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1634 W. Temple Street
Echo Park/Historic Filipinotown
Los Angeles
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About Us
The Loved One is a hybrid cultural space bringing together literary programming, art exhibitions, live music, and a myriad of other interdisciplinary events under one roof.
Named for Evelyn Waugh's satirical Hollywood novel, The Loved One was founded in response to a cultural landscape increasingly shaped by algorithms, monetized and monopolized platforms, and general digital consumption burnout.
By creating a space rooted in physical experience, conversation, and discovery, we hope to further cultivate meaningful in-person interactions among artists, writers, musicians, publishers, designers, photographers, teachers, chefs—creative types of all kinds.
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Calendar of Events
SACRED MONSTER Vol. 2 Launch
Thurs., 8/27, 7:30-9:30 pm
A conversation with Sacred Monster creator Chloe Cassens and LA creatives Rose Apodaca + Michael Schmidt
Destruction of rare books by AI corporations?
Wed., 9/2, 7:30 pm
Concerned booksellers, authors, archivists, librarians, readers, and anyone else uneasy about the future of physical media, please join us.
A live podcast from the folks at The Intercept and 404 Media
Thurs., 9/10, 7:30 pm
Join technology journalist and 404 Media co-founder Jason Koebler and Intercept reporters Akela Lacy and Sam Biddle for a discussion about US government weaponization of private data.