Awards
Some of ‘Palm Royale’s’ funniest moments involve the veteran performer struggling to speak upon waking from a coma.
Aug. 13, 2024
California
USC President Carol Folt, who has drawn praise for expanding student programs and boosting athletics but criticism for her handling of pro-Palestinian protests, has received an extension to her five-year contract by university trustees.
July 9, 2024
The vote followed a nearly three-hour meeting Wednesday in which USC’s faculty members criticized the decisions of President Folt and provost Andrew Guzman.
May 9, 2024
Television
In Screen Gab No. 128, the ‘Dinner With the Parents’ co-stars share tales of their own disastrous meals, ‘Family Guy’ celebrates 25 years and more.
April 19, 2024
A cascade of decisions that Folt made this spring around USC’s commencement and Israel-Hamas war-related protests inflamed tensions and opened wounds, presenting the most significant test of her tenure.
May 3, 2024
Watch L.A.
May 7, 2024
Movies
The documentary “Carol Doda Topless at the Condor” is a funny, energetic look at the North Beach sensation who ignited a craze and heralded a new era of sexual liberation.
March 21, 2024
UC chancellors will be paid about $900,000 at Davis and Irvine; a bit less at Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Riverside and Merced; and nearly $1.2 million at San Francisco.
Sept. 20, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Adam Carolla says he’s leaving California, citing issues — homelessness, crime, housing — that he called ‘self-imposed.’ The comic also blames Gov. Gavin Newsom.
June 25, 2024
Food
Sept. 21, 2023