Why Benito Skinner enlisted Wally Baram to co-star in ‘Overcompensating’
In “Overcompensating,” Prime Video’s newly released comedy series, everyone is doing too much. That’s what Benito Skinner, the creator and star of the A24-produced show,…
Geffen Playhouse’s 2025-26 season has Athol Fugard and Pearl Cleage plays
So far, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s inaugural season at the helm of the Geffen Playhouse has spanned a muscular revival of “The Brothers Size,” a co-production…
Wu-Tang Clan announces final North American tour
Wu-Tang is for the children, but as a touring act, it’s soon to be for the history books. The era-defining New York rap group announced…
How Blake Snell is helping Bobby Miller in Dodgers camp
PHOENIX — Wherever Bobby Miller has gone so far during Dodgers spring training, Blake Snell has usually been nearby.Over the first week of camp at Camelback Ranch,…
What is an executive order? How Trump aims to reshape government
WASHINGTON — President Trump returns to the White House ready to immediately overhaul the government using the fastest tool he has — the executive order.An incoming…
Clippers still don’t have a time frame for Kawhi Leonard’s return
In the distance away from where the media was conducting interviews after the Clippers’ practice on Saturday, Kawhi Leonard was doing rehab work and eventually…
Republican Rep. Ken Calvert reelected in Riverside County, beating Rollins
Rep. Ken Calvert, the longest-serving Republican member of California’s congressional delegation, will return to the U.S. House of Representatives next year after defeating Democrat Will…
Lakers LeBron James, Anthony Davis to make preseason debut
LeBron James and Anthony Davis will make their preseason debut Sunday against the Phoenix Suns at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, the two Lakers stars…
In 'My Old Ass,' an uncertain teen speaks to her future self, with wry two-way wisdom
Former "Nashville" child star Maisy Stella returns to acting with a witty big-screen debut as a teen who chats with her older self, played by…
Dudamel lays out plans for his last two years at the L.A. Phil
Salzburg, Austria — When Gustavo Dudamel walked on stage last month at Walt Disney Concert Hall to conduct a pair of concerts with the National Children’s…
Olympics: U.S. water polo team beset by tragedies absorbs loss
NANTERRE, France — Maddie Musselman lost a water polo game Thursday.Not just any game, mind you. It was a semifinal of the Paris Olympics and her…
As a union boss, Fran Drescher turned the tables on Hollywood’s suits
Fran Drescher may have been “The Nanny” in another life. But as the president of SAG-AFTRA, she turned the tables on Hollywood’s power crowd. Drescher…
Alan Jackson is ‘hanging it up full time.’ But first, a tour
Country music‘s Alan Jackson is hanging up his cowboy hat, announcing his final tour dates while his health is “getting worse.” “I’ve been touring for…
A guide to hiking Utah’s Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park
“Is that the trail?” I asked Steve, my longtime adventuring buddy. Not out of frustration or worry. I was more amazed at how this trail…
‘Tótem’ is intimate but director Lila Avilés is a big deal
Built from intuitive hunches — she calls them “corazonadas” — the work of Mexican writer-director Lila Avilés plays like an invitation into her characters’ most…