Can men and women just be friends? ‘Sweethearts’ director Jordan Weiss knows the answer

Can men and women just be friends? ‘Sweethearts’ director Jordan Weiss knows the answer Jordan Weiss was waiting for someone to direct her screenplay. She and her best friend, Dan Brier, had sold their joint effort, the coming-of-age comedy “Sweethearts,” to producers at Picturestart, a company with a deal at Warner Bros. Discovery. They spent … Read more

Palm Springs hated his AIDS memorial design. How this artist’s do-over turned debacle into redemption

Phillip K. Smith III, photographed in his Palm Desert studio, faced withering criticism over his original AIDS memorial design, which conspiracy theorists said made a mockery out of tragedy. After a series of community listening sessions, Smith created a new design, which is up for a City Council vote on Thursday. (Allen J. Schaben / … Read more

Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi moving to England after Trump’s election win: ‘Never’ coming back

Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have packed up and moved to the UK following Donald Trump’s election win earlier this month. Getty Images for Roc Nation Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have packed up and moved to the UK following Donald Trump’s election win earlier this month, according to … Read more

Letters to the Editor: If vaccine-preventable illnesses come back, will America be great again?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes a photo with admirers at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Nov. 14. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) To the editor: British physician Edward Jenner invented the first vaccine against smallpox in 1796. It was introduced in the United States in 1800. Thomas Jefferson promptly had his family and … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Don’t downplay the role of gender in this election or Biden administration failure

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 11. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) To the editor: I applaud political scientist Seth Masket’s insightful analysis of the election. It should be required reading by all who want to bring our nation back from the … Read more

Letters to the Editor: How to tell if Trump really thinks immigration is a national emergency

Donald Trump visits an unfinished section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Pharr, Texas, in 2021. (Eric Gay / Associated Press) To the editor: Wait, what? A national emergency to carry out mass deportations? (“Trump confirms deportation strategy will include national emergency declaration and military,” Nov. 18) If that is the case, and if President-elect … Read more

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