year studying the plantlife of eaton canyon about how long it'll take to recover. story also includes some pretty heartbreaking pics of the decimated nature center www.latimes.com/travel/newsl...

not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff

last tuesday, this hyperlocal weather guy rushed to alert altadena of the imminent fire threat, urging his neighbors not to go to bed. he ended up saving lives. great profile of a true hero by @haileybranson.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

LA's wellness community is assembling to heal the city amid the fires. (yes that image below is of massage therapists giving exhausted firefighters free bodywork in the zuma beach parking lot.) www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

My heart is still breaking for the fur babies displaced by the LA fires. Here's a live google doc of animals lost & found. Please repost it. You never know what will help people find their beloved pets.

a question a lot of us LA residents have at the moment: when will we feel safe again? or is that a delusional thought? good one from deborah netburn

tips for how to find the best air purifier for protecting against L.A. wildfire smoke www.latimes.com/california/s...

the LAT features team is continuously updating this "where to volunteer" guide for those affected by the wildfires. if you know of an upcoming local event here in L.A. that's not already on this list, please reply here, thank you! www.latimes.com/lifestyle/li...

the @latimes.com features team has been hard at work covering the socal fires and offering helpful guidance for angelenos during a fraught time. highlighting a few stories below, starting w/ a map of local volunteer opps to help those affected by the fires www.latimes.com/lifestyle/li...

NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit” theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...

Power lines? Old embers? Arson? Investigators, experts, amateurs probe cause of L.A. fires (w/ @ianjames.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/california/s...

the @latimes.com features team has been hard at work covering the socal fires and offering helpful guidance for angelenos during a fraught time. highlighting a few stories below, starting w/ a map of local volunteer opps to help those affected by the fires www.latimes.com/lifestyle/li...

the bunny museum will rise again www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

Shoutout to the Los Angeles Times reporters who are doing essential journalism under very difficult circumstances. They’ve dropped their paywall, but their ongoing coverage is a good reminder of why local newsrooms need support — and what we lose when those outlets are hollowed out.

Inside the desperate, chaotic escape from Pacific Palisades: 'If you go any further you will die.' www.latimes.com/california/s... #PalisadesFire

L.A. County has a new fire. The #SunsetFire is burning in the Hollywood Hills near Runyon Canyon. The city issued a mandatory evacuation order for hundreds of residents. More from @latimes.com here: www.latimes.com/california/s...

I’m on site at the Sunset Fire in Runyon Canyon. Water drops are happening. Im not sure it’ll be enough to stop the spread of these fires into the neighborhood south of the canyon.