Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book shows basketball can be poetry
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic, fervent bookworm and hoops head Chris Vognar.This week we speak with poet…
Diego Garcia remains a dark British-American secret in the Indian Ocean | Opinions
When the governments of Mauritius and the United Kingdom issued a joint declaration at the beginning of this month that they had “reached an historic…
How a new book honors Emmett Till
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar.This week I spoke with Wright Thompson, a…
Ryan Garcia vandalism charge from Beverly Hills hotel incident dismissed
Mercurial boxer Ryan Garcia caught a break Tuesday when a judge dismissed a misdemeanor vandalism charge against him over the objections of the Los Angeles…
How L.A. drives Rachel Kushner, author of ‘Creation Lake’
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar.This week we speak with novelist and Los…
Cast member Jorge Garcia looks back at ‘Lost’ 20 years later
In the spring of 2004, actor Jorge Garcia was riding in the back of a van along Oahu’s Mokulē’ia Beach, trying to process the uncanny…
Trump says he would uncap the SALT tax deduction, a California favorite
Days after mingling with wealthy donors in Beverly Hills and the Bay Area, former President Trump said that if he is reelected, he would reinstate…
Nikki Garcia seeks to divorce Artem Chigvintsev after arrest
Nikki Garcia is calling it quits on her marriage to “Dancing With the Stars” dancer Artem Chigvintsev. Garcia, the ex-WWE wrestler formerly known as Nikki…
GOP Rep. Mike Garcia’s ad distorts role in Violence Against Women Act
In its first advertisement for the general election season, the campaign for Rep. Mike Garcia, a politically vulnerable Santa Clarita Republican, offers a misleading description…
Artem Chigvintsev arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
Professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev, a 13-season “Dancing With the Stars” veteran who has been on the show almost continuously since 2014, was arrested Thursday on…
Football gossip: Garcia, Osimhen, Sancho, Abraham, Amrabat, Zaha
Arsenal make a move for goalkeeper Joan Garcia to replace Southampton-bound Aaron Ramsdale, while Chelsea face a battle to sign Victor Osimhen who is being…
Long Beach’s Robert Garcia emerges as a political star
Before a class of captivated high school seniors, Rep. Robert Garcia recounted the trajectory of his life: as a boy from humble beginnings in Peru,…
GOP Rep. Mike Garcia says job is to keep U.S. from becoming California
There was a bogeyman at Republican Rep. Mike Garcia’s town hall in Santa Clarita this week: the state of California.Onstage at the Performing Arts Center…
Can GOP Rep. Garcia hold onto his L.A. County Congressinoal District 27 seat?
Early on a Saturday morning at Rawley Duntley Park in Lancaster — the high-desert sun blazing — George Whitesides, a Democrat running for Congress, was…
Why Comic-Con hasn’t outgrown its comic book origins
Good morning and welcome back to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter!I’m novelist and punk historian Jim Ruland, and some of my earliest obsessions with…
Ryan Garcia charged with vandalism of Beverly Hills hotel
Troubled boxer Ryan Garcia was charged Thursday with vandalizing the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón announced.The charge…
LIV Golf Andalucia: Sergio Garcia claims first win for four years
Home favourite Sergio Garcia earned his first professional win in four years as he got the better of India's Anirban Lahiri in a play-off at…
A Clayton Kershaw biography and more baseball book recommendations
Good morning and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m novelist and punk historian Jim Ruland, and this week we’re celebrating America’s pastime.…
Mickey Moniak, Zach Neto homer, Angels end Rangers win streak
Mickey Moniak and Zach Neto homered and drove in three runs as the Angels ended the Texas Rangers’ season-best five-game winning streak with a 7-2…
Ryan Garcia apologizes for racial slurs, says he’s going to rehab
Ryan Garcia apologized in a series of social media posts on Friday after he used racial slurs against Black people and disparaged Muslims in livestreamed…