A new report is sounding the alarm about online giant Amazon, claiming the company is not complying with California law and that certain products that are potentially dangerous to children are able to be purchased by children through their platform. “The examination found that Amazon is currently not complying with §1798.99.1,” the new study from … Read more
Performance * Vicki Juditz presents her one-woman show, “Life After Life,” at Temple IJC, 30 Hughes St., Irvine. 8 tonight. $21, includes dessert. (949) 829-5880. * Spoken-word artist Henry Rollins performs at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 8 tonight. $18.50-$20.50. (714) 496-8930. Music * The Pacific Symphony family programs of “Pinball … Read more
A beloved New York City subway singer who was launched into stardom on “America’s Got Talent” has died at age 72. Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, died on March 25 in New York City. Her death was confirmed by her loved ones, including the “Precious” actress, 41, in an obituary published by … Read more
They were bootblacks, hobos, acrobats — 31 ex-cons and ruffians plucked out of prison or off the streets and offered one last chance for redemption: to sneak into North Korea and kill its president, Kim Il Sung. But nothing went according to plan. Their mission aborted, they ended up killing their trainers, fighting their way … Read more
@thebraxtonkeith Please watch the entire video. This is unacceptable behavior for any concert including my brother @GavinAdcockMusic Nobody likes beer and trash getting thrown at them. I love live music and when given the opportunity to speak up about unruliness in the concert community, I will protect my audience, band, crew, equipment, and most importantly, … Read more
Racism is never funny. Making fun of racists often is. Suffice to say there’s plenty to cry and laugh about right now. The show “Roseanne” did both. But the rebooted comedy, which was the highest-rated and most watched “new” series of the 2017-18 season, was canceled Tuesday after a racist tweet by Roseanne Barr in … Read more
Anna Lambe as Siaja in “North of North,” premiering on Netflix on Thursday. (Netflix) Set in Canada’s northernmost territory among the Indigenous Inuit people, “North by North,” premiering Thursday on Netflix, is a charming small town comedy, with — as is so often the case in small town comedies — a generous portion of rom-com … Read more
It’s time for the truth to power up. “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” head writer Tony Oliver admitted it was a mistake to cast a Black actor in the role of the Black Power Ranger and an Asian actor as the Yellow Power Ranger. “None of us [were] thinking stereotypes,” Oliver shared in the new Investigation … Read more
Prince Harry’s “life is at stake,” his lawyer warned in a London courtroom on the final day of an appeal on Wednesday, regarding his security detail in the country. “One mustn’t forget the human dimension to this case. There is a person sitting behind me whose safety, whose security and whose life is at stake,” … Read more
In April 1992, Chris McCandless walked into the Alaskan wilderness. He survived there for more than 100 days before perishing in an abandoned bus. Since then, millions have become captivated with his story, reading about it in Jon Krakauer’s iconic “Into the Wild” or watching it in Sean Penn’s film of the same name. But … Read more
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