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Health & Fitness

Doing P90X and thinking about Paul Ryan

Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times

If I were assigned to interview Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan in a "one question, and one question only" scenario, I'd ask him: "Do you do P90X Yoga?"

Perhaps this explains why I've never been assigned to cover the race for the...

Obituaries

Frank Pierson dies at 87; Oscar-winning screenwriter

Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times

A writer for as long as he could remember, Frank Pierson penned his most famous line, "What we've got here is failure to communicate," decades ago for the 1967 script "Cool Hand Luke." At the...

Obituaries

Evelyn Freeman dies at 96; therapist was pioneer in aging issues

Christine Mai-Duc, Los Angeles Times

Evelyn Freeman, a pioneer in the field of aging who in the twilight of her life helped people cope with the challenges of getting older, has died. She was 96.

Freeman, who was the longtime director of the senior counseling program at what was...

L.A. mayor election: Garcetti, Greuel battle for Hollywood

The dance floor at the Avalon was still mostly empty when the polls closed Tuesday, with most guests not expected to arrive at Eric Garcetti’s election-night party until a little later in the night.

Fashion

Oscars 2013: Bring on the red carpet divas

Booth Moore

Several of the stars on the red carpet are turning on the sparkle with diva dresses. They are the naughty to the evening’s cream puff gowns’ nice.

Naomi Watts is wearing an otherworldly gunmetal sequin Armani gown with galactic-...

Real Estate

Popularity of home elevators gets a lift

Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times

Actress Jane Fonda bought a home in Beverly Hills last year with a feature that might seem counterintuitive for a fitness guru: an elevator.

The Holmby Hills house that pop icon Michael Jackson leased has one within its 17,200 square feet...

Real Estate

Hockey pro Russ Courtnall passes off to pop star Britney Spears

Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times

Pop star and singing competition judge Britney Spears has bought the Thousand Oaks home of former professional hockey player Russ Courtnall and his wife, actress Paris Vaughan.

The...

Real Estate

Jane Fonda and music producer Richard Perry buy in Beverly Hills

Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Time

Actress Jane Fonda and music producer Richard Perry have bought an estate in Beverly Hills for $7.3 million. The Trousdale Estates property was the longtime home of Emmy-winning television director John Rich.

The two-story...

Real Estate

Jane Fonda sells in Hollywood Hills West for $8.5 million

Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times

Actress and activist Jane Fonda and music producer Richard Perry have sold their house in Hollywood Hills West for $8.5 million.

The traditional-style home was built in 1942 for actor Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress...

Obituaries

Dino De Laurentiis, storied movie producer, dies at 91

Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times

Dino De Laurentiis, the flamboyant Italian movie producer who helped resurrect his nation's film industry after World War II and for more than six decades produced films as diverse as the 1954 Federico Fellini classic "La Strada" and the 1976 remake of...

Movies

List of films and release dates in summer 2012

May 4

The Avengers

A team of superheroes including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor unite to save the world. With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth. Written and directed by Joss...

Obituaries

Michael Sarrazin dies at 70; Canadian actor in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"

Claire Noland, Los Angeles Times

Michael Sarrazin, a tall, dark-eyed Canadian actor who starred opposite Jane Fonda in Sydney Pollack's 1969 film "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Food

The Artisan: Yvan Valentin is exacting with his chocolate truffles

Jenn Garbee, Los Angeles Times

In years past, Yvan Valentin crafted elaborate mousse-filled meringue cakes for Frank Sinatra, built a towering croquembouche (a cream puff pyramid decorated with pulled sugar) for Jane Fonda and Ted Turner's wedding and constructed a chocolate replica...

Food

Swizzle sticks make a new stir

Stephen Visakay and Maddy Lederman, Special to the Los Angeles Times

"Mad Men," the Emmy-winning cultural phenomenon, has sparked renewed interest in yet another quirky artifact from its era. In addition to slim suits, lunchtime cocktails and cigarettes, the 1960s mark the glory days in the history of the swizzle stick &#...

All The Rage

Liking yourself just the way you are

Alene Dawson

You know it's tough out there when fashion and beauty executives think that even a model's body isn't good enough to sell clothes or that a celebrity's natural face isn't up to par, even with makeup.

The website Jezebel reported in early December...

All The Rage

Scene & Heard: Carousel of Hope gala draws a starry crowd

Ellen Olivier

From onstage at the 32nd Carousel of Hope, emcee Jay Leno surveyed the crowd before him, describing the gala as one where "the audience is more famous than you."

The Oct. 23 affair at the Beverly Hilton had no shortage of star-power onstage or...

All The Rage

Scene & Heard: No day off for Jane Fonda

Ellen Olivier

As the star of "33 Variations" at the Ahmanson Theatre, Jane Fonda has been performing six days a week, twice a day on weekends. Instead of relaxing on her day off, she spent Monday discussing her life, career and current play with Michael Ritchie,...

All The Rage

Scene and Heard: Jane Fonda on the senior years

Ellen Olivier

Before she could present Jane Fonda with the UCLA Longevity Center's Icon Award, Jennifer Lopez had to pause midway in her recitation of Fonda's lofty achievements — actress, fitness guru, author and activist for environmental, human rights, health,...

Obituaries

David Rayfiel dies at 87; screenwriter collaborated with Sydney Pollack

Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times

David Rayfiel, a screenwriter and master script doctor who made his mark — often uncredited — on films by director Sydney Pollack that frequently featured Robert Redford, including "Three Days of the Condor," "The Way We Were" and "Out of...

Obituaries

Leonard Weinglass dies at 77; defense lawyer in Pentagon Papers case

Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times

Leonard Weinglass, a crusading lawyer who championed radical and liberal causes and clients in some of the most controversial trials of the 1960s and '70s, including the Chicago 7 and Pentagon Papers cases, died Wednesday in New York City. He was 77.
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