NPR suspends journalist who publicly accused network of liberal bias
NPR has suspended a veteran editor who wrote an essay criticizing the public broadcaster for having what he described as a lack of politically diverse…
Repowering the West, Part 5!
In January 2020, I sat down with my editors at the L.A. Times office and pitched them on a series of stories that would eventually…
Netflix's Baby Reindeer: The chilling true story behind Richard Gadd's stalker drama
Netflix's new drama Baby Reindeer is a chilling true story about a man who was stalked by a woman after he gave her a free…
Times columnist Bill Plaschke wins prestigious Red Smith Award
The reaction was thunderous and effusive. Colleagues and competitors, team officials, longtime readers and even some critics all celebrated when the Associated Press Sports Editors…
‘Civil War’ triumphs at box office
Alex Garland’s provocative “Civil War” didn’t only ignite the discourse. The film also inspired audiences to go to the cinemas this weekend where it surpassed…
Best things to do in L.A.: ‘Chocolate Room,’ Maurice Sendak
Ed Ruscha, “Chocolate Room,” 1970, chocolate on paper (Christopher Knight / Los Angeles Times) It’s been asked before, and we’ll ask it again: If music…
‘The Sympathizer’ review: A moving story about friendship
What is more psychically exhausting, in fiction and I suppose in life, than the story of the double agent, the mole, the traitor embedded among…
Will Tom Brady make NFL comeback? ‘I’m not opposed to it’
Tom Brady is retired from the NFL and has been for more than a year. He’s moved on to other endeavors, like his Fox Sports…
How O.J. Simpson’s murder trial changed the TV news business
The double-murder case against football star and actor O.J. Simpson, who died of cancer Thursday at age 76, forever transformed the TV landscape. Network news…
L.A. Times Festival of Books Latinidad Stage: Valentina, Justin Torres
For the first time, De Los and L.A. Times en Español are bringing the Latinidad Stage to life at this year’s L.A. Times Festival of…
The Ladder from Hatch Escapes is redefining the escape room
Word got out that there was a whistleblower wanting to meet. The company was suspicious, but this was the first overt notice that our place…
The week’s bestselling books, April 14
Hardcover fiction 1. Table for Two by Amor Towles (Viking: $32) A collection of stories from the author of “The Lincoln Highway.” 2. James by…
Hurry up with the electric cars, Disneyland. There’s no time to waste
When I broke the news last week that Disneyland is planning to ditch gas engines and make a long-overdue switch to electric or hybrid cars…
‘Ranting’ Alec Baldwin ‘changed his story’ over shooting on Rust movie set where he had ‘no control of his emotions’
A "RANTING" Alec Baldwin has repeatedly changed his story over the accidental shooting on the film set of Rust, prosecutors have claimed. Baldwin, 66, who…
What to do in L.A.: ‘Fat Ham,’ Coachella, Virginia Woolf dance
Welcome to another edition of Essential Arts, where the question of the week just might be: How have 99 Cents Only Stores shaped L.A.’s cultural…
Politics : Regan’s Fish Story May Be Interesting Reading for Wieder
Orange County Supervisor Harriett M. Wieder, who has had her own problems recently in the 42nd Congressional District race, should at least get a good…
The week’s bestselling books, April 7
(Los Angeles Times) The weeks bestselling books, April 7 The California Independent Booksellers Alliance April 3, 2024 Hardcover fiction1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28)…
Stacey Solomon makes huge decluttering U-turn after Sort Your Life Out mum's heartbreaking story
Sort Your Life Out host Stacey Solomon decided to take a step back from decluttering over one particular item after hearing a mum's heartbreaking story…
Chilling true story behind Sky Atlantic's Mary & George – seduction, murder and the woman behind it
Historian Jem Duducu sheds light on the story of Mary Villiers seducing the King which the history books have long ignored as new Sky Atlantic…
Heartbreaking story behind Joe Lyons’ death and how it led to Roman Kemp turning his back on Capital
ROMAN Kemp’s world was turned upside down in 2020 when his best friend and colleague Joe 'Producer Joe' Lyons took his own life. Joe was just…