Scott Speedman on ‘Teacup,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Felicity’ fame
Scott Speedman knows something about survival mode. He and his partner welcomed their second child just over a month ago and, well, he’s familiar with…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Abby Wambach
Imagine it: Soccer legend Abby Wambach, five years old and a gifted forward, scoring 27 goals in her first three youth soccer games.Now widely known,…
YouTube star Piper Rockelle’s mom settles influencers’ lawsuit
Teenage content creators who claimed in a lawsuit that they were “emotionally, physically and sometimes sexually” abused by the mother of popular YouTube influencer Piper…
NFL stars fond of their ‘cutthroat’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ experience
Fran Tarkenton arrived in New York City exhausted, dispirited and maybe a little confused.Three days earlier, the Minnesota quarterback had lost to the John Madden-coached…
FX documentary ‘Social Studies’ is the after-school special we need
My 17-year-old daughter occasionally reminds me that if I had been more supportive of her early success on Musical.ly, she might be a TikTok star…
Vance and Walz used same words to describe issues differently
Walz hammered away on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and election denial. Vance struggled to respond, but turned “threat” around to accuse Harris of attempting…
Monstrousness is a constant in ‘Grotesquerie’ and ‘Monsters’
About halfway through the new season of “Monsters,” Ryan Murphy’s anthology series about people who do very bad things, Kitty Menendez (Chloë Sevigny) explains why…
‘Going Varsity in Mariachi’ now streaming on Netflix
“Going Varsity in Mariachi,” the endearing documentary about the world of competitive high school mariachi in Texas, is finally available on streaming.The film, which had…
For Paralympian Ezra Frech, normalizing disability is his gold medal
Ezra Frech made history, extended his arms wide and flashed a knowing smirk to the cheering crowd. On an NBC interview after he soared to…
Why John Legend and Sufjan Stevens teamed up for a kids’ album
Two decades after the release of his debut album, John Legend was at a point where children’s music was probably inevitable.The smooth-voiced EGOT winner had…
Historic baseball field featured in ‘A League of Their Own’ burns down in Ontario
The saying goes, “there’s no crying in baseball,” but fans of the movie “A League of Their Own” and kids in Ontario all have a…
Sunday Funday in Los Angeles with Jessica Alba
When Jessica Alba reminisces about her Sundays as a child, the first things that come to mind are sleeping in and having Sunday dinner with…
Pro skateboarder and photographer Ed Templeton on photographing youth culture in Southern California
This story is part of Image’s August issue, Lineage, about intergenerational conversations and how they shape us. I turned pro in 1990. I was 18…
Earthquake Kids grateful their Little League run provided hope
Twelve-year-old Spencer Gordon was having a sleepover with his best friend, Jared, in his Northridge home on Jan. 17, 1994, when he was woken up…
Sebastian Maniscalco makes history as Intuit Dome’s first stand-up comic
No vision board, no grand plan, no dreams of greatness. The only thing comedian Sebastian Maniscalco really knew when he came to Los Angeles from…
Opinion: Why is the GOP blocking legislation that would help kids?
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance told Megyn Kelly last month that Democrats are calling for an end to the Child Tax Credit because they…
Chino XL, incendiary rapper who warred with Tupac, has died
Chino XL, the New York rapper known for warring with Tupac Shakur and for his dense, evocative wordplay, has died. He was 50.In a statement…
Kamala Harris and ‘cat ladies’ versus Republican sexism and racism
Do MAGA Republicans hear themselves?Earlier this month, as he speculated on Newsmax about how Vice President Kamala Harris might perform as the Democratic presidential nominee,…
Beyoncé vs. Kid Rock: Gender roles on the ballot in Trump-Harris race
INDIANAPOLIS — Less than two days after effectively clinching the Democratic presidential nomination this week, Vice President Kamala Harris was introduced to a crowd of 6,000…
See the cleats Clayton Kershaw’s kids decorated for his comeback
When Clayton Kershaw retuns to a major league mound Thursday — for the first time in 292 days — he will be taking his family…