Togetherness can be a mixed blessing. As the Palisades fire raged, every member of the Cullen family — deeply rooted in Pacific Palisades since the 1960s — found themselves displaced. 10 family ...

One of my favorite things to happen this year was an installment of Communal Shower Thoughts about how a guy stood me up getting sent in his frat’s group chat. If I were a different person, this might ...

I would like to go on record and state clearly the reason why I started “Communal Shower Thoughts.” It was not to one-up my friend who started his column a couple of weeks prior — it was because my ...

There are options beyond living solo or with roommates — and one of them is called 'communal living.' In this arrangement, people don't just... What is 'communal living' and is it right for me?

Thousands of people have been displaced by the SoCal wildfires. Communal living after a natural disaster can be especially challenging. We spoke to experts about how both hosts and evacuees can best ...