I have a type and he was most definitely it. (Dan Zalkus / For the Times) It was a figurative flip of a coin: My friend Rick and I were deciding on where to go for a weekend away. There was old reliable — any one of the many small gay resorts in Palm Springs … Read more
One of the best dinners that you can make with the vegetables you probably already have on hand doesn’t even require a pot of boiling water. Just a pot of simmering water. It’s rustic, beautiful vegetable soup, and if you think that means a pull-out-your-biggest-pot, throw-everything-in-at-once, bring-it-all-to-a-rolling-boil affair, then a new world of soup-making awaits … Read more
‘The Sopranos’ was just another mob drama. Then ‘College’ changed everything It only took an hour, on Feb. 7, 1999, for American television to change completely. That day was the premiere of “College,” the fifth episode of HBO’s new drama “The Sopranos,” and the world would never be the same. Every antihero and embattled family, … Read more
(The Los Angeles Times / Getty) My 13-year-old son has entered his thrifting era. It started with an off-chance trip to Goodwill over the summer while he was skating through Glendale with a friend two grades ahead. He came home with a decent pair of Nikes and some questionable acid-wash jeans. The purchase totaled $26. … Read more
Valerie Bertinelli, 64, posted a recent Instagram story revealing a message to her followers that stated, “2025 is the perfect year to forget your past, forgive yourself and begin again.” WireImage, Valerie Bertinelli is looking forward to starting fresh in the new year. In a recent post on her Instagram story, the 64-year-old Food Network star … Read more
Google street view of the Southern California Medical Center (SCMC) in Van Nuys. (Google street view) A former Van Nuys physician who recently surrendered his medical license following sexual harassment accusations has agreed to a $15-million federal settlement over allegations that he and fellow defendants submitted false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal. The U.S. Department … Read more
Students make their way through Sather Gate at UC Berkeley in 2022. (Eric Risberg / Associated Press) To the editor: Columnist George Skelton is right to call for supporting college education as an investment in our future. Too many politicians, business leaders and voters are focused solely on today, burning up our hopes in their … Read more
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida attends the New York Young Republican Club’s annual gala on Dec. 15. (Yuki Iwamura / Associated Press) To the editor: Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who had been President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice to be attorney general, has been accused by the House Ethics Committee of “regularly” paying for … Read more
An Israeli soldier waves from a tank near the Israeli-Gaza border in southern Israel on Oct. 21. (Tsafrir Abayov / Associated Press) To the editor: Israel was not “founded as a refuge for Jews after the Nazi Holocaust,” as your article on a recent strike in the Gaza Strip states. It was founded as the … Read more
The cancer vaccine that targets HPV is being used around the world, but there has been some resistance in the United States. (Zhua Huanan / CFOTO Future Publishing / Getty Images) Just five months after giving birth to our third (and final) child in 2015, my wife experienced something odd: Her smile became crooked. Appearance … Read more