Bri Rodebaugh performing at Baby Battista. (Callie Biggerstaff) Audiences often seek comedy shows as a source of entertainment, a distraction, an interesting-at-best first date. On a Thursday night, just two days after the 2024 presidential election, stand-up at Baby Battista was providing community first and foremost. A show that originated early on in the wine … Read more
San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas, from left, federal water commissioner Maria-Elena Giner, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and advisor Ann Patterson tour the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego. (Courtesy of Supervisor Nora Vargas) Rain is coming in south San Diego, which means higher water levels in the polluted Tijuana River — … Read more
A vintage postcard, from the collection of Times staff writer Patt Morrison, bears a 1912 postmark. It was sent from Florida to Brattleboro, Vt. When visiting family for Thanksgiving, we all know better than to talk about the election, politics, or anything that might trigger a MAGA screed or ultra-lefty tirade from those we are … Read more
Volunteers put up flyers of missing Maui woman Hannah Kobayashi outside Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) The family of Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman who disappeared two weeks ago after missing a flight at Los Angeles International Airport, hasn’t given up the search for their loved one. Kobayashi’s relatives are … Read more
Miles McBride tried not to rush back from the knee injury that sidelined him for five games this month, but the Knicks sixth man believes it’s something he will have to manage following his return to the lineup Monday night in Denver. McBride, who hadn’t played since Nov. 13 against the Bulls, scored 13 points … Read more
The choreographed spectacle of ‘Emilia Pérez’ “Emilia Pérez” transcends traditional narrative filmmaking to tell the story of a Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) who hires a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) to help her forever disappear and live her dream of transitioning into a woman. The task for cinematographer Paul Guilhaume was lensing a film that’s … Read more
Ohemaa Nyanin walked into the Barclays Center for Game 2 of the WNBA Finals last month as she had done countless times before. The emotions this time, though, were different. For the five seasons prior to 2024, Nyanin had given her all to the Liberty. 4Former Liberty executive and current Golden State Valkyries GM Ohemaa … Read more
Eddie Escobedo Jr. is carrying on the hibachi restaurant business started by his father, a convicted Sinaloa cartel marijuana trafficker known as “El Mago,” who was killed Nov. 23, 2023. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) Before sheriff’s deputies found his body on Thanksgiving morning last year, shot to death in a desolate stretch of warehouses and … Read more
Ralph Fiennes’ top-grossing films fall into the franchise camp Ralph Fiennes, last Oscar-nominated for his performance in 1996’s “The English Patient,” is considered a strong lead actor contender this season for his enigmatic portrayal of the cardinal overseeing the selection of the next pope in Edward Berger’s “Conclave.” The Focus Features drama has earned more … Read more
Packages move along a conveyor at an Amazon warehouse facility in Goodyear, Ariz., in 2019. (Associated Press) Good news for bargain hunters: Gone are the days of having to stand in line at dawn and then elbow your way through a store to get your hands on coveted Black Friday deals, as many retailers have … Read more
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