Students rally for a teacher at Valley View High School in the Moreno Valley Unified School District who was suspended. (OnScene.TV) To the editor: I’ve taught high school English for more than three decades. Like the suspended Moreno Valley Unified School District teacher, I was in a dark emotional place the day after the election. … Read more
Donald Trump, seeking contestants for “The Apprentice,” speaks at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2004. (Ric Francis / Associated Press) To the editor: It may not be fair to single out Fox News as a reason to distrust the media and journalism. (“Trump’s election says a lot about trust in journalism,” Opinion, Nov. 12) For too … Read more
Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: Grammy history and a ‘Wicked’ mistake Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz, where this week’s 10 handcrafted, California-leaning, multiple choice questions mine my colleagues’ work (in print and online) from the last seven days. This time around, I’m quizzing you on a new Grammy Awards record, … Read more
Will you be adding it to your Christmas spread? (Picture: Getty Images) We all have our Christmas foodie traditions, and for some families, December 25 would not be complete without a pork pie. The Leicestershire-born pastry treat appears on buffet tables and Boxing Day spreads year after year. But let’s face it, the pork pie … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, was a star speaker at a cryptocurrency conference just weeks before FTX went bankrupt. (Bloomberg / Getty Images) Once the highest-flying of cryptocurrency highfliers, the FTX crypto exchange is now in bankruptcy. Its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is in prison, along with a couple of his cronies. Its customers will receive … Read more
Performing “The Trans Diaries” in West Hollywood are, from left, Seth Gomez, Jen Winslow, B Alexander, Lee Faelnar Te and Josh Gershick. ( Joshua Barash / City of West Hollywood) The performers gathered in the West Hollywood City Council Chamber for two presentations of “The Trans Diaries” — monologues that serve as vehicles for trans … Read more
Author James Chappel (Gary Chappel) Book Review Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age By James ChappelBasic Books: 368 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In his groundbreaking 1980 account of the baby boomers, “Great Expectations,” Landon … Read more
“Shoegaze is great for how emotional the music can get,” said Natalie Lu of Wisp, who is performing at Camp Flog Gnaw this weekend. (Nick Espinal) Within seconds of opening her computer, Natalie Lu was under attack. Just when the 20-year-old singer/guitarist, founder of the San Francisco shoegaze outfit Wisp, cracked open Zoom for an … Read more
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens Nov. 15 at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. (Christian Thompson / Disneyland Resort) As people wind through the queue of the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride, they’re greeted by a chalkboard message left by the princess. “Don’t forget! Celebration at my house tonight! Everybody’s welcome!” That message shows up again, both in … Read more
Josh Brolin has an affinity for nicotine pouches, and he isn’t afraid to talk about it. Brolin, 56, admitted on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast that while he gave up chewing tobacco, the pouches have become a constant in his life, and he has them “all over the house.” “My wife would hear this in the … Read more
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