In journalistic slang a story like this is called a "think piece." "Column One" is a regular L.A. Times front page feature, and covers a wide spectrum of topics outside the realm of hard news. Often the articles focus in depth on fairly obscure elements of American and other cultures. This one seems distinctly American:
On the run from everything but each other
Includes photo gallery.
On the run from everything but each other
Includes photo gallery.