Miller Sanford In August 1994, “My So-Called Life” debuted on ABC and presented American viewers with a radically different version of adolescence than had ever been seen on television. Set in suburban Pittsburgh, the coming-of-age drama starred Claire Danes as Angela Chase, an angsty 15-year-old sophomore with a wardrobe of flannel and hair dyed a Manic Panic … Read more
Jaclyn Lizzi has been posting her songs on YouTube and says 70 per cent of her audience now is from Quebec. “I had no idea how popular (Les Cowboys Fringants) were when I did L’Amérique pleure,” says Texas singer Jaclyn Lizzi. “I just liked the song.”Courtesy of Jaclyn Lizzi Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission … Read more
Bob Bryar, left, and other members of My Chemical Romance in Japan in 2007. (Koji Sasahara / Associated Press) Bob Bryar, who was a drummer with My Chemical Romance at the height of the band’s popularity, has died, a spokesperson confirmed Sunday. Bryar was 44. “The band asks for your patience and understanding as they … Read more
Shiori Ito appears in her documentary “Black Box Diaries.” (Tsutomo Harigaya / Sundance Institute) When Shiori Ito alleged at a 2017 news conference that Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a prominent TV journalist and friend of Japan’s then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, had two years earlier drugged and raped her in a Tokyo Sheraton hotel, she hoped the revelation … Read more
Casual moviegoing has declined, particularly since the pandemic. Theaters are trying to find new ways to attract people. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) It was on a spontaneous trip to the movie theater that James Young took a chance on “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” Same with 2004’s “Garden … Read more
Steve McQueen’s goal with ‘Blitz’: to paint a more truthful portrait of WWII London For British director Steve McQueen, the past isn’t worth dramatizing unless it can illuminate the present, so when he makes films steeped in history — whether it’s “12 Years a Slave” or his World War II epic “Blitz” — he’s asking … Read more
Angelica Zamora-Reyes, a senior at Downtown Magnets High School, works on her smartphone at her home in Los Angeles in July. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) There’s little disagreement on what needs to be done: Califonia schools must ban or restrict cellphones that disrupt learning. A law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom mandates every … Read more
L.A. County left a baby in the care of her 11-year-brother. Now, she’s dead The soft-spoken 18-year-old had run out of food for his three younger siblings. He told the Canoga Park High School counselor that his mother was disappearing for days at a time, leaving him and his siblings, ages 11, 3 and 1, … Read more
Subway has ignored “screams for help” from its struggling franchisees for years — and is now at risk of being “gobbled up” by a fast-growing rival, a lawyer representing thousands of sub shop owners warned. Subway last week said CEO John Chidsey will “retire” at the end of the year — five years after he … Read more
Elevated radiation detected at former Bay Area landfill turned art park State-ordered environmental testing has uncovered elevated levels of cancer-causing radiation at a popular spot for hikers and dog walkers in the Bay Area, according to a new report. Over the summer, the city of Albany hired hazardous waste specialists with Cabrera Services Inc. to … Read more
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