(Marcy Day / For The Times) “I’m just an American guy in a pickup truck,” said Stephen Beech at the end of one of our early dates. It was Valentine’s Day 1993, and he was dropping me off at my Santa Monica apartment. His comment was supposed to act as a deterrent as he explained … Read more
Benny Blanco’s proposal didn’t come naturally. The record producer and Selena Gomez told “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” viewers Thursday that he had “the scariest week of [his] life” leading up to their engagement. “Getting engaged to someone is the craziest thing in the world,” the groom-to-be, 37, said. “Right before you’re gonna tell … Read more
movie review THE ALTO KNIGHTS Running time: 123 minutes. Rated R (violence and pervasive language). In theaters. “From the team that brought you ‘Goodfellas’” is an enticing sell for anybody who loves mafia movies. Or, really, fantastic movies in general. That’s the shrewd way Warner Bros is reeling in audience members to come see “The … Read more
Ellen DeGeneres has cut ties with the US after selling one of her final properties following her permanent move to the UK. The former talk show host, 67, set up camp in the English countryside with her wife, Portia de Rossi, four months ago after buying a sprawling $18 million farmhouse in the Cotswolds. DeGeneres, … Read more
A plan to end the stock market’s tariff tantrum is being circulated around the outer parameters of Trump World, On The Money has learned. The idea emerged during last week’s sharp market selloff. It involves some sort of universal deal that settles tariff disputes with our biggest trading partners: Mexico, Canada and Europe. The first … Read more
Are you secretly angling to be the power gifter of the upcoming holiday season? Then look no further than our 2022 Gift Guide to plot your winning strategy. We’ve fired up the fun factory for gift ideas that will please everyone on your nice list from stressed-out besties to history-buff in-laws, and all of the … Read more
President Trump promoting Tesla cars on the White House lawn on March 11. (Associated Press) It wasn’t that long ago — Dec. 17, in fact — that Tesla seemed to be riding high. On that date its shares hit an all-time high of $484.79. Its market capitalization exceeded $1.5 trillion. The election of Donald Trump … Read more
Voices Mary McNamara For American Girl doll fans, ‘1923’ is the show to watch This article contains some spoilers for Season 2 of “1923.” If you are an adult American Girl doll fan, the show you should be watching is “1923” on Paramount+. In case creator Taylor Sheridan and/or star Harrison Ford feel the need … Read more
People watch AI-generated short films during the Open AI text-to-video tool Sora’s showcasing “Sora Selects” at Brain Dead Studios in Los Angeles on March 19. (Etienne Laurent / For The Times) Just months after OpenAI launched its controversial text-to-video artificial intelligence tool Sora for the general paying public, the company is making its sales pitch … Read more
With her second novel, “Retreat,” Krysten Ritter delivers another thriller fronted by a gutsy, feisty female protagonist. (Jennifer McCord) Book Review Retreat By Krysten RitterHarper: 272 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. One winter’s night, at a charity gala … Read more
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