Julia Herbst
Los Angeles magazine
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Julia:
10 Cultural Moments That Defined 2018 in L.A.
Looking back at some of the epic happenings that made this year one for the record books → Read More
The Complicated Politics of L.A.’s Feral Cats
They're either harmless or hazardous, depending what side you're on → Read More
This Company Delivers High-End Plants to Your Home So We Can Finally Achieve #PeakLA
This Company Delivers High-End Plants to Your Home So We Can Finally Achieve #PeakLA Indoor plants are having a moment Indoor plants are kind of a thing right now. How would you know? Glad you asked. * If you’ve ever visited anyone’s house, apartment, or any DTLA coffee shop. * If you’ve ever been on Instagram or Pinterest. * If you read the thousand-plus-word Washington Post article titled… → Read More
A Local's Guide to the Next Great Shopping Streets of L.A.
Three up-and-coming blocks are giving the old guard a run for the money → Read More
Homeboy Industries Now Has an E-Waste Recycling Business
As if baking delicious pastries and supporting ex-gang members weren't admirable enough → Read More
If You Care About Police Oversight, You Need to Vote on May 16
Charter Amendment C’s passage might actually make it harder to hold officers accountable → Read More
New Website Answers Age-Old Question: Is Trump at Mar-A-Lago?
New Website Answers Age-Old Question: Is Trump at Mar-A-Lago? Answer: If it’s the weekend, then probably You can calculate just about anything online: How many balloons it would take to make your house float like the house does in Up, how much caffeine it would take to kill you, or the how fast you should move in the rain in order to stay as dry as possible. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise… → Read More
LACMA’s Redesign Plan Looks Totally Different Now
LACMA’s Redesign Plan Looks Totally Different Now But the project remains equally ambitious The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and architect Peter Zumthor have unveiled their latest plans for the Mid-city museum’s impending redesign. And, boy, have things changed. Earlier renderings of the massive $600 million project featured a shiny black exterior. But in this latest incarnation, L.A. Times… → Read More
This Documentary Looks at the 10 Years That Exploded Into the 1992 L.A. Riots
Let It Fall premieres with police reform once again making national headlines → Read More
Kellie Jones’s New Book Explores the Contributions of African American Artists in L.A.
The MacArthur winner’s latest book, South of Pico, is out in April → Read More
Barney's Beanery Has an Escape Plan for Women on Bad Dates
The staff is trained to help women leave an unsafe situation → Read More
High Levels of Lead Found in Children In DTLA—and Other Parts of the State
Scarily, rates in some California communities are nearly three times those in Flint, Michigan → Read More
The Documentary About East L.A.'s Ovarian Psycos Is Finally Here
A film about the all-women of color bicycle brigade premieres on PBS next week → Read More
SNL Will Finally Be Live For West Coast Viewers
Why didn’t this happen years ago? → Read More
Protesters are Marking the Ides of March by Sending the White House ‘Ides of Trump’ Postcards
It’s going to be a busy week at the White House mailroom → Read More
This Huge LED Wall Creates a Constantly Changing Portrait of Los Angeles
The 100-foot piece is being unveiled downtown today → Read More
Here Is the Process for Immigrating to the United States
Here Is the Process for Immigrating to the United States Nobody said it would be quick—or easy About one in four Californians is foreign born. And while the state has 2,450,000 or so undocumented immigrants, it has far more immigrants who are here with the blessing of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. That’s saying something, because the process of becoming a legal, naturalized… → Read More
This Lithuanian Conductor Is the L.A. Phil’s Secret Weapon
Mirga Gražinyté-Tyla is drawing a new crowd of music fans → Read More
These 9 Women Are Radically Transforming L.A.
These leaders include an NBA executive, a labor lawyer, and a Buddhist monk. All make L.A. a better place → Read More
Drinking Very Hot Coffee May Cause Cancer
Drinking Very Hot Coffee May Cause Cancer We’ll take that latte iced, actually When I lived in Ohio, there was a tragic day each fall when the temperature got cold enough that I had to bid my daily iced coffee goodbye for the next five months. (Screw you, Cleveland winters.) Fortunately in Los Angeles, I can get my caffeine fix on ice year-round—which is good news, actually, given yesterday’s… → Read More