Jasmine Benjamin’s book “City of Angels” documents L.A. style
It was Jasmine Benjamin’s friend, the gallerist Jeffrey Deitch, who persuaded her she needed to make a book about L.A. style. From her early days…
‘Selena y Los Dinos’ documentary lands at Netflix
“Selena y Los Dinos,” the latest documentary film about the life of Tejano music icon Selena Quintanilla, has been acquired by Netflix. The film is…
NHL playoffs: Oilers eliminate Kings for fourth straight season
EDMONTON, Canada — For the fourth time in as many years, the Kings’ season came to an end with a first-round playoff loss to the Edmonton Oilers.…
How the NFL draft affects the creation of the season schedule
GREEN BAY, Wis. — How does the NFL draft shape this season’s schedule?Maybe a little bit, but not a lot.At the start of the draft in Green…
Lulu Roman dead: ‘Hee Haw’ comic turned gospel singer was 78
Lulu Roman, the “Hee Haw” comedian turned gospel singer, has died at 78 in Bellingham, Wash., her son Damon Roman confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter.…
The Coachella payment plan is financially smart, actually
As Coachella fans wash off the dust from three days of operatic derangement from Lady Gaga, Post Malone, two Blackpink solo spins and the rest…
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel laureate, dies at 89
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, his son said Sunday. He…
Jesse Colin Young dead: Youngbloods vocalist known for ‘Get Together’
Jesse Colin Young, whose vocals as frontman of folk rock band the Youngbloods gave voice to the 1960s’ counterculture, died on Sunday at his home…
Could building ‘SuperAdobes’ lead to a more fireproof Los Angeles?
At the southern edge of the Mojave Desert on an unusually warm Saturday in February, dozens of people mill throughout the living space of a…
Mark Gastineau confronts Brett Favre over Michael Strahan sack record
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre took to X to “clear the air” about a recently released video clip that showed what Favre described as…
Trump picks former intel director Ratcliffe to lead CIA
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence…
Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon in ‘wonderful place’ after reunion
Art Garfunkel says he’s rekindling his bond with estranged Simon & Garfunkel bandmate Paul Simon, after decades of on-and-off tensions. The 83-year-old singer reflected on…
In two L.A. City Council races, police ‘abolition’ is a wedge issue
Long before she uttered the words “F— the police,” Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado made clear she was not happy with the city’s…
Where do you start with Donald Sutherland?
Where do you start with Donald Sutherland? For me, as a young moviegoer, it was his trench-coated health inspector in Philip Kaufman’s thrilling 1978 remake…
‘3 Body Problem’ showrunners look ahead to Seasons 3 and 4
After signing a $200-million deal with Netflix, “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss could have made just about any series they wanted.…
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys put under a conservatorship
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys founder whose life was chronicled in the movie “Love & Mercy,” was placed under a conservatorship Thursday more than three…
Emma Stone actually doesn’t want you to call her Emma Stone
If you thought Emma Stone was Emma Stone’s real name, you are sorely mistaken. The two-time Oscar winner shared this week that she would like…
Opinion: Is Steve Garvey, or his California campaign, for real?
Many years ago, I interviewed Steve Garvey’s ex-wife, Cyndy, whose memoir had just been published. She’d spent years as a lonely, resentful baseball wife wrongly…