For the people running Skydance Media, a “quick and clean” regulatory approval to buy Paramount Global has been replaced by “long and slow” — and that’s if they’re lucky, On The Money has learned. The long-awaited merger’s final consummation is likely to remain in regulatory purgatory for the foreseeable future, government officials say. Despite continued … Read more
Free and low-cost alternatives to therapy are plentiful. (Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times; Getty Images) Therapy can be great. It also can be expensive. The Affordable Care Act included a mandate for insurers to cover mental healthcare as an essential service. But consumers may discover a wide gulf between what’s technically covered by their … Read more
Employee Danelly Alexis tries on a wig at Hollywood Toys & Costumes, one of several Los Angeles-area stores that celebrate all things spooky year-round. (Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: Golden Globe winners and Rose Parade floats Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz. I’m Adam Tschorn, senior features writer, former game show question-and-answer man and your weekly quizmaster. This week’s 10 handcrafted, California-leaning multiple-choice questions are based on stories that appeared in The Times (in print … Read more
Milo Ventimiglia fought back tears after he visited the charred remains of his Malibu home, which burned to the ground in the horrific LA fires — just days before his wife is due to give birth. The “This Is Us” alum, 47, and his wife Jarah Mariano were forced to evacuate their home Tuesday after their … Read more
A man’s decade-long battle to recover his £600m bitcoin fortune (nearly $750M) has been halted by a judge. James Howells, 39, launched a legal case after he lost his Bitcoin hard drive in a landfill in 2013 in Newport, Wales, the BBC reported. Since his misfortune, Howells has offered to fully fund the excavation process and share 25% … Read more
Paris Hilton documented her return to her Malibu beach house which has been “reduced to ashes” in the aftermath of the horrific Los Angeles fires that ripped through the surrounding celebrity-packed area. Hilton walked through the destruction of the $8.4 million home on Thursday as she reflected on her loss, which left her feeling like … Read more
Van Buren Drive-In will be open again starting Friday, with shows at 8 p.m. (Ana Venegas / For The Times) There is another quiver of life in the SoCal movie scene, as the historic Van Buren Drive-In in Riverside reopens this weekend with COVID-19 safeguards in force but multiple big screens showing the latest features. … Read more
Warning: This story contains spoilers from the series finale of “Younger.” In the very last scene of “Younger,” Liza (Sutton Foster), wearing a chambray button-down shirt, tries to order a round of drinks at the bar. She’s frantically waving her shoe in an attempt to get the bartender’s attention when Josh (Nico Tortorella), dressed in … Read more
This is a bizarre time in the history of the world to be single. (Verónica Grech / For The Times) I remember being really disappointed by the Keira Knightley and Steve Carell movie “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.” Maybe it was because I couldn’t buy them as a couple given their … Read more
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