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
California
A major insurer says that because of the cost of sex abuse claims, it can no longer cover foster family agencies. Thousands of kids could be uprooted.
Sept. 18, 2024
Climate & Environment
A sudden shutoff of water supplies has dried up the Kern River in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish on the parched riverbed.
Sept. 19, 2024
Advocates have long urged L.A. to provide lawyers for low-income tenants facing eviction in court. Now, the city is moving toward making that change.
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.
A Times investigation found California officials destroy veterinary records that track dogs imported into the state.
Sept. 12, 2024
High School Sports
Sisters London and Saylor Halvorsen have led Thousand Oaks to a string of early season wins and are pushing to make a deep postseason run.
Sept. 11, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
“Silents Synced,” a new series pairing classic films with alternative rock, launches with “Nosferatu X Radiohead” at American Cinematheque.
Compton business owners said their parking lot was overrun by cars and chaos the day Kendrick Lamar filmed his music video for “Not Like Us,” forcing them to shut operations and lose money.
Sept. 14, 2024
Mike Donahue directs Martin Crimp’s free-hand adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s classic “Cyrano de Bergerac’ in a production starring Chukwudi Iwuji in the title role.
Sept. 10, 2024