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Her tiny native plant habitat garden is flourishing. And she didn’t even need a yard Barbara Chung may have the tiniest habitat garden in Los Angeles — some 200 mostly native plants in pots on her 7-by-20-foot townhouse terrace — and she’s happy to erase any doubts about whether patio habitats can really support wildlife. … Read more

Even with round-the-clock online shopping, it’s getting down to the wire — the final 180 shopping hours before Christmas. Surely there are names yet to be checked off your gift list. That father-in-law who has everything. The persnickety older sister. The college pal who dresses like a GQ model. We’re here to help. Weekend asked … Read more

The cast of “black-ish”: Jenifer Lewis, from left, Anthony Anderson, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin, Yara Shahidi, Tracee Ellis Ross and Marcus Scribner. (Maggie Shannon / For The Times) The tour van cruising through the neighborhood of fancy homes and palm trees slowed as it approached a Black family standing in front of their home. “If … Read more

John Halbach, left, and Kit Williamson refer to themselves as “homo homesteaders.” (David George Zimmerman) 1 After living in Yucca Valley, Calif., just north of Joshua Tree National Park, for more than a year, former Angelenos Kit Williamson and John Halbach have learned some hard lessons about the high desert. “Every once in a while, … Read more

Rick Harrison, right, previously announced that his late son Adam overdosed on fentanyl. (Laura Herlovich via Associated Press) Las Vegas officials revealed the cause of death for Adam Harrison, who died in January. A representative for the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner confirmed to The Times on Friday that Harrison, the son of … Read more

‘Moana’ star Auli’i Cravalho is explaining why she won’t reprise her role in the film’s live-action remake . (Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press) Disney’s “Moana” is getting the live-action treatment, and Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced the animated film’s title character, says it’s important to her not to reprise the role. Dwayne Johnson, who … Read more

By now, the shot should be familiar: Nicole Kidman sitting in a theater, her face registering, among other things, hope and wonder. Except the masterful sequence I’m contemplating isn’t the one from the ubiquitous AMC Theatres ad that has been worshiped and parodied the last three years, but in Jonathan Glazer’s 2004 film “Birth.” In … Read more

A self-portrait of author Caleb Carr and his cat Masha at his home in Cherry Plain, N.Y. Carr died of cancer on May 23, 2024. (Caleb Carr via AP) Caleb Carr, the novelist and military historian who died of cancer Thursday at age 68, was best known for exploring the darker angels of human nature. … Read more

Inside L.A.’s invite-only mom group that’s better than Google At first, Cathlene Pineda was reluctant to join the Atwater Village Moms’ Facebook group. The jazz pianist and composer doesn’t particularly like Facebook, and she’s wary of online communities. But she acquiesced because, as she put it, “Some other moms were like, ‘You have to be … Read more

Stephen Boss arrives at the Teen Choice Awards at The Forum onAug. 12, 2018, in Inglewood, Calif. (Jordan Strauss / Invision / Associated Press) Dancer and beloved “Ellen DeGeneres Show” sidekick Stephen “Twitch” Boss left a note before he died of a gunshot wound to the head Tuesday, The Times has confirmed. Contents of the … Read more