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Column: How Cedars-Sinai got sucked into the battle over Trump's claim of a COVID-19 treatment

Cedars-Sinai is embroiled in a political battle over Trump's remarks on a potential virus treatment.




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The U.S. is pushing Mexico to reopen factories even as workers die of COVID-19

Mexican officials have begun to cave, despite warnings from health authorities




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L.A. Times guild accepts 20% reduction in pay, hours amid coronavirus

The coronavirus shutdowns have led to devastating losses in advertising revenue to newspapers, including the L.A. Times.




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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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Airbnb is cutting 25% of staff amid worldwide travel slump

About 1,900 Airbnb employees will be affected by the layoffs, CEO Brian Chesky said.




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L.A. County will list restaurants that have had COVID-19 outbreaks online

L.A.'s Department of Public Health announced Tuesday it will publicly disclose restaurants that have had outbreaks of COVID-19.




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L.A. street vendors fought 10 years for the right to sell. Then COVID-19 came along

L.A.'s street vendors are grounded and facing a new Goliath: COVID-19.




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California effort will employ restaurant workers to provide meals for seniors amid coronavirus crisis

The program will provide $66 a day per senior in funding for daily meals. Newsom said the effort will launch immediately, focused on seniors who are at risk for COVID-19 or have limited income.




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Surviving the Shutdown: Alta Adams reopens, with fried chicken to order and a sliding payment scale

The West Adams restaurant Alta Adams reopens with a sliding price scale so people in need can dine for free.




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California to provide more food benefits for schoolchildren during the coronavirus crisis

Newsom says low-income families will receive $365 per child to buy food to make up for the loss of free and reduced-priced lunches provided by schools.




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Is L.A. becoming a tlayuda desert? How COVID-19 is causing a shortage of Oaxacan ingredients

The COVID-19 shutdown is affecting the flow of essential Oaxacan ingredients to L.A.




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New project High Road Kitchens helps restaurants provide food on a sliding scale

High Road Kitchens funds restaurants to provide low-cost food and re-employ staff.




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Quarantined Laila Lalami tries "Middlemarch," falls asleep with "The Bell Jar" instead

In a coronavirus quarantine diary, 'The Other Americans' author Laila reads 'The Bell Jar,' recommends Kiese Laymon's 'Heavy' and watches 'Devs.'




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Harry Potter and the coronavirus crisis: J.K. Rowling launches a new activity website for kids

"Harry Potter" mastermind J.K. Rowling has launched a new website called "Harry Potter at Home" to help distract families from the coronavirus crisis.




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Kathy Valentine's hair-raising memoir 'All I Ever Wanted' recounts the Go-Go's wild ride

Kathy Valentine's hair-raising memoir recounts life before, during and shortly after the Go-Go's ascended to become the darlings of the MTV generation.




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Schizophrenia devastated a family: Robert Kolker did their story justice

How Robert Kolker came to write "Hidden Valley Road," about the Galvin family and the disease that tore through them, with such empathy.




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Quarantined film critic David Thomson loves 'Ozark,' sours on 'Paris, Texas'

Thomson, the author of dozens of books including "The Biographical Dictionary of Film," binges on "Ozark" and Godard but finds "L'Avventura" a drag.




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Review: A western romance novel about a brawling Texas fiddler pulls its punches

Paulette Jiles delighted with her convention-breaking western romance, 'News of the World.' Her follow-up, 'Simon the Fiddler,' is just old-fashioned.




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How a rough Apartheid-era school spawned an award-winning YA novel

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.




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Michelle Obama will read your kids a story by video on Mondays

Former First Lady Michelle Obama will be reading children's books in a weekly series of videos for Penguin Random House and PBS Kids through May 11.




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A sidelined novelist copes with deadlines, dread and family in quarantine

Anna Solomon, whose novel "The Book of V." comes out next week, juggles writing, building rafts and book promotion in a void in our latest diary




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A new 'Twilight' book is coming. What we know about 'Midnight Sun'

"Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer announced that she is expanding the fantasy franchise with "Midnight Sun," told from vampire heartthrob Edward's perspective.




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The Crew Kodi Addon Install Guide

April 30th: If you are having trouble with The Crew, click here!
Are you looking for a free live IPTV source in Kodi? The Crew Kodi addon is a simple and efficient television addon with some one click movie playlists as well.

The post The Crew Kodi Addon Install Guide appeared first on Kodi Tips.




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Android TV Boxes: The Ultimate Guide

Are you looking in to buying an Android TV Box and you don't know where to begin? Maybe you already have one but you have questions on how to set it up and install the best apps.

The post Android TV Boxes: The Ultimate Guide appeared first on Kodi Tips.





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The Ultimate Guide to Real Debrid

December 23rd: Real Debrid's Christmas promo is live! Click here for all of the details.
Real Debrid is the most popular option for Kodi users who want to access HD media with less buffer. Come learn about Real Debrid's cost, sign up process, setup, fidelity points, alternative, and more!

The post The Ultimate Guide to Real Debrid appeared first on Kodi Tips.




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Letters to the Editor: The COVID-19 pandemic sickens NIMBYs with heartlessness

Laguna Woods residents express dismay at their neighbors' opposition to using a nearby hotel as housing for homeless coronavirus patients.




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Letters to the Editor: How L.A.'s hotel industry is stepping up in the COVID-19 crisis

Local hotels have repurposed thousands of rooms for use by medical professionals and homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Letters to the Editor: Trump is No. 1 in headlines that start with 'president lashes out'

This is what happens when we elect a failed-businessman-turned-reality TV star as president.




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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: Austin Beutner's LAUSD leadership amid crisis is winning over skeptical teachers

An LAUSD teacher who once campaigned against Austin Beutner gives the superintendent credit for his leadership during the pandemic.




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Letters to the Editor: Trump didn't prepare for the coronavirus, and neither did you

People who blame the president for failing to prepare the country ignore an important fact: We didn't want to believe America was vulnerable to COVID-19.




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Letters to the Editor: Unodocumented workers pay taxes. They deserve more than one-time coronavirus aid

A program for one-time assistance to undocumented workers affected by the pandemic is a start, but California must do much more.




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Letters to the Editor: 'Liberate' protests show why Trump is such a dangerous president

Protesters violating every rule on fighting COVID-19, with the support of the president, show how badly we need competent leadership.




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Letters to the Editor: Rich people riding out the pandemic in country homes put locals at risk

A resident of Sedona, Ariz., did not appreciate an L.A. Times story on wealthy out-of-towners fleeing to their second homes.




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Letters to the Editor: She had a ruptured appendix, but fear of COVID-19 scared her from the ER

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.




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Letters to the Editor: Rationing COVID-19 treatment to the elderly and disabled is illegal and immoral

The author of the Americans With Disabilities Act warns that coronavirus treatment that takes disability and age into account is immoral and illegal.




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Letters to the Editor: Herd immunity, or culling the herd? Don't mess with COVID-19

We don't know enough about the coronavirus to experiment with deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19.




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Letters to the Editor: Sedona wasn't a secret hideaway before the L.A. Times wrote about it

Just like in Sedona, people have been fleeing to Palm Springs to ride out the pandemic. It happens in every small resort town favored by rich people.




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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: She's 73 and is fine with a younger COVID patient taking a ventilator

It's simply wrong when a much younger person dies. Let younger patients take the ventilator if there's a scarcity -- and let doctors make the decision.




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Letters to the Editor: Don't forget the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis in COVID-19 death comparisons

We're comparing the number of Americans to have died from COVID-19 to war casualties. Why not consider AIDS?




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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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Did you love the best picture nominees? Did you know you didn't see the whole film?

Reasons for cutting scenes from a movie vary. Here's why 'Little Women,' 'Jojo Rabbit,' 'Parasite' and others didn't keep everything they shot.




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Oscar-nominated live-action shorts: Tragedies, near-tragedies and soccer-loving kids

The five Oscar-nominated live-action shorts of 2020: 'Brotherhood,' 'Saria,' 'Nefta Football Club,' 'My Neighbors' Window,' 'A Sister.'




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Backstage at the Oscars: What you didn't see on TV

Join us backstage at the Academy Awards for behind-the-scenes bits with a jubilant Bong Joon Ho, an emotional Joaquin Phoenix, Billie Eilish, Spike Lee, Maya Rudolph and others.




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Column: Netflix didn't win best picture, but 'Parasite' couldn't have triumphed at the Oscars without it

More than film critics or a more international film academy, Netflix has proved that subtitles are a bridge, not a barrier.




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From '1917' to, yes, 'Parasite,' video games are even influencing prestige movies

Oscar's big winner, 'Parasite,' and war tale '1917' show how interactive entertainment is shaping linear storytelling — often for the better.




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Film academy considers Oscar eligibility rules change with coronavirus theater closings

The coronavirus pandemic has shut down theaters, which may result in big changes for the Oscars.