Television
Two superbly made comic book-based television series, one from the DC universe and the other from Marvel, will vie for your attention this week.
Sept. 18, 2024
Business
Construction of a new high-rise addition to the Hilton hotel in Universal City was approved by the Los Angeles Planning Commission, clearing a major hurdle for the long-planned expansion.
Lifestyle
In ‘The Morrison Game Factory,’ Lauren Bello created an affecting, story-driven tabletop game about an abandoned board game factory — a tale of love and loss.
Sept. 19, 2024
California
Long Beach is rolling out a pilot program that will provide as many as 10 homeowners low- to zero-interest loans of up to $250,000 to build ADUs on their property. Those units would then be rented out to lower-income individuals or families.
Housing & Homelessness
Step Up On Second Street helped inspire California’s Project Homekey to convert hotels into housing; now it denies responsibility for missing money and failed projects.
Sept. 17, 2024
After days of marching over the Angeles and San Bernardino national forests, the 51,884-acre Bridge fire was 3% contained.
Sept. 13, 2024
In Screen Gab No. 148, we answer your most pressing questions about Hulu reality show ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,’ plus streaming recommendations for your weekend.
Books
Jacquie Walters’ debut, ‘Dearest,’ is a horror novel about new motherhood, including the demands of a breastfeeding infant, as well as how postpartum hormones affect a woman’s psyche.
Sept. 16, 2024
World & Nation
Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
Sept. 14, 2024
‘Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’ explores what went wrong under the entrepreneur’s ownership of the social media platform.