ame Bill Barr is acting like Trump's wing man again instead of America's attorney general By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:50:59 -0400 The attorney general suggests that he's in sync with Trump's 'liberation' tweets. Full Article
ame Why shut down his own coronavirus task force? Trump wants someone to blame if things get worse By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 18:34:08 -0400 Vice President Mike Pence says the cornavirus task force could end in early June. Why? Full Article
ame Column: Trump's latest 'very good people' are 2nd Amendment thugs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:00:07 -0400 Only in the U.S., and no other civilized democracy, does a supposed right to take up arms against a duly elected government garner respect. Full Article
ame Granderson: Why did Michael Jordan never use his giant megaphone? White America didn't want to hear it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 16:38:41 -0400 Jordan could win the adoration of white America, but only as long as he didn't talk about what it meant to be black in America. Full Article
ame Your 'Animal Crossing' obsession is about to get worse. Blame the Getty Art Generator By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:59:37 -0400 Van Gogh or Klimt, anyone? The new Animal Crossing Art Generator allows you to bring artworks from the museum's archives into your imaginary worlds. Full Article
ame Commentary: Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Six ways COVID-19 could do the same By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:00:57 -0400 Hospitals built in two weeks. Freeways with few cars. Which innovations and changes could, or should, stick with us in a post-coronavirus world? Full Article
ame One year on, how is London prepared to prevent another Notre Dame? By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:58:10 +0100 London fire Brigade is warning managers of London’s closed historic venues not to be complacent about fire safety during the coronavirus outbreak Full Article
ame 'Mexican food always wins': José R. Ralat on his new book 'American Tacos' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:21:50 -0400 José R. Ralat's new book, 'American Tacos,' goes deep on north-of-the-border taco culture. Full Article
ame L.A. street vendors fought 10 years for the right to sell. Then COVID-19 came along By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:00:31 -0400 L.A.'s street vendors are grounded and facing a new Goliath: COVID-19. Full Article
ame Famed Basque restaurant Noriega Hotel in Bakersfield to close permanently By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:09:13 -0400 The restaurant, which served traditional Basque cooking enjoyed family-style, had been in business for 89 years. Full Article
ame A family of strawberry growers had big dreams. Then came the pandemic By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:00:01 -0400 The Carranza family worked on the McGrath Family Farm for more than 20 years. Just as they sought to go into the strawberry business on their own, the coronavirus hit. Full Article
ame 'The fight is always somewhere in us': Asian American history and a Little Tokyo combo meal By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 09:00:54 -0400 The revival of Tokyo Gardens' classic chashu shumai has been a much-needed bright spot during the pandemic — and a reminder of the resiliency of L.A.'s Asian American community. Full Article
ame 9 L.A. chefs and restaurants are named James Beard Award finalists By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 17:55:31 -0400 Nine Los Angeles restaurants and chefs, including Jessica Koslow and Jeremy Fox, are on James Beard Foundation's list. Full Article
ame You've named and fed it. Now what to do with all that extra sourdough starter? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:00:16 -0400 Now that sourdough baking has become a shutdown trend, here are some suggestions for what to do with extra starter. Full Article
ame James Patterson donates $500,000 as independent bookstores struggle with coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 11:39:33 -0400 Author James Patterson is donating $500,000 to help indie bookstores across the country. For many L.A. booksellers, that could be a life saver. Full Article
ame Julia Alvarez discusses her radically different novel, 'Afterlife' (and defends 'American Dirt') By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 18:24:09 -0400 Julia Alvarez's "Afterlife" is her first novel for adults in 15 years. She talks about loss, fragmentation and "American Dirt." Full Article
ame Meet the heartland Evangelicals who feed America By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 11:30:38 -0400 Marie Mutsuki Mockett's 'American Harvest' looks at the divide between the heartland and those who seldom think about where our food comes from. Full Article
ame Dystopian fiction has always been real for Ray Bradbury prize winner Marlon James By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:30:15 -0400 Marlon James, whose novel "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" pioneered queer fantasy, thanks Mary Shelley and "Moby Dick" for predicting our current crisis. Full Article
ame Want to know more about the real 'Mrs. America'? Here's your reading list By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:57:34 -0400 "Mrs. America" creator Dahvi Waller on the books to read if you want to know more about the ERA Full Article
ame Their beautifully curated vintage-book pop-ups were thriving. Along came coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:00:45 -0400 Nick Capizzi and Jenny Yang founded A Good Used Book in 2018 as an itinerant book-browsing mecca. Now they're surviving on hope and Instagram. Full Article
ame They came to make art in isolation; the pandemic forced them to stay By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:00:25 -0400 While guests of Provincetown's Fine Arts Work Center are stuck through June, canceled residencies across the U.S. endanger an artistic ecosystem. Full Article
ame Letters to the Editor: The coronavirus is America's chance to become a mature nation By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 06:00:56 -0400 America's optimism may have blinded it to the coronavirus. Now, with suffering a part of our daily life, we have a chance to become a mature nation. Full Article
ame Letters to the Editor: Hubris and bad leadership made America a perfect target for the coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 06:00:57 -0400 Warning memos were written. Research was funded. But what good is any of this if American leaders fail to act? Full Article
ame Letters to the Editor: Why just a running mate? Joe Biden should name his entire Cabinet By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:00:32 -0400 These are extraordinary times, and Joe Biden has a number of legislators, mayors and governors who could fill an entire Cabinet. Full Article
ame Letters to the Editor: Churches don't have a 1st Amendment right to ruin public health By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:00:35 -0400 Some of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks have been linked to religious services, and the public's health trumps every other right. Full Article
ame Letters to the Editor: The myth of Americans coming together after a catastrophe By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 06:00:26 -0400 We're still divided into red state and blue states. Of course we aren't coming together with a disaster like the COVID-19 pandemic raging on. Full Article
ame Letters to the Editor: Every American needs an N95 mask more than a stimulus check By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:00:02 -0400 Cloth masks are not nearly as effective as N95 respirators and they give wearers a false sense of security against the coronavirus. Full Article
ame Feedback: What readers think about petition to name Dr. Anthony Fauci 'sexiest man' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:10:30 -0400 Calendar Feedback: Is competence sexy? Readers on whether it trivializes Dr. Fauci to call him 'sexy.' Plus, differing opinions on the Peter Zumthor design of LACMA. Full Article
ame Letters to the Editor: Why you shouldn't shame the shopper wearing gloves and an N95 mask By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 06:00:45 -0400 Someone wearing gloves and an N95 mask likely had a stockpile at home before the pandemic hit. Full Article
ame Letters to the Editor: Coronavirus protesters turn the American flag into a symbol of selfishness By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 06:00:16 -0400 The people waving the American flag at lockdown protests are using it as a symbol of selfishness. Full Article
ame Letters to the Editor: Michigan's 2nd Amendment thugs aren't what the framers had in mind By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 06:00:25 -0400 The language of the 2nd Amendment suggests that the Constitution's framers did not want to empower rifle-wielding protesters to invade statehouses. Full Article
ame That dramatic 'Marriage Story' speech that Laura Dern makes? Here's how it came about By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:00:11 -0500 As a divorce lawyer in 'Marriage Story,' Laura Dern calls out societal bias against mothers. She helped craft the speech with writer-director Noah Baumbach. Full Article
ame Natalie Portman dons cape with names of snubbed female directors on Oscars carpet By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 19:49:21 -0500 Natalie Portman arrived at the 92nd Academy Awards wearing a cape with the names of female directors who weren't nominated Sunday. Full Article
ame Oscars fashion: Joaquin Phoenix, Margot Robbie, Timothée Chalamet make eco-style statements By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:31:47 -0500 Eco fashion was among the big style statements and trends at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday in Hollywood. Full Article
ame Oscars fashion: Billie Eilish, Timothée Chalamet go luxe casual for Hollywood's big night By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:51:19 -0500 Has Oscar style strayed to the casual side? You be the judge. Full Article
ame From '1917' to, yes, 'Parasite,' video games are even influencing prestige movies By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:19:08 -0500 Oscar's big winner, 'Parasite,' and war tale '1917' show how interactive entertainment is shaping linear storytelling — often for the better. Full Article
ame Leonardo DiCaprio surprises Jamie Foxx at the 2020 American Black Film Festival Honors By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 09:49:35 -0500 Cynthia Erivo, Jamie Foxx, Louis Gossett Jr., Lena Waithe and HBO's 'The Wire' cast were honored at the 2020 American Black Film Festival Honors on Sunday. Full Article
ame Cost overruns, delays, now coronavirus. Academy Museum chief Bill Kramer isn't fazed By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 10:00:32 -0400 In his first in-depth interview as Academy Museum director, Bill Kramer talks budget, construction time lines and, most important, what you'll see inside. Full Article
ame PGA golfer Jeff Sluman gets same price he paid for Florida town home By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 15:23:10 -0400 PGA Tour golfer Jeff Sluman has sold his waterfront home in Florida for $3.65 million, the same price he paid for it in 2017. Full Article
ame James Franco's former home across from Chateau Marmont sells for $4.65 million By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:33:34 -0400 Just above the Sunset Strip, a 1920s villa once owned by actor James Franco and filmmaker Francis Lawrence just sold for $4.65 million. Full Article
ame 'Game of Thrones' co-creator D.B. Weiss sells Beverly Grove home By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:05:12 -0400 "Game of Thrones" co-creator D.B. Weiss has sold his home in Beverly Grove for $1.91 million, records show. Full Article
ame Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar clears a $4-million base in Florida By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 18:48:18 -0400 Retired baseball star Roberto Alomar has sold his Florida home — an 18,700-square-foot mansion on more than three acres — for $4 million. Full Article
ame Jewish Hall of Fame wrestler Bill Goldberg takes WWE title in Saudi Arabia By www.jpost.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 03:31:41 GMT Goldberg, the grandson of Romanian and Russian immigrants, had his bar mitzvah in his native Tulsa, Oklahoma. Full Article saudi arabia WWE wrestling
ame Boris Johnson names his newborn after doctors who saved his life By www.jpost.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 16:19:18 GMT Nicholas was a nod to Nick Price and Nick Hart - two doctors who the couple have praised for saving Johnson's life at St Thomas' hospital last month. Full Article United Kingdom Boris Johnson Baby England
ame The freight escape: Simon Calder left for his skiing holiday as an airline passenger but came home as cargo By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2010-04-23T22:00:00Z The luckiest traveller in Europe in the past nine days? Andrew Gardner, an engineer from Milton Keynes. On Thursday morning, 15 April, he flew from Stansted to Oslo. About 10 minutes after he landed, the air-traffic control shutters came down over northern Europe, and remained closed for the next six days. Full Article
ame Coronavirus: US senators accused of insider trading named on Trump committee to reopen trading By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T18:11:40Z 'To provide counsel to the president on the reopening of America' Full Article
ame L.A. Auto Show: VW America's chief has a plan to move past the emissions scandal By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:00:39 -0500 Volkswagen of America CEO Scott Keogh wants to regain your trust. Full Article
ame Car buyers shun electric vehicles not named Tesla. Are carmakers driving off a cliff? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 09:00:53 -0500 Electric vehicles can cut greenhouse gases and carmakers have big plans for them. But so far, few car buyers want them. Full Article
ame Alameda County says Tesla has cut its workforce. But will it stop making cars? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:38:43 -0400 Tesla CEO Elon Musk has kept his Fremont, Calif., manufacturing plant open despite the Bay Area coronavirus lockdown. Full Article
ame 'The Hunger Games' universe expands with a prequel film in the works By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:35:45 -0400 Lionsgate announced Tuesday that Suzanne Collins' latest Panem novel, "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," will be adapted into a film. Full Article