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ICYMI: Former MOCA Director Jeffrey Deitch Is Coming Back To Town

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- Jeffrey Deitch (who spent a heavily criticized four-year tenure running MOCA before decamping to New York) has announced plans to re-Manifest Destiny and open his own 15,000-square-foot gallery in Hollywood.
- The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj will be hosting the White House Correspondent's Dinner; it still remains unclear who actually plans to attend said dinner.
- Newly published correspondence from the late poet Sylvia Plath alleges domestic abuse by Ted Hughes.
- According to the Harvard Business Review, a face-to-face request is a whopping 34 times more effective than an email, which is really too bad because I'm definitely still sending an email.
- It's Tuesday, so here is Marcy Playground's official video for seminal '90s song "Sex and Candy":
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It's been many, many years since we saw this much snow in our mountains. Going up there right now isn't safe, but here are some places where you can enjoy the view and snap a pic.
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April Valentine died at Centinela Hospital. Her daughter was born by emergency C-section. She'd gone into the pregnancy with a plan, knowing Black mothers like herself were at higher risk.
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A look at years past when snows creeped into our citified neighborhoods, away from the mountains and foothills.
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In the face of a drier future, that iconic piece of Americana is on its way out in Southern California.
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Another Missing Hiker Has Been Found Dead In San Gabriels As Search For Actor Julian Sands ContinuesBob Gregory, 62, went missing the same day as Sands. His body was recovered near Mount Islip.