(Pablo Lobato / For The Times) A debilitating divorce that netted me half a condo and little self-esteem had landed me here: standing in line waiting for the doors to open to L.A.’s Hollywood Men, the kind of neon-sign male strip club made famous in the “Magic Mike” movies. I was not alone, having begged … Read more
Blink and you missed it. Kanye West posted — and quickly deleted — a post about “coercion” as headlines swirled about his and wife Bianca Censori‘s breakup. “Is the coercion?” the rapper, 47, captioned Thursday’s social media upload, alongside a thoughtful emoji. 8Kanye West posted about “coercion” after news broke of his and Bianca Censori’s … Read more
Founding Duran Duran member and guitarist Andy Taylor is fighting his stage 4 prostate cancer “as hard as he can,” according to his bandmates. The 63-year-old musician revealed his stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis in November 2022, saying his cancer was “asymptomatic” after he was initially diagnosed in 2018. Speaking at a press conference at the Sanremo … Read more
One of the big questions on Wall Street is when Larry Fink, the long-time CEO and founder of money-management behemoth BlackRock, will decide to retire. The answer: Never, if Fink has his way. The CEO of the world’s largest asset-management firm has alerted his top people that he is sticking around for the foreseeable future, … Read more
Elon Musk speaks during an event in the Oval Office as his son and President Trump listen on Tuesday. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) To the editor: The show put on for the news media by Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House to talk about his seeking out fraud and waste … Read more
Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Jan. 8. (Alessandra Tarantino / Associated Press) To the editor: Pope Francis should be commended for his concern and caring for migrants. But it is rather disingenuous for the pope to criticize the United States for wanting to build a wall to keep undocumented … Read more
Dungeness crabs are pulled out of a crab pot near Bodega Bay, Calif., on Jan. 30. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Entanglement in crab fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to whales — highly intelligent, complex, majestic animals. (“New fishing gear means California can have its crab … Read more
An energy-efficient air conditioner sits on the deck of an apartment in Rancho Cucamonga in 2020. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Since California is writing the manual on pricing homebuyers, renters, landlords and builders out of the market, its latest effort deserves a whole chapter. Ordering cooling standards for all … Read more
The Los Angeles Aqueduct in the Owens Valley. How L.A. got its water is one of the master narratives of “Golden State.” (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Book Review Golden State: The Making of California By Michael HiltzikMariner Books: 448 pages, $32.50If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may … Read more
Since taking office last month, Donald Trump has governed like a man with a sledgehammer and a checklist. He’s moving at a breakneck pace — executive orders flying, agencies gutted, norms obliterated. USAID workers? Put on ice. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? Unprotected. Low-flow toilets? Flushed. The Gulf of Mexico? No longer found on Google … Read more
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