Elina Shatkin
Former Food Editor & Freelance Editor
(she/her)
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Imagine "Ace of Cakes" meets "Robot Wars" with a dash of "RuPaul's Drag Race" thrown in — but starring scientists with gourds, knives and electronics. -
The cougars of Los Angeles finally have online profiles (with photos!) to match their real world lives. -
Get ready for a sugar rush as you vote for your favorite — and least favorite — Halloween candy in our super scientific poll. -
"I'm still kind of in shock," Sparks star and league MVP Nneka Ogwumike says of her team's WNBA championship win. -
One of Hollywood's most famous indoor concert venues was approved to become an official Los Angeles landmark. -
Movies that feature the iconic train station onscreen will be screened at Union Station itself. Bring on the fedoras and femme fatales. -
Until this week, one of the rarest and most remarkable mammoth skulls ever seen by modern humans had been buried in the soil of Santa Rosa Island for 13,000 years. -
Would you pay for the privilege of cuddling cats while quaffing cappuccinos? The new Crumbs & Whiskers is counting on it. -
Split pea soup and burgers will be back on the menu at the LAPD Academy, probably by the end of the year. -
Need a place to celebrate? Here are a few great Southern California cheeseburgers, from simple to fancy.
Stories by Elina Shatkin
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