bi Bill Stern, champion of California ceramics, is dead at 78 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:14:24 -0400 The founder of the Museum of California Design organized shows related to women in design and California pottery. Full Article
bi Genesis P-Orridge, Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle co-founder, dies at 70 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 21:16:03 -0400 The artist, musician and iconoclast — best known as part of the influential industrial band Throbbing Gristle — had been battling leukemia. Full Article
bi Bill Withers, 'Lean on Me' and 'Ain't No Sunshine' singer-songwriter, dies at 81 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 10:38:10 -0400 Bill Withers, known for acoustic soul hits "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine," died Monday of heart complications, his family said Friday. Full Article
bi A peek inside a lifestyle influencer's cozy, all-white winter cabin By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 09:00:52 -0500 Fashion designer turned lifestyle guru Jenni Kayne renovated a property she calls "The Lake House," an all-white, three-level cabin tucked away in the mountains in Lake Arrowhead. We got a peek inside. Full Article
bi Garden Calendar: 'Bonsai-A-Thon,' bird watching and mushroom walks By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:11:07 -0500 Gardeners: There's so much to do outdoors right now. No need to wait for Spring. Let's get started. Full Article
bi Bidet sales soar as toilet paper sells out amid coronavirus fears By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:30:59 -0400 As consumers panic-buy toilet paper in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, bidet sales spike. Full Article
bi Tobacco, vaping industries seize opportunities in coronavirus with freebies, donations By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:00:02 -0400 The tobacco industry sees the sales potential in the pandemic, offers up freebie protective gear, doorstep deliveries, festive discounts. Full Article
bi Amid coronavirus siege, California cannabis sales soar By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:59:33 -0400 Could this be the 'Amazon Prime moment' for cannabis deliveries? Full Article
bi What an online flea market looks like when Fred Segal does it. (Hint: Birkin bags included) By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:00:37 -0400 The Fred Segal Flea Market's eclectic mix of goods, including a $43,000 brown crocodile Hermès Birkin bag, is now being sold online. Full Article
bi We tuned in for the White House briefings but stayed for Dr. Birx's glorious scarves By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:21:06 -0400 Dr. Deborah Birx's scarves became this moment's fashion inspiration. Here's how to get her look. Full Article
bi Disability laws finally gave them an education. School-from-home threatens to make that impossible By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:50:41 -0400 Schools have been told they must provide equal learning opportunities to students with disabilities, but the schools and parents say that's not happening during the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
bi Coronavirus changes the AP test, big time. Here's what it will look like By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 12:24:39 -0400 New details about Advanced Placement tests released Friday by the College Board show how much the coronavirus pandemic is altering the format. Full Article
bi 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
bi Editorial: Tara Reade's allegation that Joe Biden assaulted her demands an independent investigation By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:43:32 -0400 Accusations of sexual impropriety by powerful men should be taken seriously. Full Article
bi Op-Ed: Biden should play up his expertise, since it's something Trump lacks By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 06:00:10 -0400 In these troubled times, experience rather than populist appeal is what voters will want when they choose a president in November. Full Article
bi Joe Biden's unequivocal denial of assault allegations should hearten supporters — if it holds up By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 10:35:49 -0400 Biden says to MSNBC interviewer Mika Brzezinski that an alleged assault on Tara Reade 'never happened.' Full Article
bi Column: Whatever happened with Tara Reade in 1993, Biden is still infinitely better than Trump By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 06:05:34 -0400 Joe Biden is a flawed individual with a penchant for unwanted touching. Here's why I'll vote for him anyway. Full Article
bi Opinion: Tara Reade's allegation against Joe Biden won't be resolved by the Senate By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 12:42:30 -0400 Senate confidentiality requirements leave us with a 'he said, she said' standoff between Joe Biden and Tara Reade. Full Article
bi Editorial: A battle over birth control the Trump administration should lose By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:00:33 -0400 Congress decided that all new health insurance policies should cover preventive care. The ability to deny one type -- birth control for women -- on religious grounds should be a rare exception. Full Article
bi Column: Is it time for Drs. Fauci and Birx to quit on principle? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:10:17 -0400 Fauci and Birx could storm out and publicly speak their minds, but then they'd lose any influence they have on President Trump. Full Article
bi The Supreme Court needs to rescue birth-control access from the Trump administration By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 15:52:20 -0400 If employers aren't providing contraceptive coverage, there is no burden on their religious beliefs. Full Article
bi Column: Another resurrection story for the unsinkable Bibi Netanyahu By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 21:23:13 -0400 Benjamin Netanyahu, who has dominated Israeli politics for a quarter of a century, survives yet another challenge. Too bad for Israel. Full Article
bi Ballet Hispánico's 'Con Brazos Abiertos': Your quarantine must-watch of the day By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 12:44:49 -0400 Join the watch party for Ballet Hispánico's 'Con Brazos Abiertos' and catch a Q&A with choreographer Michelle Manzanales. Full Article
bi Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday bash reminds us why his music remains so radical By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:44:24 -0400 The best performances in "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration" showed how the composer doesn't traffic in formulas. Full Article
bi New firefighter's birthday kitten rescue By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:19:37 Z Firefighter Jessica New celebrated her 21st birthday by rescuing a kitten from a house fire in Wembley. Full Article
bi London Fire Brigade welcomes publication of new Bill to improve fire safety By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:08:25 Z The Bill will amend the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO) and will provide greater clarity on the additional areas which fall to the responsible person or duty-holder for multi-occupied residential buildings Full Article
bi Travel industry offers new safety procedures in bid to revive business By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 18:34:06 -0400 Hoping to get Americans traveling again, a travel trade group has developed cleaning protocols and other steps to protect people. Full Article
bi From hospital bed, Ginsburg challenges Trump plan to limit Obamacare's birth-control coverage By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 09:09:20 -0400 Justices hear a dispute over Trump administration rules to limit contraception requirements. Hospitalized Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls in. Full Article
bi McConnell's coronavirus business liability pledge sparks lobbying frenzy By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 18:04:37 -0400 Mitch McConnell has promised that the next coronavirus bill would protect business owners from lawsuits related to COVID-19. Full Article
bi The coronavirus hit to L.A. tourism: 22 million visitors and $13 billion in spending By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 09:00:23 -0400 Tourism officials estimate 75% of Los Angeles travel-related workers have been furloughed. Full Article
bi Ronald Birtcher, who helped build modern-day Orange County, dies at 89 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 15:41:39 -0400 Along with Henry Segerstrom and Donald Bren, he helped make the OC more cosmopolitan. Full Article
bi The Cannabis Cafe in West Hollywood reopens Thursday as a drive-thru By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:58:09 -0400 The Cannabis Cafe is selling weed and food through a new drive-thru operation. Full Article
bi 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
bi Bistro Meatloaf By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 16:30:11 -0400 Meatloaf takes inspiration from bistro steaks with a simple compound butter flavored with garlic, shallots and parsley. Full Article
bi Patricia Bosworth, actor turned celebrity biographer, dies of coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 15:53:17 -0400 Patricia Bosworth, an actor who went on to chronicle lives including Jane Fonda's, Marlon Brando's and her own, died from coronavirus. She was 86. Full Article
bi Patricia Bosworth, 'as big in life' as the stars she wrote about By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 21:21:29 -0400 A tribute to Patricia Bosworth, who died of complications from COVID-19. The actress and biographer of Jane Fonda and Marlon Brando was 86. Full Article
bi Chelsea Bieker distills the fire and fury of the parched Central Valley By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 10:30:59 -0400 Chelsea Bieker's 'Godshot,' a surreal debut novel set in the parched Central Valley, depicts a fundamentalist rain cult and sex worker resisters. Full Article
bi Q&A: Author Cynthia Ozick will spend her 92nd birthday 'contemplating mayhem' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 13:27:46 -0400 Cynthia Ozick, essayist and acclaimed novelist, shelters from coronavirus and discusses anti-Semitism, the Spanish flu and longevity. Full Article
bi Review: Queer authors reinvent the artist biography as revisionist memoir By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:04:35 -0400 Jenn Shapland's "My Autobiography of Carson McCullers" and Mark Doty's "What Is the Grass," about Walt Whitman, are hybrid memoir-biographies. Full Article
bi Review: Was Andy Warhol a saint or scourge, genius or dolt? A new biography befits a great life By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:00:13 -0400 Blake Gopnik's definitive 'Warhol' gathers up all the receipts on the blank icon who stormed the barricades of art, only to serve it up to commerce. Full Article
bi Colson Whitehead wins second fiction Pulitzer, Ben Moser's 'Sontag' wins for biography By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 17:45:29 -0400 Colson Whitehead, Ben Moser, Jericho Brown, Anne Boyer and Greg Grandin are the 2020 recipients of Pulitzer Prizes for books. Full Article
bi 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
bi Letters to the Editor: Newsom's right. Crowding beaches in a pandemic is not your birthright as a Californian By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:44:31 -0400 Calls to open all beaches because Californians have a right to them are silly and dangerous. Gov. Newsom is making the right call. Full Article
bi Letters to the Editor: Yes, Democrats will brush off the Joe Biden assault allegation By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 06:00:27 -0400 Republicans didn't seem to care that Trump had multiple credible allegations against him; why should one accusation against Biden derail his candidacy? Full Article
bi Letters to the Editor: The Democratic Party's #MeToo hypocrisy on Joe Biden is stunning By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 06:00:21 -0400 Democrats who expect all voters sick of President Trump to vote for Joe Biden are insulting people who care more about the issues than the party. Full Article
bi Letters to the Editor: Joe Biden's supporters need to explain their treatment of Brett Kavanaugh By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:00:30 -0400 You can't explain away your support for Joe Biden despite a sexual assault allegation without talking about Brett Kavanaugh. Full Article
bi From controversial to awards darling, down the rabbit hole with 'Jojo' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:00:39 -0500 Taika Waititi's irreverent but humanist look at a boy in the Hitler Youth has been a major presence this awards season — for good and bad. Full Article
bi 'Jojo Rabbit,' 'Knives Out,' 'Schitt's Creek' win big at Costume Designers Guild Awards By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 14:15:32 -0500 Find out if your favorite film, TV show or commercial won at the 22nd CDGAs, which were hosted by Mindy Kaling. Also honored were Charlize Theron, Adam McKay, Michael Kaplan and Mary Ellen Fields. Full Article
bi 'Jojo Rabbit's' Mayes Rubeo 'euphoric' as first Latina costume designer to be nominated By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:30:30 -0500 'Jojo Rabbit' costume designer Mayes C. Rubeo made her mark with Mel Gibson's 'Apocalypto.' For Taika Waititi, she turned to history and art for inspiration. Full Article
bi Op-Ed: Beyond #OscarsSoWhite, Hollywood needs to confront historic racism on the big screen By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 06:00:51 -0500 The motion picture academy's new museum should include an exhibit of the painful racist images created to maintain a system of dehumanization. Full Article