Chicano Batman discusses ‘Notebook Fantasy,’ playing at Forum
In the summer of 2017, Chicano Batman played a free show at One Colorado, the shopping complex in the heart of Old Pasadena, as part…
Tiger Woods shoots a 77 in final round of Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods made history again this week by making the Masters cut for a record 24th consecutive time. But he couldn’t do much…
Harris hammers Trump on abortion in surprise Los Angeles appearance
Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday continued to hammer Arizona’s new abortion ban and former President Trump’s role in overturning Roe vs. Wade during a…
What do Masters champions get besides the green jacket?
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Everybody knows about the green jacket. That’s emblematic of Augusta National. But besides the jacket (for a year) and the $3.6 million in…
Documents to be unsealed in L.A. city attorney and DWP corruption case
More than 1,000 pages of confidential documents from a federal criminal investigation into the Los Angeles city attorney’s office and the Department of Water and…
Like Mike Trout, Angels fans know loyalty isn’t blind faith
When I tell you what the mayor of Anaheim told me before the Angels’ home opener Friday, you might dismiss it as predictably partisan. “Angels…
What NBA scouts say about Bronny James as a draft prospect
Bronny James has declared for the NBA draft while entering the transfer portal, giving him multiple options for the next step in his basketball career.…
Russell Westbrook confronts Hornets fan over ‘disrespect’
Russell Westbrook does not like it when his name is disrespected. The Clippers point guard has made himself perfectly clear on the matter. Perhaps opposing…
‘Beyincé?’ Tina Knowles’ answer returns amid ‘Cowboy Carter’
Some of Beyoncé’s stylish”Cowboy Carter” imagery traces back to her family tree. Just ask her mother, Tina Knowles. In the week leading up to her…
Dodgers’ minor league team sticks with NSFW name
Chaqueta is the Spanish word for jacket. But it also has another meaning that is, let’s just say, NSFW. The word can also be slang…
Oscars: Emma Stone wins best actress, ends Lily Gladstone’s historic run
When Lily Gladstone was nominated for the lead actress Oscar for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” she sparked a wave of hope inside and outside…
Chill out, my fellow Americans. President Biden isn’t cognitively impaired
Did he trip over his feet? Did he make an indefensible gaffe? No, my fellow Americans, he did not. I admit, the bar was set…
Idina Menzel wishes Adele Dazeem a happy 10th birthday
Happy 10th birthday, to the “wickedly talented” Adele Dazeem. Love, your alter ego, Idina Menzel. The Tony Award winner, whose name was infamously mangled by…
Opinion: How did a Moroccan pirate queen become the ‘Spirit of California’?
A Diego Rivera mural titled “The Allegory of California” hides in a private staircase inside the City Club of San Francisco. It depicts a woman…
Judge orders Trump off Illinois primary ballot
CHICAGO — A Cook County judge ruled Wednesday that the Illinois State Board of Elections must take former President Trump’s name off the state’s March 19…
An elaborate AI death hoax spread fake news about me online
(Photo illustration by Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times; Photos via Getty Images) When I died the other day, no one really noticed. That is,…
Column: I went to a Vegas chapel, strip club and casino in the name of Taylor Swift
When I pitched covering the Taylor Swift Effect at the Super Bowl, I was envisioning tracking down fans decked out in Eras tour apparel, gleefully…
California banned a slur from geographic place names. Fresno County won’t let go
For years, Native American residents in Fresno County have campaigned to remove the word “squaw” from the name of an unincorporated town in the foothills…
Taylor Swift searches blocked on X after explicit AI images
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has taken steps to limit the further spread of explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift after…
Who are Ketanji Brown Jackson and Kamala Harris’ role models?
As Kamala Harris made history in her speech accepting the vice presidential nomination in 2020, she broke into a broad grin as she invoked the…