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James Franco (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) It should have been a pure moment of triumph for James Franco. He collected one of Hollywood’s top prizes at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, validating an untraditional career in which he’s been a bankable leading man, Ivy League academic and eccentric auteur. But as … Read more

Ryan Gosling, center, with astronaut Neil Armstrong’s sons Rick Armstrong, left, and Mark Armstrong at the Kennedy Space Center with the vehicle assembly building in the background, where the Saturn V rocket was stacked and then moved out to the launch pad. (Mike Brown / For The Times) Neil Armstrong’s sons knew that Ryan Gosling … Read more

An electric vehicle charges at an Electrify America station in Skokie, Ill., in 2023. (Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press) To the editor: In making the case against the federal tax credit for electric vehicle buyers, Veronique de Rugy stresses the fact that those who purchase EVs are mostly wealthy. The implication is that ordinary … Read more

An HPV vaccination dose is prepared in China in 2023. (CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty Images) To the editor: I was diagnosed with cervical cancer four years ago — and I can thank the human papillomavirus, or HPV, for it. (“Trust survivors: You do not want an HPV-caused cancer. Get vaccinated,” letters, Dec. 31) … Read more

If you’re trying to get to Disneyland on public transportation, you’ll likely go through Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times) 1 While brainstorming ways to save money during our family trip to Disneyland, I had a revelation: What if we ditched the rental car and took the train? We … Read more

Fog in a valley forest along the California coast in Big Sur. (Larry Dale Gordon / Universal Images via Getty Images) As a student, like many of us, I liked to read Henry David Thoreau. Many of his ringing one-liners thrilled me and got copied down in my commonplace book, but there was one sentence … Read more

Hailee Steinfeld stars this month in “Dickinson” (Apple TV+) and “Hawkeye” (Disney+). (Annie Noelker / For The Times) 1 Powerful young women with strong points of view. Those are the roles Hailee Steinfeld has grown into on screen since her first feature film, when she was nominated at age 14 for an Oscar for her … Read more

New Orleans police and federal agents investigate the scene of a New Year’s Day attack in the historic French Quarter. (Chris Granger / New Orleans Advocate) I usually kick off every Jan. 1 with the Rose Parade broadcast on Channel 5, then college football in the afternoon and evening. It’s one of the few days … Read more

The Studio City house used in establishing shots for the 1969 to 1974 TV show “The Brady Bunch” is among the sitcom-famous SoCal homes and apartment buildings anyone can visit — and photograph. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

(Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times) For Dorion Renaud, founder of Buttah skin care, the mission and message of his brand goes beyond the bottle. During his 20s, the L.A.-based entrepreneur and actor sought out products that would address the hyperpigmentation and scarring left from teenage acne. He turned up either empty handed or with … Read more