Tunde Adebimpe explores ‘tenderness and rage’ on debut solo album
Nearly 25 years ago, Brooklyn band TV on the Radio took over the airwaves and MTV with their haunting, near-operatic synth-rock. Tracks like “Staring at…
Lakers know how to beat Timberwolves. But can they pull it off?
Austin Reaves was tired Monday, the Lakers having just wrapped up a really hard practice.In the first minutes of Game 1 Saturday evening, he was…
Fox News host Dana Perino on advice from George W. Bush
On the Shelf I Wish Someone Had Told Me ... By Dana PerinoHarper: 304 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times…
a.k. payne’s play ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ is at Geffen Playhouse
Playwright a.k. payne, photographed at the Geffen Playhouse, where “Furlough’s Paradise” is running through May 18. (Marcus Ubungen / For The Times) Among the notes…
Gabriel Macht answered when ‘Suits LA’ called for Harvey Specter
Not all heroes wear capes. This one is an impeccably dressed lawyer who is often armed with a tumbler of whiskey. And the new “Suits”…
Lakers suffer blowout Game 1 playoff loss to Timberwolves
Before the first game of the Lakers’ postseason, head coach JJ Redick clenched as he spoke, a very serious person acting even more seriously than…
Playoff preview: LeBron James and Lakers set for a title run
The bottom came in Minnesota on the second night of back-to-back games in early December, LeBron James showing signs that the mileage he’d compiled over…
The book sequence ‘Wheel of Time’ boss struggled to tackle in Season 3
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who could use a fantasy getaway.“The Wheel of Time” concluded it’s third season this week and showrunner…
3 simple and sunny hikes to do with family this weekend
I was just starting to meditate when the children began screaming with delight. “Look at this place!” one of them shrieked. “This is amazing. Where…
I’ve been married 13 years. Why is vacation sex suddenly so fleeting?
A funny thing happened almost a decade ago when I told my girlfriends that I was embarking on a two-week anniversary trip with my husband.…
China’s Xi says there are no winners in a tariff war
HANOI — China’s leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia on Monday, presenting…
The Mars Volta drop new album, announce 2025 tour dates
The Mars Volta have unearthed a new apparatus: a headlining North American tour.The El Paso prog rockers announced their tour Friday — the same day…
‘Gazer’ review: Witnessing a crime in an industrious thriller
A small, hunched New Jersey woman named Frankie with intense eyes and a severe pixie cut is the central protagonist of the low-budget mystery “Gazer,”…
‘Sacramento’ review: Reuniting, awkwardly, on a road trip
From the “Road to” series through buddy action movies and bromances, male friendship as comic fodder has been a constant pull, one that has increasingly…
Angels place Ben Joyce on injured list with shoulder inflammation
The Angels placed right-handed reliever Ben Joyce on the 15-day injured list Fridat with inflammation in his throwing shoulder.His stint on the injured list is…
Justin Rose makes eight birdies to take early lead at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose was runner-up at the Masters in 2015 and ’17.Thursday, he was second to none.Rose was as pristine at Augusta National as the…
Jo Adell homers twice in an inning as Angels slug their way past Rays
TAMPA, Fla. — Jo Adell’s home run drought ended all at once Thursday as he hit two of the Angels’ four homers in an eight-run fifth inning…
These 34 hikes and picnic sites are reopening after the L.A. fires
Just over three months after the Eaton and Palisades fires ordered their closure, several trails have reopened throughout the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains.…
‘North of North’ review: A sunny comedy set in an icy locale
Set in Canada’s northernmost territory among the Indigenous Inuit people, “North by North,” premiering Thursday on Netflix, is a charming small town comedy, with —…
Luka Doncic drew inspiration from Tim Marovt’s harrowing story
Luka Doncic heard the story and barely could believe it.Tim Marovt also was once a prodigy, identified early as one of the best athletes in…