World & Nation
Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militant group backed by Iran, appears to have hit the lowest point in its more than 40-year history.
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
With ‘Will & Harper,’ the ‘SNL’ star and his friend Harper Steele face a new twist on an old challenge in LGBTQ+ representation: How to educate cis viewers without alienating trans ones.
Sept. 23, 2024
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.
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.
The trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman drugged by her husband highlights problems sexual violence victims can face in France.
Sept. 21, 2024
Journalists at Haitian Times, a 25-year-old online publication, say they’ve been ‘swatted’ and harassed with racist messages.
Sept. 19, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
“Silents Synced,” a new series pairing classic films with alternative rock, launches with “Nosferatu X Radiohead” at American Cinematheque.
Books
Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, is being sued by her former yoga instructor over her new children’s book, ‘The Fly Who Flew to Space.’
California
A Carson woman who is accused of attacking a group of teenagers at a local Taco Bell with pepper spray is facing up to six years in state prison.