Books
In Lexi Freiman’s novel ‘The Book of Ayn,’ a writer falls in with Ayn Rand and other outre material in a satire of cancel culture and its discontents.
Nov. 14, 2023
Music
Chappell Roan speaks out again about the troubling ‘creepy behavior’ she’s faced from fans in public and online as her fame grows.
Aug. 20, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Stephen Small, a former talent agent and president of Emmett’s Convergence Entertainment, has been placed on the WGA’s “strike list” after failing to post a surety bond following nonpayment for crews on recent film projects
Aug. 15, 2024
California
A woman was stabbed to death at a Lake Elsinore Walmart in the 29000 block of Central Avenue on Monday morning, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
Aug. 5, 2024
L.A. Sheriff’s Department announces policy it says will ban deputy gangs, hate groups
Sept. 18, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Kathy Griffin agreed to pay Randy Bick $75,000 and return his belongings in a joint agreement filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
July 17, 2024
Hunkered over a Xerox machine at an ad agency above a flower shop on Melrose Avenue, Daniel Ellsberg began the laborious process of photocopying the smuggled documents that he hoped would end the Vietnam War.
Sept. 14, 2024
Science & Medicine
An AI chatbot was able to persuade people to reconsider their beliefs in conspiracy theories about the JFK assassination, the moon landing and election fraud.
Sept. 12, 2024
Movies
The invitees include Oscar-winning actor Da’Vine Joy Randolph and nominee Lily Gladstone, with 44% identifying as women and 41% from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities.
June 25, 2024
Thousands of L.A. public employees are refusing to get vaccinated, and some are threatening to quit. The city and county should stand firm.
Nov. 14, 2021