Movies
In her wryly fine and fictional “Working Girls” (at the Westside Pavilion Cinemas), film maker Lizzie Borden takes us inside a bustling, expensive Manhattan bordello and lets us watch the 18-hour day of one of its best and brightest “girls,” the thoughtful, articulate Molly (Louise Smith), a Yale graduate with degrees in both art history and English lit.
March 13, 1987
Podcasts
Lucy Jones, California’s beloved earthquake expert, sits down with environment reporter Rosanna Xia to discuss music’s power to inspire climate action.
March 31, 2023
Television
Even today, comic actresses try to emulate Lucille Ball, arguably the greatest female sitcom superstar.
Sept. 2, 2001
California
Is California’s capital big enough for two First Pooches? Democratic Gov.
May 15, 2015
A judge voided the conviction of Pamelyn Ferdin, the voice of the character Lucy in some “Charlie Brown” specials, for violating an injunction against demonstrations near the homes of UCLA primate researchers, her attorney said.
March 14, 2009
Lucy Casado was trying. Her smile was forced, her eyes were sad.
July 11, 1990
Obituaries
Lucy Casado, matriarch and gatekeeper of the landmark Hollywood restaurant Lucy’s El Adobe Cafe — a home away from home for musicians, politicians and those looking for either — has died at 91.
May 4, 2017
The Lucy in “Oh Lucy!”
March 1, 2018
Entertainment & Arts
Play for preteens and teens has a point: It’s what’s inside that counts.
Sept. 25, 1997
Now that the shaking has stopped, more or less, I’d like to take a moment to offer a word of gratitude and praise for two women I think of as old friends, though I’ve never met them.
Jan. 31, 1994