Just before 4 p.m., two men drove to the front entrance of the market at 102nd Street and Avalon Boulevard in Green Meadows, got out of their vehicle and shot into the store. Three men and three women were injured, and four of them were taken to a nearby hospital by the Los Angeles Fire […]
I don’t mean for those of us who live here: I mean for those on the outside, those for whom “L.A.” meant a plastic place and a plastic people, with no culture and no soul. Novel” before kicking it off with a facetious comparison of herself to James Joyce and then an eight-page dedication canvasing […]
From November 2020 to November 2021, overall home sales decreased in the county by 3.5%, according to data released Thursday by real estate firm DQNews. Some economists expect home price appreciation will slow to single digits next year, in part because they expect mortgage rates will rise. The intensity prompted some prospective shoppers to put […]
When a writer writes a short story about a writer, there’s always a temptation to read it as autobiographical. “I hate stories about writers,” Bissell acknowledged during a recent call from his home in Laurel Canyon, where he’s lived for seven years. What he has done, with “Creative Types,” is found a way to address […]
Anne Rice, the novelist whose “Interview With the Vampire” and other lush, bestselling gothic tales reinvented the blood-drinking immortal as tragic antihero, has died. …Read the full story
This all took a turn when my coeditor came across the Anne Rice fan website which contained a phone number where you could call and speak to Anne Rice. Another day, another legend. RIP #AnneRice and thank you for introducing us to a world in which vampires weren’t simply Dracula, but literary springboards for everything […]
“We retained a respected law firm to conduct the review, and have terminated him, effective immediately. Later in the week, an outside law firm was brought in to review the 1,500 pages of testimony by Chris Cuomo and other materials, such as text messages. His coverage of the television industry has appeared in TV Guide, […]
Broadwater, a Black man, was convicted in 1982 after Sebold, who is white, identified him in court as her attacker despite failing to identify him previously in a police lineup. The conviction was overturned last Monday by a trial judge in New York. “I will continue to struggle with the role that I unwittingly played […]
A decision to grow the award ceremony’s “Big Four” categories from eight to 10 nominees was made Monday, a day before the nods were announced, and led to nominations for artists including ABBA and Lil Nas X, according to the report. “I applaud our Board of Trustees, for having the agility and foresight to approve […]
In “These Precious Days,” Patchett traces her influences and inspirations from her birth in Los Angeles to a childhood in Nashville and an education at Sarah Lawrence College and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. “As a writer, I am first and foremost my father’s daughter,” Patchett writes. Patchett met Raphael when she and Hanks appeared together […]
After the acquisition, Scanline will continue to “operate as a standalone business and work with a variety of clients,” Reinhard wrote. Since 2017, Netflix has spent more than $1.97 billion on productions in Canada, according to a post written by Netflix’s Chief Content Officer and co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Netflix’s website in February. …Read the […]
Prepared with a pre-written speech, an overwhelmed Mott dedicated the prize to “the mad kids. The 72nd National Book Awards, one of the country’s most prestigious literary prizes, was hosted by comedian, actress and New York Times bestselling writer Phoebe Robinson. “Molly, I remember your face when we were having coffee and meeting for the […]
Biden wrote to Khan as Americans are feeling the effects of higher prices across much of the economy, an issue that’s also hurting him politically as his poll numbers continue to sag. But that’s primarily because of a run-up in crude prices as opposed to a disconnect between wholesale and retail gasoline markets. It’s unclear […]
“Bad Robot productions have produced some of the world’s most riveting and award-winning content and we cannot wait to see how their imaginative stories transcend into the audio space,” Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s chief content and advertising business officer, said in a statement. While Spotify has been seen as a leader in developing and landing original […]
A crew of at least a half dozen robbers took thousands of dollars in cash, jewelry and other items from a Fairfax district home early Saturday in the latest of an ongoing series of follow-home robberies that have occurred in Los Angeles this year, according to the L.A. The latest follow-home robbery occurred at 1:56 […]
It may be the most culturally significant moment for California agriculture since the famed Judgment of Paris, a blind tasting in 1976 in which a panel of mainly French wine judges scored Napa Valley wines above those of Burgundy and Bordeaux, a result that rattled the wine world and launched the craze for California wine. […]
Recently, though, executives have warned investors not to expect rapid growth quarter after quarter. A significant portion of Disney+ users are in India, where the service is offered at low cost in combination with the local streaming brand Hotstar, for which sports are a significant driver of viewership. Disney is looking to better compete with […]
Serge Svetnoy, who was the chief electrician or gaffer, is the first member of the “Rust” film crew to take legal action against the film’s production company, Rust Movie Productions LLC, for the Oct. Svetnoy’s general-negligence complaint, filed Wednesday morning in Los Angeles Superior Court, names the producers, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, first assistant director Dave […]
A former Baldwin Park City Council member, who was an early champion of legalizing cannabis, pleaded guilty in a separate federal case after admitting to taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from a police officer to vote for a police union contract, according to federal court records that were unsealed earlier this year. […]
