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.…
‘Fargo.’ ‘Ripley.’ ‘True Detective.’ What limited series did you binge?
If you’re taking 70 supplements in the morning in an effort to live forever, but you’re downing them all with decaf, is life actually worth…
Column: L.A. is transforming opera. OperaFest LA is half the story
Los Angeles is not, historically, an opera city. Only in 1986 did it finally found a resident company, Music Center Opera, now Los Angeles Opera.…
This ‘Fortnite’ island is the latest climate change battleground
Let’s start with a climate allegory. I’ll call it the Parable of the Three Environmentalists. The first runs a sustainability nonprofit led by Hollywood power…
Ian Karmel on writing fat jokes for James Corden, losing 200 pounds
On the Shelf T-Shirt Swim Club By Ian KarmelRodale Books: 304 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…
‘Clipped’ review: A smartly written saga about Donald Sterling
I like a good sports story as much as the next TV critic, but when it comes to actual professional sports, my lack of interest…
Why razing Joshua trees for solar farms isn’t always crazy
We choose to do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. President John F. Kennedy was talking about going to…
Neil Druckmann created ‘The Last of Us’ and changed gaming
Neil Druckmann, photographed at the Los Angeles Times in El Segundo on Oct. 4. “The Last of Us” wasn’t meant to be a video game,…
'In Our Day' sees a master returning to his usual elements — in endless variation
The South Korean director Hong Sang-soo works quickly and modestly, but the domestic scenes he constructs are packed with conversational density and intrigue. Source link
‘A Strange Loop,’ Johnny Cash and things to do in L.A.
“A Strange Loop” at the Ahmanson. (Alessandra Mello) It’s a big week for SoCal stages, and Essential Arts has you covered with staff picks for…
‘Young Woman and the Sea’ review: Epic story of perseverance
After distance swimmer Trudy Ederle swam the English Channel in 1926, she had the biggest parade for an athlete in New York City — ever.…