Television
In Screen Gab no. 149, we catch up with ‘Challengers,’ now streaming on Prime Video, speak with the man behind Colin Farrell’s prosthetics in ‘The Penguin’ and more.
Sept. 20, 2024
Movies
Also this week: Leonard Maltin presents 1930s Universal rarities, ‘Rhythm Thief’ restored, Haile Gerima’s new documentary and a double-bill of Alain Delon’s beauty.
California
Voters in Congressional District 22 say the hard-fought race between GOP incumbent Rep. David Valadao and his Democratic challenger, Rudy Salas, will come down to the man, not his party.
Sept. 24, 2024
A ‘Town Center’ is a must for thousands of veterans who will one day live on the VA’s 388-acre West Los Angeles campus. But there is scant agreement on what that entails: hundreds of housing units, or retail and social center for vets living far and wide.
Food
Members of the L.A. Times Food team weigh in on their Langer’s orders — and owner Norm Langer shares some of his customers’ strangest requests through the years.
Sept. 23, 2024
Lifestyle
Seeking community and beauty, adult women are returning to the once highly competitive and exclusive art of ballet.
Sept. 25, 2024
Also this week: A new 35mm print of ‘Shampoo,’ a 4K restoration of ‘Paris, Texas,’ ‘Mi Vida Loca,’ a generous Beyond Fest lineup, news about Sundance and more.
Sept. 13, 2024
Business
Construction of a new high-rise addition to the Hilton hotel in Universal City was approved by the Los Angeles Planning Commission, clearing a major hurdle for the long-planned expansion.
Sept. 18, 2024
The Birdman’s perfect Sunday takes wing with a doughnut and a cup of joe, winds down with a whiskey and includes skate park visits, smash burgers and cemetery strolls in between
Politics
Former President Trump tells an Israeli American group that if he loses the election, ‘the Jewish people would really have a lot to do with that.’