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“Amanda Jones is a Louisiana middle-school librarian who sleeps with a shotgun under her bed and carries a pistol when she travels the back roads.”…
Pelosi urges Harris at DNC to find consensus for election
CHICAGO — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who remains a thundering force in the Democratic Party nearly two years after giving up her official leadership role,…
Pro skateboarder and photographer Ed Templeton on photographing youth culture in Southern California
This story is part of Image’s August issue, Lineage, about intergenerational conversations and how they shape us. I turned pro in 1990. I was 18…
Solving Steve Martin doesn’t take that much guesswork
Steve Martin had a bit of a scare this morning. It wasn’t “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels calling to ask him to play Minnesota’s…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Awkwafina
In Awkwafina’s new movie “Jackpot!” (co-starring John Cena and Simu Liu and directed by Paul Feig; it’s now streaming on Prime Video), the rapper and…
How ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ gave Maya Erskine a superpower
Maya Erskine had never done strength training before being offered the role of a lethal international spy on “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.” But for an…
Long Beach — not Venice — stars in Olympics closing ceremony
When the film trucks started rolling into Long Beach’s Belmont Shore last week, nobody thought much about it.The residential oceanfront neighborhood is such a frequent…
Rams aim to see how Stetson Bennett handles start vs. Dallas
Stetson Bennett has not taken a game snap since the Rams’ final preseason game last year at Denver. So the quarterback is looking forward to…
Amid the gloom, doom and anger, can 'joy' win voters over?
Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, who gave the world 'weird' Republicans, says he and Kamala Harris will respond with joy. Team Trump says that's absurd.…
Cate Blanchett: ‘No one got paid’ to do ‘Lord of the Rings’
Cate Blanchett has revealed that she and fellow cast members of one of the highest-grossing film series, “The Lord of the Rings,” weren’t paid nearly…
‘Yo Gabba GabbaLand!’ review: The colorful, dancing crew is back
In August 2007, an endless white space appeared on Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr., into which stepped a man wearing an orange track suit and a fuzzy…
Sebastian Maniscalco makes history as Intuit Dome’s first stand-up comic
No vision board, no grand plan, no dreams of greatness. The only thing comedian Sebastian Maniscalco really knew when he came to Los Angeles from…
Paul W. Downs: Writing? Acting? Directing? Sure!
While conceiving what would become Max’s exquisite comedy “Hacks” with wife Lucia Aniello and longtime collaborator Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs clearly had his eye…
Rams say they will learn from Chargers’ pushing depleted offense
No reason for the Rams to panic. Unless star receiver Puka Nacua’s right knee requires more than an ice packNo reason for the Chargers to…
Opinion: Reports of the death of Trump’s Project 2025 are greatly exaggerated
This summer more and more voters have gotten to know the gist of Project 2025, the policy opus intended to guide a second Trump administration,…
L.A. native Jack Flaherty excited for Dodgers, downplays back concerns
SAN DIEGO — Jack Flaherty wasn’t exactly hoping the Dodgers would trade for him this week.When the Los Angeles native, Harvard-Westlake product and childhood Dodgers fan…
Rams’ Matthew Stafford, contract adjusted for another season
Matthew Stafford trotted onto the practice field Wednesday at Loyola Marymount and immediately made a diagonal beeline for the weight room behind the far end…
Knecht, James give Lakers coach JJ Redick a preview of things to come
LAS VEGAS — JJ Redick and a chunk of his new coaching staff sat baseline Thursday in Las Vegas, the Lakers’ key young pieces all flashing…
In defense of Disney adults
There are two words that will strike fear in a grown-up fan of a Disney theme park: Disney adult.While some may wear the designation as…
Carlos Alcaraz defends Wimbledon title by sweeping Novak Djokovic
LONDON — For Carlos Alcaraz, there was one brief blip in the Wimbledon men’s final against Novak Djokovic on Sunday, one five-point stretch that took him…