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
Lifestyle
He was someone who enjoyed possessing me when it was comfortable for him. He had no real desire to reciprocate. I felt like I was his scene partner in an A24 movie.
Sept. 13, 2024
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
Television
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.
World & Nation
Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
Sept. 14, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
With everything going on at DirecTV, Disney and the industry at large, this is clearly not just any old carriage dispute.
Sept. 10, 2024
As the Israel-Hamas war heightens interest in the contested Middle East land, UC Berkeley will launch an endowed program and chair on Palestinian and Arab studies.
Music
Inside Apple TV+’s new ‘K-Pop Idols’
Sept. 4, 2024