Books
The world’s most dangerous poetry contest is back. The sixth annual Roger Simon Greater U.S.
Oct. 14, 1990
Obituaries
Alex Rocco, a veteran character actor who secured a place in movie history playing the doomed mobster Moe Greene in “The Godfather,” died Saturday at his Studio City home.
July 19, 2015
California
The developer of the Rancho Santa Margarita planned community in south Orange County is paying a Santa Monica-based political consulting firm to find out whether voters will accept an alternative to a controversial, countywide slow-growth proposal.
June 19, 1987
Entertainment & Arts
Herb and Scott Rogers take their final bow as producers of La Mirada Theatre’s “Broadway Series” with an affectionate, infectious production of the Clarke Peters musical “Five Guys Named Moe,” featuring the “greatest hits” of the legendary Louis Jordan and his memorable Tympany Five.
May 14, 1994
After being sold by UNLV to a digital marketing company, the Believer magazine has returned to its original longtime publisher, McSweeney’s.
May 16, 2022
World & Nation
A new highway sign proclaiming Minnesota “the brainpower state” insults tourists, the Senate majority leader said.
Jan. 14, 1990
At heart, Jed Weintrob’s “On_Line” is a classic New York romantic comedy, focusing on a group of lonely people who become caught up in a series of confusions and coincidences in their pursuit of love and sex.
June 27, 2003
Music
The dozens of dancers jamming the stage at the end of the show Tuesday at the Celebrity Theatre in Anaheim served as gyrating evidence that the marathon evening of rap music had produced some good rocking.
March 31, 1988
The dozens of dancers jamming the stage at the end of the rap music show Tuesday at the Celebrity Theatre in Anaheim served as gyrating evidence that the marathon evening had produced some good rocking.
Let’s face it--cleaning a cat’s litter box is perhaps the most disgusting household chore.
June 14, 2001