Are whitening toothpastes a bright idea?

It’s hard to believe, but there was a time not long ago when everyone walked around (in public!) with naturally colored teeth. Today, with so many whitening gels, strips and trays out there, yellowish grins aren’t as common — nor the natural look as appealing — as they used to be. FOR THE RECORD: An … Read more

Hollywood can’t stop making films about addiction and drugs — and it’s exhausting

Known for its snowy slopes and hip parties, this year’s Sundance Film Festival also included a seemingly non-stop array of films focused on drugs and drug addiction. Alamy Stock Photo Hollywood can’t stop huffing and puffing. And I don’t mean celebrities’ annoying political bloviating during awards season speeches. Movies, lately, have become littered with drugs … Read more

WWE star Maryse, 41, diagnosed with very rare pre-cancer of the ovaries

Maryse is ‘determined to beat’ her illness (Picture: USA Network via Getty Images) WWE star Maryse has been diagnosed with a ‘very rare pre-cancer of the ovaries’. The 41-year-old superstar, who is married to wrestler Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin, revealed the heartbreaking news on social media and said she is ‘remaining positive and determined to … Read more

Soybean Prices Dive After CBOT Acts : Italian Firm Admits Big Buys but Says No Cornering Intended

Ferruzzi Finanziaria S.p.A.,a giant Italian industrial and financial firm that was rumored to be trying to corner the world soybean market, admitted Wednesday that it accumulated large amounts of July soybean futures contracts over several months. But it said the action was “done openly” and legally to assure adequate supplies to its processing plants and … Read more

Friends with benefits: How Taylor Swift boosted Brittany Mahomes to mega-bucks influencer stardom

Taylor Swift has boosted fellow Chiefs’ WAG Brittany Mahomes’ fame. Brittany Mahomes/Instagram The power of Taylor Swift’s influence has had a positive effect on America’s other NFL sweethearts.  Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, 28, and his wife Brittany, 28, were already football famous — he was Super Bowl MVP last year, after all — but … Read more

One last round of cocktails and bistro favorites at Bicyclette, before it closes forever

Liberty Farms duck leg confit, surrounded by peaches and turnips, at Bicyclette. (Shelby Moore / For The Times) My favorite place to dine at Bicyclette, Margarita and Walter Manzke’s soon-to-close Pico-Robertson bistro, was along the bar — a nine-seat stretch of polished wood situated between the restaurant’s entrance and the window of its semiopen kitchen. … Read more

L.A. joins ranks of cities with ‘ghost towers’ with graffiti-covered Oceanwide Plaza

L.A.’s Oceanwide Plaza, once planned as a $1 billion mixed-use project, has become a graffiti canvas after sitting unfinished since 2019. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) There’s nothing like a week that includes both a monster California storm and Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s ability to run for dictator, I mean president. I’m Carolina … Read more

Inside Saudi Arabia’s first major Etel Adnan exhibition Between East and West

Etel Adnan, Between East and West, is a retrospective exhibition of the internationally acclaimed late Lebanese-American artist. Photo: Ithra Etel Adnan, Between East and West, is a retrospective exhibition of the internationally acclaimed late Lebanese-American artist. Photo: Ithra In a first for Saudi Arabia, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, also known as Ithra, … Read more

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