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Op-Ed: Knitting is my therapy during this pandemic

How the soothing action of knitting calms my stress and fears -- one in a series of dispatches from the pandemic.




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Op-Ed: A chimpanzee's journey helps my son cope with the coronavirus lockdown in Paris

A touching video of Jane Goodall releasing a chimp into the wild makes my son sob. His tears may reveal frustration over our coronavirus-altered lives.




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Op-Ed: My family is separated by coronavirus. But with far-flung loved ones, the world doesn't seem so vast

Dispatch from the pandemic: Circumstances have forced my family to practice extreme social distancing




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Op-Ed: George Soros: Guarantee paychecks for all workers displaced by coronavirus to save the economy

Americans required to "shelter in place" should also be entitled to "shelter in job."




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Op-Ed: My childhood memories of the Holocaust in a world of COVID-19

In these frightening times, I am struck by the heroic and merciful acts I first encountered as a young child behind barbed wire.




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Column: This man masterminded my friend Daniel Pearl's abduction in 2002. He shouldn't be set free

Pearl's beheading opened the door to more violence against journalists. Those who abducted him should remain in prison.




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Op-Ed: I'm an immigrant doctor treating COVID-19 patients. Death isn't my only fear right now

In this pandemic, we need an emergency increase in the number of green cards issued to immigrants with critically required skills.




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Op-Ed: She was my cheerleader and my mentor. Then she was hospitalized with COVID-19

When I came home from college because of the coronavirus outbreak, my eighth-grade English teacher, my mentor, postponed a meeting with me. She had a fever and a cough.




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Jerry Seinfeld On Staying Home: 'At My Dinner Table, You're Supposed To Be Funny'

The comedian says he's doing well under quarantine. He talked with NPR about comedy during a pandemic and his new Netflix standup special, 23 Hours to Kill. "Humor is an essential survival quantity."




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No Emmys For Films On TV If They're Eligible For Oscars

Feature films forced to premier on the small screen because of the coronavirus crisis will not compete with television shows for awards.




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U.S. economy, in clear sign of recession, shrinks 4.8% in first quarter due to coronavirus

The dramatic fall came before reported coronavirus cases began to surge in March, economists note, so it's only the tip of the iceberg.




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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Full Frontal' Host Samantha Bee On Backsides

Bee will answer three questions about the people who stand in for actors when a posterior shot is required — and the star is either unwilling or unqualified to do it.




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Black tape mystery solved: It's part of the printing process

Reader Marvyn Lindsey found it "bizarre" that a long piece of black tape was blocking part of the book review he wanted to read.




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Staff news: Brandi Grissom, Amy Fiscus, Melody Petersen join L.A. Times

Times editors have announced three additions to the newsroom staff -- enterprise editor; an assistant editor in Washington, D.C.; and an aerospace reporter:  From Times Editor Davan Maharaj and Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin: As managing editor of the nonprofit Texas Tribune, Brandi Grissom has been a force for outstanding investigative journalism.




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Natalie Kitroeff to cover California economy for L.A. Times

Natalie Kitroeff has joined The Times as the Business section's California economy reporter.




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Freak injury turned pitcher Jimmy Nelson into a Dodgers reclamation project

Jimmy Nelson blew out his pitching shoulder in a baserunning mishap in 2017. Now the former Brewers starter is attempting a comeback with the Dodgers.




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Oscars and Emmys won’t let documentaries double dip with nominations at both award shows anymore

The award shows are changing up the script when it comes to documentary eligibility.




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With their educational outreach, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine think about 'who’s going to be next Steve Jobs, next Bob Iger, next Dr. Dre’

The music industry mavericks, who sold their Beats Electronics company to Apple for $3 billion in 2014, are looking towards the future and trying to identify new captains of industry through their education-based philanthropic initiatives.




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Emmy and Tony-winning Leslie Uggams tapped for virtual reading of Noël Coward’s ‘Blithe Spirit’ to benefit The Actors Fund

‘Hamilton’ star Renee Elise Goldsberry, Drama Desk Award winner Montego Glover, Thom Sesma, Angel Desai, Kendyl Ito, William Jackson Harper, Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell will join Uggams in the comedy about a wealthy novelist who invites the eccentric clairvoyant to his home to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. And Uggams is playing the medium, named Madame Arcati.




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After 10 years of marriage, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress Caterina Scorsone splits from Rob Giles

Scorsone and Giles were wed in Toronto in June 2009 and share three children together -- daughters Eliza, 7, Paloma "Pippa" Michaela, 3, and Arwen, who was born in December.




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Another 3.2 million Americans file for unemployment as coronavirus continues to slam U.S. economy

The coronavirus crisis has forced another 3.2 million Americans to file for jobless aid, bringing the total number to 33.5 million in the seven weeks since the pandemic forced millions of companies to close and layoff huge amounts of staff.




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Jimmy Glenn, boxing cornerman and owner of ‘Jimmy’s Corner’ bar in Times Square, dies at 89 of coronavirus

Glenn, a former boxer and owner of popular Times Square bar Jimmy's Corner, died of coronavirus early Thursday morning at 89.




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SEE IT: Red tide by day showers shoreline in mystical light by night off Southern California

Californians venturing onto the beach after a month of lockdown are being greeted with the ethereal sight of bioluminescent waves from an algae bloom.




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My fave travel places are closed. I'm still (virtually) visiting

I ache to stay at the Metropol in Moscow, and stroll through the Louvre. For now, videos and photos will have to do.




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An infectious disease nearly ruined the trip that changed my life

When we arrived in China to pick up our adopted daughter, we found out she had chickenpox. The days of waiting were the most anxious of our lives.




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To my grandsons: Passover and Easter are difficult this year — and a lasting gift

Coronavirus has changed the way we celebrate Passover and Easter but not the traditions that bind us. If anything, the pandemic has brought us closer, figuratively speaking.




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I'm a flight attendant. My co-workers are starting to test positive for coronavirus

More than 100 flight attendants on one airline have tested positive for the coronavirus. Have airlines done enough?




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Should I book my summer vacation trip now?

It may be tempting to book precious time off even with the world as unsettled as it is. But this year, your trip may be more financially protected.




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Jimmy Glenn, boxing cornerman and owner of ‘Jimmy’s Corner’ bar in Times Square, dies at 89 of coronavirus

Glenn, a former boxer and owner of popular Times Square bar Jimmy's Corner, died of coronavirus early Thursday morning at 89.




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Paula Kelly, Emmy-nominated actress, dancer and singer, dies at 77

Nominated for an Emmy for "Night Court" and co-starred with Shirley MacLain in "Sweet Charity"




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Former Dodger slugger Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78

All-Star hitter helped the Dodgers reach the World Series in 1974.




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Our love of old buildings brought us together. My drinking drove us apart

That night, when I ran away, he had grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me hard and there was anger in his voice when he said, "You're drinking too much and you have to stop."




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My therapist's orders: Go on 35 first dates

My therapist was pushing me to date more, which is hard when you're a teacher and can't go out "on a school night." But I'm getting myself out there. L.A. traffic willing.




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I've been dating him my whole life: Guess the joke is on me

Together we had woven a 10-year on-again-off-again story so obnoxious, the jokes we made about being like a couple straight out of a sitcom started feeling like a twisted reality.




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Home has always been my happy place. Still, sheltering in place has changed things

TV writer and producer Valerie C. Woods muses on benefits of being at home — and how you can be OK with it during coronavirus era.




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Can I get a 'corona divorce' from my quarantined family?

Humor is my coping mechanism. It works well during the day. But, at night, it is hard not to lie in bed and worry.




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I'm WFH. All of my coworkers are plants. Things are starting to get weird

Working from home with a bunch of plants is strange. Here's how my days go.




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How my late wife set me free to find love again

"Does loving your second child diminish the love you have for your first? Of course not."




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Erskine: My daughter's wedding is on hold. Blame coronavirus

My daughter would've been married this weekend. Like a lot of life events, it was postponed. But when it comes, what a day it will be.




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L.A. Affairs: That moment when I tell my date about my purity ring

For the first time in my dating history, the lack of a second date had nothing to do with its inevitable lack of sex. So why do I remember Anthony so fondly? He's the boy who reminded me what I was worth, at the moment I desperately needed to hear it.




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Years after my mother's death, I finally understand what she was trying to say

I come from a long line of stubborn, learn-the-hard-way women who never fit in, so maybe that's why I'm not a fan of Mother's Day.




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Column: My husband's cancer was diagnosed three days into the shutdown. Here's the silver lining

The news that estrogen may boost resistance to COVID-19 offered a silver lining to my husband's prostate cancer and a cure for my isolation envy.




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I'm painfully present in my life right now. Here's how I'm coping during the pandemic

TV executive Erin Zelle shares what she has learned about herself during the COVID-19 era.




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Op-Ed: Before the pandemic struck, I was set to perform with my string quartet in a church's crypt

For almost a year, my chamber group worked on a piece meant to be performed in complete darkness. When the coronavirus put our plans on hold, our mentor told us we would keep growing even though the world would never be the same.




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Op-Ed: My small medical practice was struggling. And then the coronavirus pandemic hit

The coronavirus pandemic might be a tipping point for small medical practices, which have had trouble staying afloat.




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Op-Ed: My immigrant parents lost their jobs, but the CARES Act won't help mixed-status families like mine

My immigrant parents lost their jobs because of COVID-19. The CARES Act won't help because they're in the U.S. illegally. At 22, I was the breadwinner.




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Op-Ed: I'm keeping San Francisco safer by emptying the jail. My father should be freed too

As jails and prisons become COVID-19 hotspots, it's clear that the pandemic is one more reason to end mass incarceraton.




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We can't reopen the economy without child care

The political push to reopen the economy has overlooked the working parents' dilemma.




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Kern County city gets hit with triple whammy: Lockdowns, oil slump and prison closing

A small oil town in Southern California is pummeled by the economy during the coronavirus outbreak and economic downturn




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Mystery author Charles Finch gets stoned, masters Steely Dan and becomes a "candle guy"

In our latest quarantine diary, Charles Finch contemplates Kierkegaard, watches "Love Is Blind," gets the Led out and develops a candle habit.