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Weekly Material: The bananas you can’t get in L.A.

Jun 20, 2026

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2 min read

Weekly Material: The bananas you can’t get in L.A.

Your one-minute, weekly roundup of L.A. Material’s best work.

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien
Weekly Material: All aboard the sex boat!

Jun 13, 2026

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Weekly Material: All aboard the sex boat!

This is your one-minute, weekly roundup of L.A. Material’s best work.

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien

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Inside the Turbulent Departure of USC’s Business School Dean

Jun 11, 2026

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Inside the Turbulent Departure of USC’s Business School Dean

Geoffrey Garrett was once one of USC’s most high-profile leaders. He was toppled by a faculty coup.

Tomo Chien
Matt Hamilton
Tomo Chien, +1

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The registrar fights back

Jun 9, 2026

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3 min read

The registrar fights back

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien
Weekly Material: How to profit from chaos

Jun 6, 2026

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2 min read

Weekly Material: How to profit from chaos

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien

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Richard Nixon’s Instagram Makeover

Jun 4, 2026

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3 min read

Richard Nixon’s Instagram Makeover

Gen Z is "Nixonmaxxing hard af".

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien
Weekly Material: Dodgers owner spent millions on chimps

May 30, 2026

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2 min read

Weekly Material: Dodgers owner spent millions on chimps

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien
This week's Material

May 23, 2026

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1 min read

This week's Material

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien

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Could gamblers predict the mayoral race?

May 20, 2026

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3 min read

Could gamblers predict the mayoral race?

Plus, answers to your election questions, a cheeky move by Bass, and umbrellas only at Laguna Beach.

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien

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Inside L.A.’s booming fake courtroom show industry

May 4, 2026

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2 min read

Inside L.A.’s booming fake courtroom show industry

Plus, gas prices, political debates, and Tucker Carlson's nicotine pouches.

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien

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The Frat-Basher of UCLA

Apr 29, 2026

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3 min read

The Frat-Basher of UCLA

Plus, facial recognition at Disneyland, a $400 million listing, and more.

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien

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The Strange, Twisted Story of the Frat Troll at UCLA

Apr 29, 2026

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12 min read

The Strange, Twisted Story of the Frat Troll at UCLA

Joseph Freeman went viral for bashing Sigma Chi. But there’s a darker story off screen. Why hasn’t UCLA stopped him?

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien

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USC’s Famed Business School Is In Jeopardy, Faculty Say

Apr 22, 2026

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2 min read

USC’s Famed Business School Is In Jeopardy, Faculty Say

Fifty-two professors at the Marshall School of Business penned a blistering letter demanding changes.

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien

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How LAUSD averted the strike

Apr 15, 2026

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10 min read

How LAUSD averted the strike

Plus, how a family-run Studio City Thai restaurant makes it work, the race to fill Eric Swalwell’s House seat and an alleged beatdown at Chateau Marmont.

Julia Wick
Tomo Chien
Julia Wick, +1

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The Attorney General’s Zoom snafu

Apr 1, 2026

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8 min read

The Attorney General’s Zoom snafu

Plus, the latest on the L.A. Zoo’s departed elephants and new data on L.A. restaurants.

Matt Hamilton
Julia Wick
Tomo Chien
Matt Hamilton, +2

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Why USC Really Spiked the Gubernatorial Debate

Mar 24, 2026

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6 min read

Why USC Really Spiked the Gubernatorial Debate

“I was concerned that the debate was going to become a debate about the debate, instead of a debate about the issues,” the school’s president said.

Tomo Chien
Tomo Chien

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