Edwin Frank, author of “Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel.” (Jonathan Becker) Book Review Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel By Edwin FrankFarrar, Straus and Giroux: 480 pages, $33If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Edwin Frank … Read more
Special counsel Jack Smith arriving at a news conference to speak about the indictment of former President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 case last year. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press) In George Orwell’s classic depiction of an authoritarian society, “Nineteen Eighty-four,” a key component of political control is the state’s erasure of history: “Every … Read more
Ankit Mehta is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School and a hospitalist with the HealthPartners Medical Group. He is an illustrator and graphic medicine enthusiast. Chrisanne Timpe is a hospitalist and medical director of home-based care delivery programs for HealthPartners in Minnesota, including hospital-at-home care. More to Read
The movie only takes us to the end of the play’s first act, with part two still a year away. Still it’s bound to be pop-u-lar Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in Wicked.Photo by Universal Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission … Read more
A display at the Library Store at Los Angeles Central Library, one of the 28 stores in the county participating in Museum Store Sunday. (The Library Store) Holiday gift shopping? It’s chaos. The Grove on Black Friday? Good luck finding parking — it’s a two-hour wait just to squeeze into a spot. And big box … Read more
Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: Trump’s cabinet, Coachella’s 2025 headliners Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz where this week’s 10 handcrafted, California-focused, multiple-choice questions aim to test your recall of the stories that have appeared in The Times (in print or online) over the previous seven days. This week, we’re taking … Read more
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Manuel García-Rulfo Manuel García-Rulfo moved to Los Angeles 15 years ago, and now the Guadalajara-born actor says he feels more like an Angeleno than a transplant. “I love this city. It’s cool. It has so much to offer,” he says with a charming smile. In … Read more
Bitcoin touched a fresh record high on Friday, with its sights set firmly on the $100,000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the cryptocurrency sparked by expectations of a more friendly regulatory environment under a Donald Trump administration. It has more than doubled in value this year and is up about 45% in the two weeks since Trump’s sweeping election … Read more
My man. Actor Josh Brolin claims he nearly got into a fight with Oscar winner Denzel Washington on the set of “American Gangster.” The “No Country For Old Men” actor, 56, shared the details of their near encounter during an appearance on the “In Depth with Graham Bansinger” podcast this week while promoting his upcoming … Read more
DirecTV satellite dishes in Culver City. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) DirecTV has notified EchoStar Corp. of its intention to terminate an acquisition of Dish Network Corp. after it failed to win the consent of bondholders for a key debt exchange, all but killing a deal to create the largest U.S. pay-TV service. … Read more
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