Entertainment & Arts
The Times caught up with Cedric to talk about how the Dodgers Comedy Night with (catcher) Will Smith came together, paying tribute to Sinbad, and his stand-up directorial debut.
May 6, 2024
Opinion
The fires burning around L.A. were sadly predictable. As the next mega heat wave arrives, close government-managed forests.
Sept. 21, 2024
Forty-five days before a very important election, we’re stuck on anti-Taylor Swift rage and cat memes. Let’s get this over with.
Katt Williams revived his longtime beef with Cedric the Entertainer, whom Williams has accused of stealing his ‘best joke’ more than 20 years ago.
Jan. 4, 2024
The ridiculousness of Trump’s debate comments is best summed up with a reader’s spot-on satire, plus more from Opinion.
Sept. 14, 2024
California
Will that change anything?
Sept. 23, 2024
Kamala Harris’ debates in California in 2010 and 2016 indicate Donald Trump will have his hands full on Sept. 10, plus more from Opinion.
Sept. 7, 2024
Saying L.A. isn’t very beautiful doesn’t insult this fascinating city; it merely acknowledges that it has problems.
Aug. 31, 2024
James Ijames, whose ‘Fat Ham’ won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for drama, confronts the grievous reality of lethal violence and racial injustice in ‘Kill Move Paradise,’ an earlier work now receiving its Southern California premiere at the Odyssey Theatre.
Sept. 17, 2024
In her DNC speech, Kamala Harris brought a California perspective to national prominence, plus more from Opinion.
Aug. 24, 2024