Appreciation: Remembering Saafir, California’s avant garde rap innovator
Hip-hop fans around the world were shocked this week to hear the sad news that one of California’s all-time great rap innovators, Saafir, died Tuesday…
Can Susie Wiles temper Trump as her dad, Pat Summerall, did with John Madden?
Can Susie Wiles be to Donald Trump what her father, Pat Summerall, was to John Madden? Summerall followed a distinguished NFL playing career with an…
Appreciation: In the end, writer Caleb Carr was cool for cats
Caleb Carr, the novelist and military historian who died of cancer Thursday at age 68, was best known for exploring the darker angels of human…
From anger to appreciation: Reactions to O.J. Simpson’s death
When O.J. Simpson’s death was announced Thursday morning, many took to social media to express their feelings about the onetime football hero and popular celebrity…
Appreciation: Richard Lewis, The Prince of Pain, will rule forever
I really thought Richard Lewis had 10 more years left to live. Even after four back surgeries and a Parkinson’s diagnosis, my friend and fellow…
Tom Wilkinson appreciation: One of the greats
At the risk of reducing an extraordinarily versatile actor to just one sweet spot, it must be noted that Tom Wilkinson had a particular genius…
Appreciation: Times reporter Chris Foster remembered as an ace
The Rams were loading up the trucks to move to St. Louis in June 1995, and The Times needed a reporter to hustle out to…
A guide to Los Feliz, Los Angeles: What to do, see, eat
One of the greatest debates about Los Feliz is how to pronounce it: Some Angelenos say “Los FEE-lus,” while others prefer the Spanish pronunciation of…
Terence Davies appreciation: One of Britain’s greatest directors
In the very last scene of Terence Davies’ “Benediction” (2021), a World War I veteran sits on a bench and weeps, descending into an anguish…
Appreciation: Annette O’Malley cultivated Dodgers’ family atmosphere
Peter O’Malley was charmed by the woman visiting from Denmark. He invited her to the Hollywood Bowl, where he looked forward to introducing her to…
Appreciation: Sheldon Harnick, prolific lyricist of ‘Fiddler’
In 2016, when the prolific, award-winning Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick was 92, I asked him if he knew the secret to his longevity. “No,” replied…
Appreciation: Glenda Jackson helped change acting’s tone
There was never anything shrinking about the confidence Glenda Jackson projected on stage and screen in her heyday. Afflicted with an uncommon common sense, her…
Motherhood has given Julie Ertz new appreciation of soccer
When Julie Ertz walked off the field after collecting her bronze medal for the U.S. at the Tokyo Olympics, it was as if she stepped…
Appreciation: Crum’s Louisville dynasty left UCLA fans wondering what might have been
Only minutes after losing to John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins in the 1975 Final Four, Denny Crum heard the same rumors as everybody else. He was…
Damar Hamlin shows his appreciation in moving video message
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin took to Instagram on Saturday to offer his thanks to a whole host of people in his first extensive comments…