Movies
Like such Haruki Murakami adaptations as ‘Drive My Car’ and ‘Burning,’ Pierre Földes’ captivating ‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ finds cinematic wonder in the author’s existential conundrums.
April 14, 2023
California
UC Santa Barbara is the 2025 top party school in America, according to an education research and ranking site.
Aug. 24, 2024
Books
With his lackluster, misogynistic new collection “First Person Singular,” Japan’s most famous author proves his cultural reach exceeds his grasp.
April 1, 2021
Two buildings in San Pedro’s Japanese American village have remained for decades. Former residents and supporters are mobilizing to protect the last vestiges of their history there.
Aug. 22, 2024
Sports
Haruki Nakamura makes his way with father’s teachings in mind
Aug. 11, 2012
This year there won’t be any Nobel Prize in literature, and Japanese author Haruki Murakami wants to make sure he’s not in the running for its alternate, for which he’d been named a finalist.
Sept. 17, 2018
Music
Céline Dion describes her Olympics performance as a ‘dream come true’ after returning to the world stage at the 2024 Games’ globally viewed opening ceremony.
July 29, 2024
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, July 28, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
July 24, 2024
Television
Often enough the grandeur, audacity and nuttiness of the opening ceremony shone through onscreen, but commentary, cutaways and commercials fragmented the TV experience, our critic writes.
July 26, 2024
Real Estate
Acclaimed streetwear designer Hiroki Nakamura, who founded cult menswear label Visvim, has landed renowned modernist architect Richard Neutra’s Schaarman House for $7.475 million.
Aug. 7, 2017