When Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano fought three years ago at Madison Square Garden, it did more than open a thrilling rivalry between two of boxing’s best. It opened doors for women’s boxers that neither could have imagined were ever available. A professional boxing career wasn’t even a consideration for girls when Taylor was growing … Read more
If you’re one of those green-thumbed folks who’s lucky enough to be able to go beyond an indoor gardenyou know garden tools are a backyard grower’s best friend. A few pieces of basic gear will help you prep and plant your garden more easily and efficiently, and help you enjoy more successful harvests. But which … Read more
The work of L.A.-based conceptual artist David Horvitz has never been easy to categorize. For the last two decades he’s worked across media, from video to sculpture to found materials. His latest project, 7th Ave Garden, also defies easy categorization. On a vacant lot in Arlington Heights, he’s created a small but verdant oasis that … Read more
• A new pink rose was discovered in the Malibu garden of singer-actor-director Barbra Streisand. • Streisand and her gardener, master rosarian Dan Bifano, spotted the bubble-gum-pink “sport” blooming on a branch of a fragrant, deep-red rose known as Lasting Love. • As the owner, Streisand got naming rights for Barbra’s Baby, which is now … Read more
For more than 20 years, Sherman Oaks florist Mark’s Garden has designed the towering greenery and blooming displays seen at the Oscars. Getting that Hollywood awards-season work is key, particularly during the business’ typically slow first quarter of the year. And the free advertising that comes with your floral arrangements gracing the year’s biggest stage? … Read more
Now that we’ve passed “peak talking about peak TV,” and the streamers have settled down to producing a seemingly endless round of expensive thrillers, the particular charms of bread-and-butter broadcast television are coming back into focus. Of course, we consume these things differently since streaming took over the world, and arguably since man first learned … Read more
