9Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s families reportedly spent Thanksgiving together for the first time. Getty Images Best believe Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce spent Thanksgiving together. The pop star and her family, including mom Andrea Swift and dad Scott Swift, hosted the NFL player and his family members in Nashville, People reported Sunday. “Taylor and … Read more
The certification of electoral college votes for the state of Alabama is unsealed during a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm the electoral votes cast in the 2020 election. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press) To the editor: I fully agree with George Skelton’s views on the electoral college. In 1989, as a … Read more
An electric vehicle’s battery is charged at a public station in San Diego. (Rob Nikolewski / San Diego Union-Tribune) To the editor: So, still working at the age of 76 at an hourly job, I get to help pay for folks who may be buying a $50,000 electric vehicle? (“California to offer EV rebates if … Read more
Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Education Department, speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala on Nov. 14. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) To the editor: One of the few glimmers of hope I see in Donald Trump’s incoming presidency is in the area of public education reform. (“Donald Trump has … Read more
The penguin is indeed innocent, and the comedian Gallagher, who for a week has been the self-appointed Orange County Superior Court jester, is off the hook. A 12-member jury decided Thursday that the irrepressible funnyman and his two-foot-tall penguin doll were not responsible for head and neck injuries an Orange County woman said she suffered … Read more
Natalie Monarrez, a supporter of unionization for Amazon warehouse employees, in the documentary “Union.” (Martin DiCicco) “Union” is not your grandmother’s organized labor documentary. The film, about the efforts of a group of workers at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse to unionize their colleagues, fits broadly into a lineage of nonfiction classics that includes Oscar … Read more
John David Washington spent four months playing Boy Willie in the recent Broadway production of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” Acting opposite Samuel L. Jackson, who originated the role in 1987, Washington channeled aspects of his Southern family members — such as his Uncle Woodson from North Carolina — to pace the boards as a … Read more
A model poses on a pedestral by artist Christina A. West in “Strut,” an exhibition exploring tropes of masculinity and the hero poses of historical sculpture. (Nori Rasmussen) At the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, an audacious installation by Christina A. West called “Strut” left some early visitors feeling uneasy — which was … Read more
“Dahomey” chronicles the return of looted artifacts to Benin, from the perspective of one of the treasures, known as “26”: a wooden statue of King Ghezo, a clenched fist raised. (AFI Fest) There are 169 eligible feature documentaries competing for the upcoming Oscars, and two of the most acclaimed explore the legacies of colonialism and … Read more
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
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