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Candies? No. Vintage Lucite? No — they’re solid cocktails, sophisticated jelly shots. You can turn almost any cocktail into one. Pictured here, clockwise from top, are jelly shots made from rosé Champagne, B-52 (layers of Kahlúa, Baileys and Grand Marnier), pear martini, tequila sunrise, gin and tonic (garnished with lime zest and “tonic powder”) and … Read more

Legs for days! Rita Ora, Anya Taylor-Joy and Ciara show off their gams. Donna Grace/NY Post Design 1 of 17 GLAM GIRL: Rita Ora shows some leg during a trip to Australia’s Gold Coast. Rita Ora / Instagram 2 of 17 CAPE SHIFTER: Anya Taylor-Joy doesn’t cloak herself in secrecy on her way to a … Read more

Country star Colt Ford shared that he and Jelly Roll were able to bond over what it’s like to be the “big guys.” During a recent interview with People, Ford revealed that he and Jelly Roll hung out backstage at one of the “Save Me” singer’s concerts, where they discussed the complicated feelings that come with trying to … Read more

It’s a girl! Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia announced the birth of their fourth child, a daughter. The young princess, whose name and photograph have not been released, was born Friday in Stockholm. The royals said the baby weighs 8 lbs and is 19 inches long. Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia on … Read more

People watch as the Eaton fire engulfs a structure Wednesday, Jan. 8, in Altadena. (Ethan Swope / Associated Press) When the fires erupted Jan. 7, burn centers across the Los Angeles region braced for an influx of patients, updating one another on the beds and staff available for critically injured people. The Eaton and Palisades … Read more

Protesters call on Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to roll back restrictions on gender-affirming care on Thursday. (Emily Alpert Reyes / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: This week, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) announced a pause on the initiation of gender-affirming care for patients under the age of 19 to “fully understand [the] implications” of … Read more

(Leonid Iastremsky / Pixel-Shot – stock.adobe.com) To the editor: It’s fine to criticize silly or extreme programs having to do with diversity, equity and inclusion such as the University of Michigan’s guides on identifying white supremacy or counterproductive corporate workshops (is anyone surprised that corporate workshops of any kind are often time-wasting slogs?). (“Trump is … Read more

David Levering Lewis, author of “The Stained Glass Window.” (Frank L. Stewart) Book Review The Stained Glass Window: A Family History as the American Story, 1790-1958 By David Levering LewisPenguin Press: 368 pages, $35If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Anyone … Read more

Filipino American culture and Catholicism are interconnected. How that affects mental health Father Rodel Balagtas sees it across the Roman Catholic churches he visits in the archdiocese of Los Angeles: A significant number of the parishioners who fill the pews are Filipino Americans. Balagtas is the priest liaison for the Filipino Ministry of the Archdiocese … Read more

Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in both plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies — often as Allen’s best friend — has died. He was 85. Roberts’ death was announced to The New York Times by his daughter, Nicole Burley. 4Actor Tony Roberts died at 85. … Read more