Nina Dobrev is ‘ahead of schedule’ recovering from accident
Nina Dobrev is sinking her teeth into her recovery following a May dirt bike accident that left her with severe knee injuries.The “Vampire Diaries” alum…
Olympics: U.S. water polo team beset by tragedies absorbs loss
NANTERRE, France — Maddie Musselman lost a water polo game Thursday.Not just any game, mind you. It was a semifinal of the Paris Olympics and her…
Are the Dodgers back to asking a lot of Clayton Kershaw?
The game was only Clayton Kershaw’s third of the season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stressed that point on Tuesday night when revisiting his decision to…
Best fish tacos and seafood tacos to try in Los Angeles
In my mind, the debates over the status of the Baja California-style fish taco in Los Angeles might come down to simple geography. Fish tacos…
Cornerback Tre’Davious White inspires remodeled Rams secondary
Cornerback Tre’Davious White did not need much convincing that the Rams were the right team to sign with last spring.Former Buffalo Bills teammates Von Miller,…
K-pop superstar Taemin is poised to take genre to greater heights
In recent years, you can’t look at a Billboard chart, the Hot 100 or the 200 without seeing a K-pop artist.It wasn’t always this way.…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Andrew Bird
For Andrew Bird, Sundays hold special meaning. Those were the days when jazz would be etched into his subconscious before sunrise — as a 20-something…
It’s official: Rams’ Aaron Donald is done, defense short-handed
It’s been four months since Aaron Donald announced his retirement but the official transaction was not completed until Friday when the Rams placed the future…
How can L.A. compete with the Paris Olympics local food projects?
PARIS — How do you say “locavore” en francais?When Olympic athletes and members of the press sit down to dine on the bounty of France next…
Commissioner optimistic Big Ten “got a lot right” with expansion
INDIANAPOLIS — A giant, inflatable Oregon Duck mascot drifted down the White River on Tuesday, not far from where Big Ten Conference coaches, players and executives…
Anthony Ramos of ‘Twisters’ discusses his Hollywood hustle
Since breaking out in the hit musical “Hamilton” in 2015, Anthony Ramos has moved from Broadway to the big screen, starring alongside Lady Gaga in…
Biden ‘absolutely’ still in presidential race, campaign chair says
WASHINGTON — President Biden is “absolutely” in the race for a second term, his campaign leader said Friday, beating back growing speculation that he is preparing…
Republican Convention a split screen between nasty and nice
MILWAUKEE — J.D. Vance introduced himself by throwing down the age card.Donald Trump Jr. got some things off his chest.And for the second night in…
Sterlin Harjo on Emmy noms, ‘Reservation Dogs,’ Indigenous stories
Three seasons, three years, 28 episodes and at last, “Reservation Dogs” has an Emmy nomination for comedy series.And that’s not all. The FX show, which…
‘Shōgun’ co-creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo on 25 Emmy nods
For “Shōgun” creators Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, Emmy nominations morning started quite early.“We were listening to the roosters crowing at 5 in the morning…
Collective amnesia overtakes Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump resurfaced at the Republican National Convention, ushered in by a video montage of his jiggle-dancing to the gay anthem “Y.M.C.A.”Kamala Harris was…
‘Mother, Couch’ review: Surreal family clash is strange ride
Whether it tickles your absurdist heart or tries your sense of narrative logic, there’s one incontestable fact about the Buñuelian dramedy “Mother, Couch”: From start…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Lisa Ann Walter
When I video-call Lisa Ann Walter, she’s in the middle of making a banana cake to serve alongside the curry she’ll soon prepare for Sunday…
Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt is living the dream
Andrew Watt is chilling. The 33-year-old wunderkind record producer plans to decompress over the next couple of months at his Malibu rental, enjoying the Southern…
Jajaira Gonzalez and Jahmal Harvey eager to revive U.S. Olympic boxing
There was a time when the U.S. dominated Olympic boxing. In the three Summer Games the Americans took part in between 1976 and 1988, U.S.…