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Isabel Ravenna

(She/Her)
Los Angeles
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Covers:  Features, Entertainment, Politics, Music, News, Culture
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Americans knew their booze was poisoned-and drank it anyway

Americans knew their booze was poisoned-and drank it anyway

During Prohibition, the U.S. government added toxins to industrial alcohol, knowing it could kill. The result…

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Was Chappell Roan's Grammy Speech the Wake-Up Call the Music Industry Needs?

Was Chappell Roan's Grammy Speech the Wake-Up Call the Music Industry Needs?

Chappell Roan stood out, particularly following her acceptance speech. The "Best New Artist" challenged the e…

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How Gen Z's Childhood Heroes have Taken Over the World

How Gen Z's Childhood Heroes have Taken Over the World

But for many Gen Z-ers, they're even more than cultural juggernauts-they're childhood heroes. With a unique r…

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Last Year's Most Beloved Controversy: Trisha Paytas

Last Year's Most Beloved Controversy: Trisha Paytas

In 2012, she was the butt of the joke, eliminated in the audition round of America's Got Talent. She's since …

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Legacies in the Ashes

Legacies in the Ashes

Remembering the lives lost in the L.A. Fires.

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What is the truth, anyway?

What is the truth, anyway?

From the rise of yellow journalism to Fox News viewers watching CNN for the first time, this piece explores h…

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8 Pools, 2 Golf Courses, and a Churro Flight: This Carlsbad Resort Makes the Family Vacation Work

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By Isabel Ravenna
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Epic Stays by Isabel Ravenna Jun 29, 2026 Lounging at the infinity pool at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, a coastal resort city just north of San Diego, I took in the rolling greens with a country-club calm and people-watched different travelers meeting over cocktails. I eavesdropped as people on laptops shared insights and others in the pool discussed how business is back home. But each returned to the same point: what a beautiful place to be on such a beautiful day.
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From Charlie Chaplin to the Coachella Set, Casa Cody Has Been the ‘It’ Stay in Palm Springs for a Century

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By Isabel Ravenna
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Palm Springs Epic Stays by Isabel Ravenna Jun 23, 2026 Walking through Casa Cody’s citrus-lined iron gate, I realized I was entering a version of Palm Springs I hadn’t seen before. One that predated the city’s widely photographed pink and pastel front doors, its sparkly martinis, and its Marilyn Monroe mythology. Casa Cody is the oldest continuously operating hotel in Palm Springs, founded in the 1920s by Harriet Cody, a cousin of Wild West showman Buffalo Bill.
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Africa’s Cybercrime Reckoning

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By Isabel Ravenna
| New Lines Magazine Verified
Stacks of computers lined the walls of the otherwise unremarkable room, their electronic hum a wash of white noise behind the voices of the dozens of people chatting into headsets.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I love all things analog!

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Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition, Adobe everything

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