Miller Sanford L.A. County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Noguchi, subject of the documentary “Coroner to the Stars,” playing at the Slamdance Film Festival. (Slamdance Film Festival) This year’s edition of the Slamdance Film Festival launches Thursday night, taking place for the first time in Los Angeles. The festival has long had its offices here, but the event … Read more
A guard watches the grounds of Pelican Bay State Prison in Northern California’s Crescent City. Security is tighter at the federal “supermax” facility in Colorado. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) As witness after witness testified that three Aryan Brotherhood members directed drug deals, shakedowns and murders from their California prison cells, the question was … Read more
Beyond ‘Emilia Pérez’: Inside 7 of the nastiest Oscar campaigns in history By the time “Emilia Pérez” had garnered 13 Oscar nominations, including for best picture, Netflix’s Spanish-language musical about a transgender drug lord had already been mired in controversy. Critics skewered the film’s portrayal of trans issues and Mexican culture. Then Karla Sofía Gascón’s … Read more
Column: Stay in Altadena? ‘We’re torn, because we love this neighborhood and we love all these people.’ They gathered on the street that had been their home until the firestorm blasted through west Altadena, forcing them to flee and destroying all but the memories. Of the cat that routinely followed a dog around the neighborhood. Of … Read more
Ray Mascolo, left, died after taking a fentanyl-laced pill allegedly supplied by Mirela Todorova, right, who is standing trial in downtown Los Angeles. She has pleaded not guilty to drug distribution and other charges. (Jessika Getz; U.S. District Court) Three years ago, a federal grand jury indicted Mirela Todorova on charges of running a drug … Read more
Students mill about at Cal State L.A. A new study found that the school ranked No. 1 in the state for its ability to boost economic mobility for low- and moderate-income students. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Marco Florez knows the value of his California State University education because it changed his family’s trajectory. … Read more
Palm trees are about as L.A. as it gets. But is it time to bid them a frond farewell? The Eiffel Tower was not, at its birth, universally admired. The fact that it was supposed to be temporary did not mollify the people who disliked it, chief among them the short-story writer Guy de Maupassant. … Read more
11Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reunited on “The Kardashians” Thursday. Hulu Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are crushing co-parenting. The former couple had a rare reunion on Thursday’s “Kardashians” episode, with the Skims creator claiming it is “always good vibes” with her ex-husband when putting on a united front for their children. “Kanye and I … Read more
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in January 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Adam Burucki had a very peculiar Wednesday morning. Upon arriving at his warehouse in the quaint Polish village of Komorniki, he discovered that a massive chunk of charred rocket debris had crash-landed on … Read more
Frustrated with crowded resorts, more skiers risk avalanche hazards in backcountry On a clear, cold day in mid-February, we had spent hours on backcountry skis trudging up and across a remote mountainside in the eastern Sierra when we noticed that the trees directly above us were much smaller than the others we had passed along … Read more
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