Movies
Halle Berry stars in a bleak family drama that feels like a cross between a postapocalyptic nightmare like ‘A Quiet Place’ and the suggestive ‘The Village.’
Sept. 20, 2024
World & Nation
Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of women say Mohamed Al Fayed — the former boss of Harrods — was a ‘monster’ who sexually abused young women.
Television
Executive producers of the new FX series say it’s not only the story of a notorious football player but also a ‘mirror back to us as a country.’
Sept. 17, 2024
California
Three wildfires raged in Southern California on Tuesday night. The Bridge fire exploded to eight times its size as it raced toward the Mountain High Ski Resort and Wrightwood.
Sept. 10, 2024
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
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.
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.
Sept. 13, 2024
Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
Sept. 14, 2024
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