Entertainment

A senior executive at Google subjected male employees to a “relentless campaign” of hostility and discrimination – systematically targeting men to be fired, denying them promotions, refusing to allow them to contribute in meetings and even distributing memberships to professional organizations that only served women as Christmas gifts — a bombshell lawsuit alleges. Marco Meier, … Read more

President Trump and his team are telling top financiers his tariff plan unveiled today is all about playing the long game — getting trading partners who are clearly protectionist to reduce or remove their barriers to US exports in exchange for us doing the same. In the end, they claim, everyone will be happy — … Read more

Loretta Devine and Obaka Adedunyo in Jessie Maple’s underseen 1981 drama “Will.” (Janus Films) Last year, the inaugural Los Angeles Festival of Movies brought a much-needed jolt of energy to the city, conjuring just the right mix of in-the-know hipness and welcoming inclusivity. Running from Thursday through Sunday, LAFM’s second edition aims to keep the … Read more

Review Amy Nicholson ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is a block of big dumb fun Millions of people are playing the video game Minecraft right now, as in right now while you’re reading this sentence. They’re building inventions with the whack of a hammer. Combine sand and gunpowder and thwack, you’ve made a brick of TNT. In … Read more

Michelle Obama reflected on dating her now-husband, Barack Obama, before he started his career and found financial success. During Wednesday’s episode of her “IMO” podcast, the former first lady and her brother/co-host, Craig Robinson, chatted about money in relationships. “Would you be attracted to a guy who’s not financially sound when you meet him?” Robinson … Read more

Viewers who tuned in to watch “The White Lotus” Season 3 were not the only ones with reservations about the show’s surprising incest scenes between brothers Lochlan and Saxon Ratliff. According to the show’s casting director, Meredith Tucker, actors who auditioned for the roles of Lochlan and Saxon dropped out because they were “uncomfortable” with … Read more

Voices Veronique de Rugy Trump’s tariff strategy is worse than a gamble. It’s a surefire loser At this writing, President Trump plans to impose sweeping new tariffs on imports from around the world. We’re told that “Liberation Day” tariffs will raise $6 trillion in federal revenue over the next decade, plus another trillion from automobile … Read more

President Trump arrives at the Rose Garden of the White House to announce new tariffs. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) President Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs in a Rose Garden speech Wednesday that was closely watched by world leaders anticipating convulsions in global markets. In an effort to bring manufacturing back to the United States, Trump … Read more

World headquarters for State Farm Insurance in Bloomington, Ill. (Daniel Gaines / Los Angeles Times) State Farm General, already seeking an emergency 22% rate hike for its homeowners insurance, has asked California regulators for an even larger increase for its add-on umbrella insurance. The state’s largest home insurer has filed for a 39% premium hike … Read more

Bobby Sherman, seen on the 1970 ABC show “The Bobby Sherman Special,” is terminally ill with Stage 4 cancer, his wife says. (Disney General Entertainment via Getty Images) Bobby Sherman’s body is “shutting down” as he approaches the end of his battle with Stage 4 kidney cancer, according to his wife, Brigitte Poublon. “He was … Read more