Hi there. I'm Kari Howard, and I edit the Great Reads (a.k.a. Column Ones) for the Los Angeles Times.
Two of my biggest loves are narrative journalism and music, and I'm lucky that my days are filled with both: When reading the stories, I get inspired by songs I think fit the article's theme — a soundtrack.
Here are the Great Reads (and some lowercase great reads) of the past week, plus their soundtracks.
It's the Cheers bar for the adult film crowd
Where everyone knows your ... ah-hem. In a Burbank strip mall (I have to admit I totally missed that little joke when editing the story), there's a bar where porn performers get together for Tuesday night karaoke.