High School Sports
Shane Rosenthal had what Newbury Park High coach Joe Smigiel called “the greatest season in California history” last fall. Rosenthal aims to do it again.
Aug. 14, 2024
Television
Comedian Shane Gillis co-created and stars in “Tires,” a sitcom filled with crude jokes that follows a pair of cousins who run an auto repair shop.
May 23, 2024
Comedian Shane Gillis quickly addressed his firing in his monologue on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ and then proceeded to walk a comedic tightrope.
Feb. 25, 2024
Opinion
Gillis, hired and fired by ‘SNL’ in 2019 for racist, sexist and homophobic remarks, excels at demonstrating how unfunny a slur can be.
Feb. 27, 2024
Shane Gillis is hosting “Saturday Night Live” after being fired in 2019, when his bigoted remarks surfaced. Has he evolved since or is he simply toning down his language?
Feb. 21, 2024
Music
The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan, who died Thursday at age 65, fancied himself in the tradition of great, doomed Irish poets. He was right on both accounts.
Nov. 30, 2023
Obituaries
The Pogues, best known for their Christmas classic ‘Fairytale of New York,’ fused Irish traditional music and rock ’n’ roll into a unique, intoxicating blend.
Chargers
The Chargers might have one of the NFL’s best throwing quarterbacks in Justin Herbert, but the run game is what has produced wins with unbeaten Steelers next.
Sept. 20, 2024
Books
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
Sept. 18, 2024
Politics
Nearly 75,000 Americans, including 6,850 Californians, died of fentanyl overdoses last year. But only a few politicians have recorded ads about the synthetic opioid crisis.