Movies
Directed by Doug Liman, a filmmaker who can often elevate genre material from blandness, this knockabout comedy is a well-oiled machine that runs too smoothly.
Aug. 2, 2024
L.A. Influential
The 2028 Olympics cemented L.A.’s status as a global sports epicenter. Now all Casey Wasserman has to do is ensure the $7-billion Games’ profitability.
June 9, 2024
Angel City FC
Sixteen-year-old Casey Phair, who was the youngest player in Women’s World Cup history last summer, has signed a contract with Angel City.
Jan. 18, 2024
Sports
Watch L.A.
Feb. 14, 2024
Rams
Rams rookie Lucas Havrisik won a kicking battle with Super Bowl winner Mason Crosby, whom the team cut one week after signing him to the practice squad.
Dec. 12, 2023
The Rams signed veteran kicker Mason Crosby to the practice squad, the team announced. Crosby, 39, played 16 seasons for the Green Bay Packers.
Dec. 6, 2023
Hollywood Inc.
Buoys said using a fake Twitter account to respond to bad reviews of his network’s shows was “a very, very dumb idea.”
Nov. 2, 2023
California
Prosecutors across the country have increasingly turned to murder charges to deter fentanyl sales, but critics say the tactic punishes only low-level suppliers. And in one of L.A.’s first cases, evidence shows how the line between accused dealer and customer can blur into friendship.
Sept. 12, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Tim Allen is slammed by his ‘Santa Clauses’ co-star Casey Wilson, who said working with him was the ‘single worst experience’ she’d ever had.
Books
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
Sept. 18, 2024