Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, shown here in 2020, this week railed against the purchase of his Infowars site by the Onion. (Matt York / Associated Press) Here’s a quiz. Read the following sentences and decide if they’re a headline from satirical news site the Onion or my summaries of comments from the … Read more
President Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Nov. 13. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump opened his transition back to the White House this week with a flurry of personnel announcements that sent forceful messages to major constituent groups, potential political rivals and the country at large. Two … Read more
Outgoing Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff, seen in his home city of Burbank in 2021, was elected this month to serve as California’s next U.S. senator. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Rep. Adam B. Schiff is a darling of the Democrats, a fighter and political veteran accustomed to the limelight on Sunday talk shows … Read more
He was one-half of one the most controversial trades made by Montreal, with fan favourite P.K. Subban going to Nashville in return for Weber. Former Canadiens defeceman Shea Weber, left, receives his Hall of Fame jacket from Lanny McDonald at the Hockey Hall of Fame Legends Classic game at the Scotiabank Arena on Nov. 10, … Read more
People gather for a rally and concert to protest Proposition 187 at East Los Angeles College on Oct. 30, 1994. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Reading Gustavo Arellano’s column on living in a “Prop. 187 America” and seeing the photograph of protesters in 1994 reminded me of my life at … Read more
It makes more sense for Lane Hutson to join Mike Matheson on Habs’ first power-play unit instead of replacing him. This is the last season of Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau’s contract and GM Kent Hughes would like to get something in return for the 25-year-old if he’s going to lose him, Stu Cowan writes.Photo by … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., seen at a campaign rally on Oct. 27, was picked by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Health and Human Services Department. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) To the editor: For those who voted against their own self-interest this election, thinking that a second Donald Trump presidency would not be as … Read more
Commuters make their way outside Tokyo Station in Japan’s capital last year. Haruki Murakami’s latest novel is among several recent works marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Associated Press) Since 1979, Haruki Murakami has written more than a dozen imaginative novels concerned with the nature of reality. He says he tends to incorporate weird events that … Read more
Assessing damage in Ventura County, it seems the recent wildfire was capricious, torching one outbuilding or orchard while neighboring ones remained unscathed. (Paul Thornton / For The Times) It was the morning after election day, and the distraction I had hoped to find from the previous night’s upheaval found me first. A brother-in-law texted: There … Read more
Three modest proposals to free us from the semi-annual clock-change madness. A selection of vintage clocks are displayed at Electric Time Company, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Medfield, Mass.Photo by Charles Krupa /The Associated Press files Hello, darkness, my old enemy. We switched from daylight saving to daylight craving time two weeks ago, making many … Read more
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