vis USC cancels 2021 matchup in football with UC Davis By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 23:23:28 -0500 USC has told UC Davis that the scheduled 2021 matchup between the teams is off. The Trojans have never played a team in the Football Championship Subdivision. Full Article
vis Column: Reversing the shutdown is scary, but we have to start revising it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:37:56 -0400 Proposing rational modifications to quarantine measures is not like denying science or saying Jesus is your vaccine. Full Article
vis Angels' Shohei Ohtani tries to kick-start his path to Joe Maddon's .300 vision By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:53:54 -0400 Angels manager Joe Maddon believes Shohei Ohtani can bat .300, and the Japanese two-way star has re-integrated a leg kick to help get him there. Full Article
vis 'Fresh Air' Remembers Jazz Archivist And Historian Michael Cogswell By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 13:51:41 -0400 Cogswell, who died April 20, was executive director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, which houses journals, trumpets, tapes, photographs and other artifacts. Originally broadcast in 2001. Full Article
vis Anti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protesters By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:00:57 -0400 Among those rallying against state shutdown orders are anti-vaccination activists. They see these protests as a way to form political alliances that promote their movement. Full Article
vis Justice Department drops ‘unjustified’ criminal case against ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:02:44 +0000 The move marks a stunning renunciation of one of the most high-profile convictions secured as part of the federal investigation into President Trump’s ties to Russia. Full Article
vis My fave travel places are closed. I'm still (virtually) visiting By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:19:11 -0400 I ache to stay at the Metropol in Moscow, and stroll through the Louvre. For now, videos and photos will have to do. Full Article
vis Death Valley National Park closes to visitors By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:15:58 -0400 National parks in the West continue to close or severely scaledback services over pandemic Full Article
vis Due to coronavirus, hikers advised to leave the Pacific Crest Trail. Some refuse By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 21:23:50 -0400 Thousands sign up to hike the California-Oregon-Washington trail every spring. Most have given up amid coronavirus, but some remain, amid controversy. Full Article
vis Check out the Las Vegas Strip, without the 42 million visitors By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:11:24 -0400 It's hard imagining Las Vegas as a ghost town. Here's what streets look like since casino-resorts closed. Full Article
vis Griffith Park trails, U.S. Forest campgrounds closed. Here's which Southern California parks are safe to visit By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:45:08 -0400 Public officials press for more social distancing as many beaches and public spaces close amid the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
vis Travelers need not worry about Real ID and authorization to visit Europe — for now By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 08:00:22 -0400 The deadline for Real ID has been postponed for a year and the need for paperwork to visit 26 European countries is also delayed. Full Article
vis Joshua Tree National Park closes to all visitors over coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 11:53:53 -0400 The park closed indefinitely to all visitors Wednesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. It earlier had closed campgrounds and access roads into the park but allowed walkers and cyclists to enter. Full Article
vis California poppy bloom tempts visitors to break coronavirus stay-at-home order By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:02:45 -0400 A bloom of California poppies springs up in the Antelope Valley,enticing visitors stuck at home. But the live cam is your best bet, officials say. Full Article
vis Soledad 'Chole' Alatorre, pioneering labor organizer and Latina activist, dies at 94 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:46:21 -0400 The Mexican immigrant, who arrived in the 1950s, was 'possibly one of the best organizers that I have ever known, male or female,' an activist noted. Full Article
vis Shirley Douglas, Canadian activist-actress, dies at 86 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 18:41:10 -0400 Shirley Douglas, the Canadian activist and actress, mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of Canada medicare founder Tommy Douglas, died Sunday. She was 86. Full Article
vis Visionary Women honors political activist-actress Jane Fonda By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 19:12:05 -0500 "We're facing a collective crisis with the climate crisis that can only be solved with a collective response," Jane Fonda told a gathering during Visionary Women's celebration of International Women's Day. Full Article
vis Op-Ed: How film and television production can safely resume in a COVID-19 world By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 06:00:51 -0400 At Netflix, we've resumed production in some countries. And we're learning what safety will look like post-pandemic Full Article
vis Op-Ed: State lockdowns have become politically divisive. Here's how we can come together By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 18:17:10 -0400 What happens when sacred values — human life and liberty — are pitted against each other? Full Article
vis Broad museum lays off 130 in visitor services and retail because of coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 08:15:39 -0400 Laid-off Broad museum staffers, most of them part-time, will remain on payroll through Friday; the curatorial team will remain in place. Full Article
vis Six renegade visions for LACMA. Protest group announces winners of design competition By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:53:40 -0400 An anonymous donor is funding design competition prizes for global firms' alternatives to Peter Zumthor's plan for Los Angeles County Museum of Art Full Article
vis 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
vis 'Stealing Home' revisits Dodger Stadium's nefarious origins By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:45:35 -0400 Eric Nusbaum's "Stealing Home" follows a family displaced from Chavez Ravine, where Dodger Stadium was built. Full Article
vis 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
vis Opinion: Atheist activists were once punching bags. Now, readers revere them By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:00:31 -0400 A writer criticized atheist activist Ron Reagan. In a sign of the times, that letter drew howls of protest from readers. Full Article
vis Letters to the Editor: How L.A. County supervisors' virtual meetings are 'one huge Brown Act violation' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:00:13 -0400 The Brown Act doesn't give officials any excuse they want to shut out the public from their meetings. Full Article
vis The 2020 Oscar nominees for visual effects: Playing with ages, time and reality By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 09:00:54 -0500 "The Irishman," "1917," "The Lion King," "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," "Avengers: Endgame" — a rundown of the visual-effects Oscar finalists. Full Article
vis Feras Fayyad almost couldn't visit the U.S. because he's Syrian. Now he's going to the Oscars By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 09:30:24 -0500 "Did you know this is the 'Pretty Woman' hotel?" a publicist asked Dr. Amani Ballour. Full Article
vis World War I adventure '1917' wins visual effects Oscar By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 22:22:24 -0500 "1917," Sam Mendes' World War I adventure tops fellow best-picture nominee "The Irishman" along with three flashier contenders: "The Lion King," "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," "Avengers: Endgame." Full Article
vis Natalie Portman defends her record after Rose McGowan calls her activism 'fake' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:47:55 -0500 Actress Rose McGowan called out Natalie Portman's Oscars cape that honored female directors, prompting Portman to defend her work made mostly with men. Full Article
vis Lakers' Anthony Davis lists Westlake Village mansion with basketball court By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:40:15 -0400 Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis has listed his estate in Westlake Village for $7.995 million. The gated, 2.33-acre compound features a basketball gymnasium and infinity-edge swimming pool. Full Article
vis Midcentury haunt of NFL's Milt Davis offered at $2.2 million By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:41:38 -0400 In Hollywood Hills, the glass-covered Midcentury home of late football player Milt Davis is on the market for $2.199 million. Full Article
vis Tavis Smiley seeks $6.2 million for longtime home in Hancock Park By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:15:16 -0400 Former talk show host Tavis Smiley is asking $6.2 million for the Spanish-style home he's owned for 14 years in Hancock Park. Full Article
vis Hot Property: Lakers star Anthony Davis hangs $8-million price tag on SoCal home By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 09:00:34 -0400 Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is shooting for about $8 million for his Westlake Village home of two years. Full Article
vis 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
vis How to visit Paris without leaving home By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T06:35:00Z Armchair Travel: Experience the French capital from where you are Full Article
vis How to visit Barcelona without leaving home By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T06:10:00Z Armchair Travel: Experience the Catalan city from where you are Full Article
vis Eight fantastic street food cities to visit after coronavirus By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T10:07:00Z The world's cheapest places to chow down Full Article
vis How to visit Amsterdam without leaving home By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T06:55:00Z Armchair Travel: Experience the Dutch capital during lockdown Full Article
vis How to visit New York without leaving home By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T06:42:00Z Armchair Travel: See the Big Apple from wherever you are Full Article
vis Review: 'Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint,' obscurity to art world star By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:27:43 -0400 Hilma af Klint didn't invent abstract art, but her stature today reflects something more important Full Article
vis With the live music industry ravaged by coronavirus, Travis Scott turns to 'Fortnite' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:59:50 -0400 In this coronavirus climate, Travis Scott's "Fortnite" collaboration is something of an experiment for our new reality. Games are our new social spaces. Full Article
vis 'Central Park Five' composer Anthony Davis wins the Pulitzer Prize for music By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 16:30:37 -0400 Anthony Davis shares the accidentally amusing way he learned that "The Central Park Five," which premiered at Long Beach Opera, had won the Pulitzer. Full Article
vis Elvis Presley: Graceland chef reveals how to cook The King’s Sunday Meatloaf – WATCH By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:10:00 +0100 ELVIS PRESLEY's Sunday Meatloaf can be made at home and now Graceland chef's has shown fans how from the mansion's kitchen in a new video. Full Article
vis John Lennon once revealed his least favourite Beatles song – ‘I knocked off Elvis Presley’ By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:16:00 +0100 JOHN LENNON revealed his least favourite Beatles song was one he "knocked off" from Elvis Presley. Full Article
vis Best Cities to Visit in Southern California By www.geekytraveller.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 07:01:51 +0000 California is the mecca of vacation attractions and excitement. It’s known for its beautiful scenery and infamous weather year-round. If you’re planning a family trip, you have your pick from Universal Studios Hollywood, Discovery Kingdom,... The post Best Cities to Visit in Southern California appeared first on Geeky Traveller. Full Article Travel Blog
vis Michael Jackson Neverland ranch: Who bought the Neverland ranch? Can you visit? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:41:00 +0100 MICHAEL JACKSON'S death shocked many people - but what happened to his home, the Neverland ranch? Full Article
vis Elvis Presley: Graceland chef reveals how to cook The King’s Sunday Meatloaf – WATCH By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:10:00 +0100 ELVIS PRESLEY's Sunday Meatloaf can be made at home and now Graceland chef's has shown fans how from the mansion's kitchen in a new video. Full Article
vis John Lennon once revealed his least favourite Beatles song – ‘I knocked off Elvis Presley’ By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:16:00 +0100 JOHN LENNON revealed his least favourite Beatles song was one he "knocked off" from Elvis Presley. Full Article
vis Food Standards Agency appoints new Chief Scientific Adviser By www.food.gov.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0100 The Food Standards Agency has appointed Professor Robin May as its Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA). Full Article