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Bill Stern, champion of California ceramics, is dead at 78

The founder of the Museum of California Design organized shows related to women in design and California pottery.




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Genesis P-Orridge, Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle co-founder, dies at 70

The artist, musician and iconoclast — best known as part of the influential industrial band Throbbing Gristle — had been battling leukemia.




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Bill Withers, 'Lean on Me' and 'Ain't No Sunshine' singer-songwriter, dies at 81

Bill Withers, known for acoustic soul hits "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine," died Monday of heart complications, his family said Friday.




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A peek inside a lifestyle influencer's cozy, all-white winter cabin

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.




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Garden Calendar: 'Bonsai-A-Thon,' bird watching and mushroom walks

Gardeners: There's so much to do outdoors right now. No need to wait for Spring. Let's get started.




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Bidet sales soar as toilet paper sells out amid coronavirus fears

As consumers panic-buy toilet paper in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, bidet sales spike.




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Tobacco, vaping industries seize opportunities in coronavirus with freebies, donations

The tobacco industry sees the sales potential in the pandemic, offers up freebie protective gear, doorstep deliveries, festive discounts.




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Amid coronavirus siege, California cannabis sales soar

Could this be the 'Amazon Prime moment' for cannabis deliveries?




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What an online flea market looks like when Fred Segal does it. (Hint: Birkin bags included)

The Fred Segal Flea Market's eclectic mix of goods, including a $43,000 brown crocodile Hermès Birkin bag, is now being sold online.




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We tuned in for the White House briefings but stayed for Dr. Birx's glorious scarves

Dr. Deborah Birx's scarves became this moment's fashion inspiration. Here's how to get her look.




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Disability laws finally gave them an education. School-from-home threatens to make that impossible

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.




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Coronavirus changes the AP test, big time. Here's what it will look like

New details about Advanced Placement tests released Friday by the College Board show how much the coronavirus pandemic is altering the format.




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Bill Barr is acting like Trump's wing man again instead of America's attorney general

The attorney general suggests that he's in sync with Trump's 'liberation' tweets.




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Editorial: Tara Reade's allegation that Joe Biden assaulted her demands an independent investigation

Accusations of sexual impropriety by powerful men should be taken seriously.




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Op-Ed: Biden should play up his expertise, since it's something Trump lacks

In these troubled times, experience rather than populist appeal is what voters will want when they choose a president in November.




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Joe Biden's unequivocal denial of assault allegations should hearten supporters — if it holds up

Biden says to MSNBC interviewer Mika Brzezinski that an alleged assault on Tara Reade 'never happened.'




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Column: Whatever happened with Tara Reade in 1993, Biden is still infinitely better than Trump

Joe Biden is a flawed individual with a penchant for unwanted touching. Here's why I'll vote for him anyway.




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Opinion: Tara Reade's allegation against Joe Biden won't be resolved by the Senate

Senate confidentiality requirements leave us with a 'he said, she said' standoff between Joe Biden and Tara Reade.




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Editorial: A battle over birth control the Trump administration should lose

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.




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Column: Is it time for Drs. Fauci and Birx to quit on principle?

Fauci and Birx could storm out and publicly speak their minds, but then they'd lose any influence they have on President Trump.




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The Supreme Court needs to rescue birth-control access from the Trump administration

If employers aren't providing contraceptive coverage, there is no burden on their religious beliefs.




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Column: Another resurrection story for the unsinkable Bibi Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu, who has dominated Israeli politics for a quarter of a century, survives yet another challenge. Too bad for Israel.




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Ballet Hispánico's 'Con Brazos Abiertos': Your quarantine must-watch of the day

Join the watch party for Ballet Hispánico's 'Con Brazos Abiertos' and catch a Q&A with choreographer Michelle Manzanales.




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Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday bash reminds us why his music remains so radical

The best performances in "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration" showed how the composer doesn't traffic in formulas.




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New firefighter's birthday kitten rescue

Firefighter Jessica New celebrated her 21st birthday by rescuing a kitten from a house fire in Wembley.




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London Fire Brigade welcomes publication of new Bill to improve fire safety

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




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Travel industry offers new safety procedures in bid to revive business

Hoping to get Americans traveling again, a travel trade group has developed cleaning protocols and other steps to protect people.




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From hospital bed, Ginsburg challenges Trump plan to limit Obamacare's birth-control coverage

Justices hear a dispute over Trump administration rules to limit contraception requirements. Hospitalized Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls in.




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McConnell's coronavirus business liability pledge sparks lobbying frenzy

Mitch McConnell has promised that the next coronavirus bill would protect business owners from lawsuits related to COVID-19.




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The coronavirus hit to L.A. tourism: 22 million visitors and $13 billion in spending

Tourism officials estimate 75% of Los Angeles travel-related workers have been furloughed.




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Ronald Birtcher, who helped build modern-day Orange County, dies at 89

Along with Henry Segerstrom and Donald Bren, he helped make the OC more cosmopolitan.




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The Cannabis Cafe in West Hollywood reopens Thursday as a drive-thru

The Cannabis Cafe is selling weed and food through a new drive-thru operation.




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A family of strawberry growers had big dreams. Then came the pandemic

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.




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Bistro Meatloaf

Meatloaf takes inspiration from bistro steaks with a simple compound butter flavored with garlic, shallots and parsley.




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Patricia Bosworth, actor turned celebrity biographer, dies of coronavirus

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.




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Patricia Bosworth, 'as big in life' as the stars she wrote about

A tribute to Patricia Bosworth, who died of complications from COVID-19. The actress and biographer of Jane Fonda and Marlon Brando was 86.




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Chelsea Bieker distills the fire and fury of the parched Central Valley

Chelsea Bieker's 'Godshot,' a surreal debut novel set in the parched Central Valley, depicts a fundamentalist rain cult and sex worker resisters.




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Q&A: Author Cynthia Ozick will spend her 92nd birthday 'contemplating mayhem'

Cynthia Ozick, essayist and acclaimed novelist, shelters from coronavirus and discusses anti-Semitism, the Spanish flu and longevity.




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Review: Queer authors reinvent the artist biography as revisionist memoir

Jenn Shapland's "My Autobiography of Carson McCullers" and Mark Doty's "What Is the Grass," about Walt Whitman, are hybrid memoir-biographies.




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Review: Was Andy Warhol a saint or scourge, genius or dolt? A new biography befits a great life

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.




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Colson Whitehead wins second fiction Pulitzer, Ben Moser's 'Sontag' wins for biography

Colson Whitehead, Ben Moser, Jericho Brown, Anne Boyer and Greg Grandin are the 2020 recipients of Pulitzer Prizes for books.




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Letters to the Editor: Why just a running mate? Joe Biden should name his entire Cabinet

These are extraordinary times, and Joe Biden has a number of legislators, mayors and governors who could fill an entire Cabinet.




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Letters to the Editor: Newsom's right. Crowding beaches in a pandemic is not your birthright as a Californian

Calls to open all beaches because Californians have a right to them are silly and dangerous. Gov. Newsom is making the right call.




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Letters to the Editor: Yes, Democrats will brush off the Joe Biden assault allegation

Republicans didn't seem to care that Trump had multiple credible allegations against him; why should one accusation against Biden derail his candidacy?




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Letters to the Editor: The Democratic Party's #MeToo hypocrisy on Joe Biden is stunning

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.




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Letters to the Editor: Joe Biden's supporters need to explain their treatment of Brett Kavanaugh

You can't explain away your support for Joe Biden despite a sexual assault allegation without talking about Brett Kavanaugh.




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From controversial to awards darling, down the rabbit hole with 'Jojo'

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.




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'Jojo Rabbit,' 'Knives Out,' 'Schitt's Creek' win big at Costume Designers Guild Awards

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.




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'Jojo Rabbit's' Mayes Rubeo 'euphoric' as first Latina costume designer to be nominated

'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.




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Op-Ed: Beyond #OscarsSoWhite, Hollywood needs to confront historic racism on the big screen

The motion picture academy's new museum should include an exhibit of the painful racist images created to maintain a system of dehumanization.