Sitting in traffic sucks. Climate change is worse
The more time I spend writing about climate change — and air pollution, and freeways, and heat, and nuclear power, and lithium-ion batteries — the…
Kara Walker at SFMOMA, Solid Gold soul with the Gay Men’s Chorus
Kara Walker’s study for her SFMOMA installation “Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine),” 2023-2024. (Kara Walker) Hey there! Welcome to another edition of Essential Arts…
‘The Bear’ Season 3 review: It moves like beautifully arranged music
To somewhat understate the case, the new, third season of FX’s “The Bear,” back Wednesday on Hulu, is as magnificent as television ever gets. I’m…
The week’s bestselling books, June 30
Hardcover fiction 1. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an…
Ex-UFC, WWE star Ronda Rousey finds fulfillment as graphic novelist
Ronda Rousey couldn’t sleep. It’s not that she wasn’t tired. She was exhausted after shattering a knuckle at WrestleMania 35. Finally in her hotel bed…
‘Primos’ has a premiere date. Natasha Kline on the show’s inspirations
Natasha Kline based “Primos” on her childhood summers spent with her cousins. (Brittany Bravo / For The Times) As a child, Natasha Kline saw every…
Get ready, California. Geothermal energy has finally arrived
In the fight against climate change, they’re humanity’s mighty Avengers: Solar panels. Wind turbines. Electric cars. And now, superheated rocks. Geothermal power plants — which…
Column: Baseball legend Willie Mays instrumental in California fight against housing discrimination
SACRAMENTO — As a ballplayer, Willie Mays was arguably the greatest of all time — baseball’s GOAT. But he also starred in another endeavor — as…
Ex-Disney employee shares 'dumbest' luggage story as people left in stitches
An ex-employee of Disney has shared a '100% true' story from her time working at the resort - but some said that it was so…
Time for the Dodgers to stop taking Big Oil money
I’m pleased to report that Mark Walter, who owns the Los Angeles Dodgers, is financing two big clean energy projects. I’m less pleased to report…
Robbie Rogers’ legacy as a gay man extends beyond soccer
Robbie Rogers was back at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday. It wasn’t his first visit since playing his final game for the Galaxy eight…
In Southern California, the water drama never dies
Drought or no drought, El Niño or La Niña — the Golden State’s water warriors always find a way to make life interesting. The latest…
‘The Big Cigar’ finale: Realizing Hollywood’s revolutionary potential
The very essence of “The Big Cigar” is frenetic. The Apple TV+ limited series, a slice-of-life biopic, follows the stranger-than-fiction story of Huey P. Newton…
Johnny Canales, the ‘Mexican American Dick Clark,’ dies at 77
Johnny Canales, the Tejano music legend and Latino television pioneer who helped launch the career of Selena Quintanilla, has died at 77. The cause of…
DWP’s new leader wants to shake things up. It won’t be easy
An honest-to-goodness map of the American West would show L.A.’s tentacles everywhere. You’d see canals — the Los Angeles Aqueduct, running along the base of…
Hillary Clinton wants more climate stories on Netflix
Turns out I’m not the only one itching for more movies and TV shows dealing with global warming. Hillary Clinton feels the same way. The…
4 books by Latinx authors to check out this summer
Welcome to “De Los Reads,” a monthly feature dedicated to amplifying the vibrant and diverse voices of Latinx authors. In a literary landscape hungry for…
Reese Witherspoon has mastered bringing books to the screen
Reese Witherspoon, photographed for Emmy magazine in Los Angeles on Jan. 17, 2020. (John Russo / Contour / Getty Images ) Reese Witherspoon wants to…
Fresh allegations that Trump made racist comments on ‘Apprentice’
Fresh allegations are surfacing about Donald Trump’s disrespectful behavior toward Black people on “The Apprentice,” the hit reality TV show that launched his political career.…