The week’s bestselling books, May 11
Hardcover fiction1. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Berkley: $29) Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of an heiress.…
L.A.’s Terminal Island buildings listed among America’s 11 most endangered historic places
The only two surviving buildings from Terminal Island’s days as a thriving Japanese American fishing village in the early 1900s have been placed on the…
UCLA, LACO, South Coast Repertory: Trump cuts NEA grants
South Coast Repertory was celebrating the opening night of a play it had commissioned and spent years developing when it received the notification: The $20,000…
Holocaust Memorial Museum strife, Tony Awards and L.A. arts news
President Trump continues to press for control over institutions that shape the arts, culture — and history. Last week the administration removed board members appointed…
Mayor Bass said her office’s budget will be cut. The numbers tell a different story
When Mayor Karen Bass spoke about budget cuts during her State of the City address — before she even mentioned laying off city employees —…
Climate change is cooking Los Angeles. Does Karen Bass care?
Los Angeles is still reeling from its most devastating wildfires ever. In the next few months, temperatures could hit triple digits. Yet Mayor Karen Bass…
The week’s bestselling books, May 4
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 4, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Source link
‘Government Cheese’: David Oyelowo calls out ‘performative’ Hollywood
David and Jessica Oyelowo wear many hats — spouses, parents, actors, producers, directors, writers — and more often than not, they are filling these roles…
Trump, Paramount head into mediation over $20-billion ’60 Minutes’ lawsuit
As CBS-owner Paramount Global enters mediation this week to resolve President Trump’s $20-billion “60 Minutes” lawsuit, one question looms: How much should the company pay…
’60 Minutes’ calls out Paramount Global over executive producer departure
“No one here is happy.”That was the message from “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley at the end of Sunday’s program, in which he paid tribute…
50 years after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam tweaks the story of its victory
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Military officers stoop to inspect slim green cannons along the Saigon River. Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in…
Amanda Knox says Monica Lewinsky is like her ‘big sister’
Amanda Knox has found comfort in “the sisterhood of ill repute.”Speaking at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center at the University of Southern California to a…
The wait for ‘Stranger Things’ continues. But a new doc helps tide fans over
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who still remembers the Upside Down.It’s now been 35 months since Netflix’s megahit horror series “Stranger Things”…
Heartbreaking story behind Chris Eubank Sr’s journey to world champion as he admits ‘my brothers despised me’
CHRIS EUBANK SR has opened up on the heartbreaking reason behind his rise to the very top of boxing.Senior, 58, is vehemently against son Chris…
At 93, legendary Disney imagineer Bob Gurr has stories to tell
Bob Gurr has often joked that if it’s at Disneyland and it moves, he likely had a hand in its design. Gurr first started working…
Inside story of ‘lazy’ Liverpool boss Arne Slot’s journey from sleepy Dutch village to verge of Premier League title
ARNE SLOT is 90 minutes away from leading Liverpool to a record-equalling 20th title — in his debut season as Kop chief.A point against Tottenham…
‘Sister, Sinner’: Aimee Semple McPherson’s evangelical rise and fall
Book Review Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson By Claire HoffmanFarrar, Straus and Giroux: 384 pages, $32If you buy…
Josefina López brings Boyle Heights to Broadway in ‘Real Women Have Curves: The Musical’
The playwright speaks to De Los about her East L.A.-inspired production, which opens in New York on April 27 Before “Real Women Have Curves” was…
The threat to PBS and the arts: L.A. arts and culture this week
A week ago, President Trump’s Office of Communications issued a news release titled “The NPR, PBS Grift Has Ripped Us Off for Too Long.” The…
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Episode 2 recap: Come cry with us
This story is all about that big spoiler from “The Last of Us” Season 2 Episode 2. If you’ve yet to see the episode, consider…