The week’s bestselling books, June 8
Hardcover fiction1. The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong (Penguin Press: $30) An unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond. 2. Nightshade by Michael Connelly (Little,…
Is there a right way to teach kids to read? Inside California’s phonics push
To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California.During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners…
Conservative? Americans Don’t Know the Meaning of the Word : Ideology: The nation’s parties are ‘liberal’ in the traditional sense. A true ‘conservative’ party might be just what the country needs.
Guy Molyneux is president of the Next America Foundation, an educational organization founded by Michael Harrington WASHINGTON — As Republicans gather this week in Houston, we hear…
Roger Nichols, songwriter behind Carpenters’ hits, dead at 84
Roger Nichols, the songwriter who penned “We’ve Only Just Begun” and other hits for folk-rock duo the Carpenters, has died. He was 84.Nichols’ death on…
Contributor: The Israeli Embassy killings and the ominous turn in political violence
Actions, we know, have consequences. And an apparent Marxist’s cold-blooded murder of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington on Wednesday night was the natural and…
Kim Kardashian’s robbers found guilty in Paris but won’t face prison time
PARIS — A Paris court on Friday found the ringleader and seven other people guilty of the robbery of Kim Kardashian at her residence in the French…
The week’s bestselling books, May 25
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 25, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Source link
Demetri Martin brings comedy to art world with ‘Acute Angles’ show
I wasn’t expecting a painting of a naked clown to greet me when I FaceTimed Demetri Martin on a Monday afternoon in May. After the…
The L.A. Times guide to the best motels in California
The motel, a word born in California, turns 100 this year. And for road trip adventurers, there have never been more options.You might stay at…
Bedford “professional cuddler” spreads word on benefits of touch
Danny FullbrookBBC News, BedfordshireDanny Fullbrook/BBCSamii Wood wants to encourage touch as she believes the health benefits are substantialEvery fortnight, Samii Wood snuggles up with a…
Commentary: Reopen Alcatraz as a prison? Yes, but Trump shouldn’t stop there
I have just one thing to say about President Trump’s proposal to reopen Alcatraz as a prison for ruthless offenders.What took you so long?The “Rock,”…
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.…
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
A medical researcher is wrongly snagged by Trump’s word police
SAN FRANCISCO — Nisha Acharya, an eye doctor and UC San Francisco professor, was at her campus clinic tending patients when a surprising email arrived.Her federal research…
Spanish talk about British tourists using ‘offensive code word’
Millions of Brits book holidays to Spain every year and are seen as a crucial source of income for the country but not all locals…
Celebrity Big Brother fans sickened by Chris Hughes’ ‘creepy’ eight word comment to JoJo
Love Island star Chris Hughes stunned Celebrity Big Brother viewers during the latest episode as he made a 'creepy' comment to housemate JoJo Siwa amid…
Ted Kotcheff dead: ‘First Blood,’ ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ director dies
Prolific Canadian-born filmmaker Ted Kotcheff, who directed the films “First Blood,” “Weekend at Bernie’s,” “Wake in Fright,” “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,” “Fun With Dick…
The week’s bestselling books, April 13
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 13, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Source link
Fear is not a word that can describe what we feel in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
Last week, during another violent night, my almost four-year-old niece asked me a question I’ll never forget. “If we die while sleeping… will it still…
Review: Bruce Nauman’s pensive Conceptual art from the 1970s seems timely again
Out in the back garden of Marian Goodman Gallery in Hollywood, a solid steel square, four feet wide and four inches thick, sits on the…