Books
‘Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space,’ PBS’s new ‘American Experience’ documentary, reveals a complicated early champion of the Black experience
Jan. 17, 2023
Sports
Shaquille O’Neal dropped a diss track about Shannon Sharpe as part of the beef between the two star athletes-turned-broadcasters that started with a Nikola Jokic interview.
May 10, 2024
Obituaries
Valerie Boyd wrote a well-regarded biography of Zora Neale Hurston and edited an upcoming collection of Alice Walker’s journals.
Feb. 15, 2022
California
Actor Ryan O’Neal (“Love Story,” “Barry Lyndon,” “Paper Moon,” “What’s Up, Doc?”) died of congestive heart failure, according to death certificate.
Dec. 23, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
Tatum O’Neal paid tribute to her late father Ryan O’Neal, with whom she had long had a rocky relationship.
Dec. 9, 2023
Shaquille O’Neal joins fellow former Lakers great Wilt Chamberlain as the only NBA players to have jersey numbers retired by three of their teams.
Jan. 5, 2024
Ryan O’Neal, who starred in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ cementing his status as a heartthrob in the ‘70s, died Friday. He was 82.
Dec. 8, 2023
High School Sports
A look at this week’s top high school football games in the Southland.
Sept. 18, 2024
Music
REO Speedwagon will ‘cease touring’ in 2025 amid ‘irreconcilable differences’ about health that arose between bassist Bruce Hall and lead singer Kevin Cronin.
Sept. 17, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Angel Studios last week announced its intention to become a publicly traded company through a merger with a so-called “blank check” company.