ap Firefighters warn people to “vape safe” after man badly burnt by exploding e-cig By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:03:08 Z A man was badly burnt and left with scars on his leg after a vape exploded in his pocket when it came into contact with his keys. Full Article
ap Inside this scrappy Silver Lake mask emporium By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:49:23 -0400 Laura Howe repurposed fabric from her Matrushka Construction boutique to make masks for the coronavirus outbreak. She's sold 8,000. Full Article
ap Happy hour in your sweats? Do it here, virtually By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:14:53 -0400 These restaurants and wine shops are offering beer, wine and sake flights and accompanying virtual tastings. Full Article
ap L.A. looks to help restaurants by capping food delivery service fees at 15% By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:30:33 -0400 A new proposed Los Angeles city ordinance could set a 15% food delivery service fee cap. Full Article
ap Half-Salted Steaks With Kale-Caper Sauce By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:21:06 -0400 An umami-packed green sauce made with kale and capers seasons expertly cooked steaks at home. Full Article
ap 'Poilâne,' Apollonia Poilâne's first cookbook in English, is a quarantine baker's perfect bread handbook By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:00:56 -0400 French baker Apollonia Poilâne's latest cookbook, "Poilâne," teaches techniques and gives recipes for what to do with all that bread. Full Article
ap 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
ap Ross Thomas, the criminally neglected spy-caper author behind "Briarpatch" By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 10:00:28 -0400 Ross Thomas delivered 25 novels populated by colorful, chameleonic characters. Among them: "Briarpatch," now a USA Network series. Full Article
ap 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
ap Apocalypse, you say? Writer Mark O'Connell has been there, done that By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:00:23 -0400 Author Mark O'Connell visited preppers, paranoiacs and prophets worldwide for "Notes From an Apocalypse." Now he says "the world will go on." Full Article
ap How a rough Apartheid-era school spawned an award-winning YA novel By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:25:14 -0400 Malla Nunn's "When The Ground is Hard," winner of the 2019 Times Book Prize for young-adult literature, revisits South Africa's toughest years. Full Article
ap 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
ap 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
ap Letters to the Editor: Restart the economy? We can't even stock enough toilet paper right now By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:00:48 -0400 It's insane to think life can return to normal soon when we haven't even figured out how to get enough milk and toilet paper into stores. Full Article
ap Letters to the Editor: A pandemic is the worst time for local newspapers to die By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 06:00:39 -0400 We need local reporting now more than ever, but things don't look good after the folding of three community newspapers in Southern California. Full Article
ap Letters to the Editor: Newsom's stopgap stimulus for immigrants perpetuates their abuse By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:00:15 -0400 The state isn't doing right by undocumented immigrants with a financial relief program that does nothing to address abusive labor practices. Full Article
ap Letters to the Editor: A high school student's plea — always remember the clean air of April 2020 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:00:55 -0400 A high school student who grew up knowing the threat posed by climate change asks for everyone to remember how the environment seemed to heal in April 2020. Full Article
ap Letters to the Editor: Contact-tracing apps on our phones sound frighteningly Orwellian By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:00:35 -0400 Tech companies make money from our information. Why would their development of COVID tracking apps be any different? Full Article
ap Letters to the Editor: She had a ruptured appendix, but fear of COVID-19 scared her from the ER By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 06:00:29 -0400 A patient who had server abdominal pain has a warning: If you think you need to do so, go to the ER, even with a pandemic raging. Full Article
ap Letters to the Editor: Sweden can't explain away the fact that its lax coronavirus approach is killing people By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:00:13 -0400 Sweden's death rate is high compared with those of its neighbors, who took much more drastic and appropriate action against the pandemic. Full Article
ap Color, grain and 'Raging Bull': 'Irishman,' 'Joker' cinematographers dig deep into craft By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:30:08 -0500 Cinematographers Rodrigo Prieto and Lawrence Sher compare notes on their films, 'The Irishman' and 'Joker.' Full Article
ap 'Ford v Ferrari' sound team captures revving engines, but not just any engines By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 09:30:55 -0500 The 'Ford v Ferrari' sound teams recorded 28 tracks' worth of period accurate Ferrari and Ford GT40 engines to add to the mix. Full Article
ap Oscars 2020 red carpet has been rejiggered. Photographers tell how By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:34:01 -0500 Longtime Los Angeles Times photographers Al Seib and Jay Clendenin assess the 2020 setup. Full Article
ap 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
ap 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
ap Historic Art Deco garage in Koreatown to be centerpiece of new apartment-retail complex By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 08:00:45 -0400 The structure is a rare example of Art Deco style used for a garage. It will still be used to park cars but also will have amenities for apartment tenants. Full Article
ap 'Dunkirk' cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema finds a nest in the Bird Streets By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:11:38 -0400 In Hollywood Hills, "Interstellar" and "Dunkirk" cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema has shelled out $2.16 million for a ranch-style home. Full Article
ap 'Grey's Anatomy' alum Jessica Capshaw cuts an off-market deal in Santa Monica By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:30:51 -0400 Jessica Capshaw of 'Grey's Anatomy' and her husband, Honest Co. co-founder Christopher Gavigan, have sold their Santa Monica home for $5.75 million. Full Article
ap Intrepid iconoclasts create soulful homes in the new Apple TV+ docu-series 'Home' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:00:29 -0400 Filmmaker Doug Pray has delivered an exceptional examination of what makes a home. Full Article
ap Prince photographer Randee St. Nicholas captures a buyer in Hollywood Hills By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:44:17 -0400 Celebrity photographer Randee St. Nicholas, who worked with Prince, has sold her compound in the Hollywood Hills for a little over $2.437 million. Full Article
ap Need to escape? These islands cost less than many L.A. homes By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:29:46 -0400 If you're feeling cooped up by coronavirus restrictions, these private islands all cost under $1 million. Don't worry, they all come with houses too. Full Article
ap South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg dies at age 87 By www.jpost.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:13:05 GMT Despite recieving help from the Israeli government in the negotiated release of his 22-year imprisonment, Goldberg remained a vocal critic of Israel and avid supporter of the BDS movement. Full Article south africa nelson mandela nelson mandela israel apartheid Communists
ap 'It will be epic': British Airways releases optimistic message to Britain as flights dwindle By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T07:21:31Z Exclusive: The airline is currently operating at just 5 per cent of its normal level Full Article
ap East Midlands joins Europe's airport premier league By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-11T15:46:40Z Exclusive: analysis of Eurocontrol flight data shows the small Leicestershire airport ahead of Madrid, Rome and Munich Full Article
ap Abta boss: 'We will take action against members who refuse cash refunds' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T06:14:00Z 'We absolutely reject the fact that firms should be denying their obligations under these rules,' said Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer Full Article
ap Coronavirus: Heathrow suffers worst month since 1980s and predicts 90% traffic fall in April By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T06:50:00Z Boss of Britain's busiest air hub calls for 'a common international standard for healthcare screening in airports' Full Article
ap 20 Pledges for 2020: Lockdown isn't stopping me from indulging my flight-free travel fantasies By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T08:23:54Z A make-believe trip is good for the soul, says Helen Coffey Full Article
ap Coronavirus: Couple wrongly fined £1,700 after posting holiday snaps from last year amid lockdown By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T12:27:00Z The police showed up at their door after their photos were shared on Facebook Full Article
ap Sniping at airlines for a soundbite doesn't fly By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-01T07:05:00Z Plane Talk: Many airlines have erred during the coronavirus crisis, but so have some politicians Full Article
ap 'People have to get home some way': The flights taking off as airlines worldwide are grounded By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T06:25:21Z Plane Talk: Despite the industry's deepest crisis, air charter firms are busier than ever Full Article
ap You can 'remote control' a Faroe Islander to explore the archipelago By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T08:40:00Z Faroe Islanders allow travellers stuck at home with only a device for company to explore through the eyes of a local Full Article
ap Coronavirus: 100 million European air passenger journeys 'lost' during pandemic By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T15:43:00Z Heathrow, previously the busiest airport in Europe, did not even make the top three on 14 April Full Article
ap EasyJet says 'bookings for winter are well ahead of the equivalent point last year' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-16T06:28:00Z Britain's biggest budget airline could see its fleet shrink by one-sixth in three years Full Article
ap That Summer: our series of escapes to long ago and far away By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T08:04:00Z What we did on our holidays, and what our holidays did to us Full Article
ap Transport Secretary says 'I won't be booking a summer holiday at this point' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T07:44:00Z 'It was a thoughtless comment that shows complete disregard for the UK travel industry,' said a spokesperson for Abta, the travel association Full Article
ap 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
ap 'We've been abandoned by our own embassy': Britons denied repatriation from Peru to London amid coronavirus chaos By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T13:48:00Z The 11 UK citizens left in Peru say they are 'terrified' they won't be put on a flight before the country officially shuts its borders on 22 April Full Article
ap Coronavirus: Airline reports 'spike in bookings' in first sign of aviation recovery By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T08:25:00Z 'The line graph is trending upwards, haven't seen that in weeks,' said Cam Wallace, chief revenue officer Air New Zealand Full Article
ap Virgin Australia 'in administration' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T07:06:00Z The airline had applied for £715m government bail-out but was refused Full Article
ap Richard Branson says 'Virgin Atlantic needs government loan to survive' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T11:50:00Z Airlines around the world are asking for support Full Article