California
In Southern California, a long time has passed since our famed citrus crop dominated the landscape. The orange groves have instead gone to housing developments, nearly every one.
Sept. 22, 2024
Sports
When John Madden retired from TV, he created a viewing station in California for family and friends. After his passing, that hallowed NFL setting lives on.
Sept. 16, 2024
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
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.
Business
Dominic Ciambrone makes luxury bespoke sneakers for LeBron James, Justin Bieber and other celebrities.
Sept. 10, 2024
California’s COVID summer may no longer be heating up — though officials caution the virus continues to circulate at levels high enough to pack a punch.
Sept. 9, 2024
Climate & Environment
The last time the Atlantic failed to produce any named storms between Aug. 13 and Sept. 3 was in 1968 — more than 50 years ago.
Sept. 5, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
“Silents Synced,” a new series pairing classic films with alternative rock, launches with “Nosferatu X Radiohead” at American Cinematheque.
Sept. 19, 2024
After a parent dies, her adult daughter discovers old life insurance policies from defunct companies and goes on a search for what companies might be on the hook for them.
Sept. 1, 2024