‘Touch’ review: Flirting in Japanese kitchen, confidentially
Director Baltasar Kormákur, who’s forged a comfortable career toggling between Hollywood tales set in far-flung spots (“Beast,” “Adrift”) and films set in his native Iceland,…
‘Sing Sing’ review: Prisoners perform theater and are reborn
A film like “Sing Sing” is a rare, precious achievement — a cinematic work of unique empathy and hand-turned humanity, hewed from the heart, with…
British security guard gets life sentence for plot to rape, kill TV news host
1 of 2 | Former British security guard Gavin Plumb had previously been convicted of attempted kidnapping in 2006 and false imprisonment in 2008. Photo…
Even fighters like Biden someday lose. My patients do. My sister did
A flashbulb memory from the archives of my life: It is the summer of 1997, and we are moving my disabled sister, Wendy, into a…
Arkansas officials reject petitions for abortion rights ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas election officials rejected petitions Wednesday that were submitted for an abortion rights ballot measure that organizers hoped to put before voters…
‘Last chance’: Activist Leonard Peltier’s family reflects on life in prison | Indigenous Rights News
For decades, the family has pushed for Peltier’s release. But he was previously denied parole in 2009, and attempts to petition for a presidential pardon…
Jenni Rivera’s and Selena’s Walk of Fame stars vandalized twice
The Hollywood Walk of Fame stars of Selena Quintanilla and Jenni Rivera were vandalized twice with black paint in the span of 24 hours.Rivera, known…
John Corbett says he chose the wrong way to make a living
John Corbett says he regrets choosing his career in acting after being in the industry for more than 30 years. The actor made a guest…
Granderson: Bronny James is seeing the downside of being a nepo baby
Experience is said to be life’s best teacher. However, it seems our culture believes suffering is the only experience worth learning from. It isn’t, of…
Man quits job to cycle to Australia after surviving attempt to take his own life
Sam Murray, 24, set off from his home in Greenhithe, Kent last month and has travelled through, France, Brussels, Germany, Switzerland and is now in…
Christen Press nears return from injury a changed person
Christen Press hasn’t gone two years without a soccer game since she learned to walk. So when she was laid up by a torn anterior…
World’s second oldest man ‘Grandfather Ben’ aged 111 reveals secret to long life & says he’s ‘lost count’ of grandkids
THE SECOND oldest man in the world has credited one simple thing as the secret to a long life.At 111-years-old, Ben Ngemani Mabuza, credits a…
Urgent travel warning as failure to secure £20 item nearly costs Brit his life
Dennis Stewart, from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, plunged backwards down a flight of stairs at his accommodation in Durban, South Africa, and was left unconscious…
How life goes on after an earthquake: The ‘Lego schools’ of Lombok | Education
Lombok, Indonesia – Azra, 13, recalls running out of her house when a violent magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck one evening about six years ago. Most…
6 actors on representation, inhabiting roles and flop sweat
There are outstanding professionals in any field — people who are admired for their insights, their intelligence and pure skill. And when you get to…
How will Tom King be caught in Emmerdale? All theories as villager risks life in abuse ordeal
Emmerdale fans have been dreading the worst for Belle Dingle as her chilling coercive control ordeal takes devastating proportions and Charity Dingle is closing in…
Klay Thompson dad disappointed he chose Mavs over Lakers
Klay Thompson was born in Los Angeles. His high school jersey hangs in the gym at Santa Margarita High in Orange County. College basketball took…
McNamara: Movies aren’t dead. That’s just Anxiety talking
When I became a television critic for the Los Angeles Times, way back in early 2007, many people told me it was a Very Bad…
I love my wife but our sex life is lame
DEAR DEIDRE: I love my wife with all of my heart but I’ve had enough of our boring and tedious sex life. All I want…
Abortion-rights measure appears headed for November ballot in Arizona
PHOENIX — Arizona abortion rights supporters on Wednesday turned in more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on November’s ballot in the key…