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"The Farm, as it was known, was a social-studies experiment established by UC Irvine in 1968, in which members of indigenous groups from Samoa, Mexico and Guatemala were invited to inhabit the old Irvine Ranch buildings adjacent to the campus so that they could teach scientists and university students about their ways of life."
Let's just say my experience at UCI was *much* different!

"There was a time in the not-too-distant past when the average Angeleno didn’t know a River ran through their city. Since our inception, FoLAR has successfully pioneered the movement to bring the River back to life for the benefit of all Angelenos and urban wildlife."

"Urban vernal marsh wetlife sponsored by a successful partnership of life, community, and the city of Torrance."
I've hiked here dozens of times. https://hyperborea.org/reviews/places/madrona-marsh/

"Steven Appleton bought 4.5 acres smack in the middle of the L.A. River. Private land in a public waterway comes with few rights, but he's hoping one of them is to tell the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, "No more Roundup!""

"One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework."

A "Kremlin-Linked Firm" invested millions in Kentucky. Because of course they did.
Update I wonder if there's any follow-up info on this.

"Somebody here remarked, "I think people really took the wrong lesson from Watchmen." The comment I began in response quickly revealed that it wanted to be a post. So here we are."

"You can still have the pulp escapism without abandoning social responsibility. And if Punisher fans, to say nothing of racist cops, don’t get it after that scene, it’s definitely on them."
5 years since this article, and so many of them still don't get it...

"As computers get smarter, scientists look at new ways to enlist them in environmental protection." 2016 article, before "AI" became the latest buzzword

"When writers swap Trump for Cheeto and 45, it's not just a put-down. Removing a keyword is the anti-SEO—transforming your subject into a slippery, ungraspable, swarm."
Well, the terminology aged poorly.