Television
A remorseful Simon Baker, who played Patrick Jane in ‘The Mentalist,’ avoids conviction after pleading guilty to a DUI charge near his home in rural Australia.
Sept. 11, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Sept. 8, 2024
Australian actor Simon Baker, 55, is scheduled to appear in court in the town of Mullumbimby in northern New South Wales September 4 for two DUI charges, Australian media reported.
Aug. 15, 2024
Awards
“The costumes, the set design, everything was just incredible to photograph every day,” the cinematographer says of capturing the feudal politics and romantic drama of the series.
Aug. 18, 2024
Sports
Mike Greenberg, known for the sports-talk radio show ‘Mike & Mike,’ takes over for Sam Ponder as host of ESPN’s ‘Sunday NFL Countdown.’ Ponder was laid off.
Aug. 20, 2024
Climate & Environment
A sudden shutoff of water supplies has dried up the Kern River in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish on the parched riverbed.
Sept. 19, 2024
Letters to the Editor
Think $20 billion is too much to spend on ending homelessness? Look at how much is spent on glitzy arenas and football stadiums.
Echo Theater Company presents the West Coast premiere of “Clarkston” by Samuel D. Hunter, a gay drama about two lost souls set in the titular Washington state town on the Snake River.
Dodgers
Dusty Baker will at long last be properly and singularly honored at Dodger Stadium on Friday night, 41 years after he was unceremoniously booted from the organization.
Aug. 9, 2024
“NFL Sunday Countdown” host Samantha Ponder and football analyst Robert Griffin III have been laid off by ESPN, a decision that has been characterized as strictly a business move.
Aug. 16, 2024