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Arguing over ashes

Arguing over ashes

The hellish online discourse around the Los Angeles wildfires reveals a city scarred by more than just flame

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Frank Shyong
Jan 17, 2025
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In college my friends and I frequented a place we came to call El Medio. Drive west on Sunset Boulevard, take a left on El Medio Avenue, follow it all the way to the end to find a neverending view of the coastline and some benches.

We went there to impress dates, smoke, drink and do all the dumb things college students do. I remember parking behind these…

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