How Netflix’s ‘Griselda’ captures ’70s cocaine excess
It’s been a week! When I’m not obsessing over the Nicki Minaj-Megan Thee Stallion feud (I’m Team Megan), I’m knee-deep in narco novelas. I’m Carolina…
Fall in love with animation at Disneyland’s Pixar Place Hotel
They say you shouldn’t sleep where you work, but Pixar chief Pete Docter means it at as a compliment when he says that Disneyland’s reimagined…
Why California’s slavery reparations plan is so disorganized
On Thursday morning, state Sen. Steven Bradford sat down alone at a table inside the Capitol in Sacramento. He fiddled with a stack of papers…
I used to work in Sainsbury’s… but I went on to win THREE Six Nations rugby titles with England
NOT every professional sportsperson is fast-tracked to the top from a very young age. Some have to bide their time and make it when the…
‘LA Ink’ star and tattoo artist Kat Von D wins copyright suit
A Los Angeles jury has found that celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D did not violate a photographer’s copyright when she used his portrait of…
Movies ‘Settlers,’ ‘White on White’ tackle art and colonialism
It’s been a devastating week at the Los Angeles Times, with the layoffs of countless colleagues. That is going to mean some changes around here.…
Lulu Wang’s ‘Expats’ centers the lives of women and a changing Hong Kong
I still remember ugly crying after watching Lulu Wang’s breakthrough feature, “The Farewell,” with my dad, an immigrant. I saw myself in Billi, a Chinese…
More than 300 journalists around the world imprisoned because of their work, report says
An estimated 320 journalists around the world were imprisoned because of their work toward the end of 2023, according to a report issued Thursday by…
Jeffrey Wright on his first Oscar nod for ‘American Fiction’
Long a stalwart supporting player and something of an actor’s actor, Jeffrey Wright received his first Oscar nomination on Tuesday for his lead performance in…
Did ‘Barbenheimer’ dominate the Oscar nominations? Yes and no
Girl power may have bested atomic energy at the box office in last summer’s “Barbenheimer” showdown. But Tuesday’s Academy Award nominations morning flipped the script,…
Democrats work to highlight differences in Senate debate
When you agree 90% or more of the time with your political opponents, how do you differentiate yourself? That was the challenge facing three Democrats…
Adam Shatz on his new biography of radical thinker Frantz Fanon
On the Shelf The Rebel's Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon By Adam ShatzFSG: 464 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our…
I’m a 30-year-old gypsy girl, what life is really like for us single girls – and yes, we do work and have jobs
A TRAVELLER girl has spoken out to "clear up" some of the misconceptions she often hears about the gypsy community. Charlotte Ann, 30, revealed what…
How plagiarism-detection programs became a political weapon
The plagiarism accusations first struck Claudine Gay when a right-wing activist published several examples of unattributed text from the Harvard president’s academic writings. Though insufficient…
‘Dwell Time’ and the Getty reveal the art of preserving art
I’ve had Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” on repeat for no good reason. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, art and design columnist at…
Dominican Republic to trial four-day work week: Can it work globally? | Labour Rights News
In February, the Dominican Republic will become the first Caribbean nation to test a four-day work week, following similar trials in countries such as the…
Second major supermarket brings in four-day work week for thousands of staff
A SECOND major supermarket has introduced a four-day work week. Thousands of staff at Morrisons are being allowed to move onto a new work schedule…
Sen. Chuck Grassley discharged from hospital; expects to return to work next week
Sen. Chuck Grassley, the oldest serving senator at 90 years of age, has been discharged from the hospital following a short stay due to infection.…
Hunter Biden agrees to deposition with House Republicans
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden has agreed to appear before House Republicans for a private deposition next month, ending months of defiance from the president’s son, who…
Katherine Min’s posthumous second novel ‘The Fetishist’
On the Shelf The Fetishist By Katherine MinG.P. Putnam’s Sons: 304 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…