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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. On the sun-drenched balconies at The Drift Hotel in Palm Springs, one porch in particular overlooked the rest. Maria and Moe could see the fun unfolding beneath them. Friends were making plans for coffee runs, family …

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Outside the doors of Radagast Hall in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, winds howled and rain lashed against the brick facades. A Nor’easter was busy attempting to barge in on a celebration. The storm was relentless, a scene that …

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Life for Sam Sausedo and Chuck Sterling has played out in a timeline of cuts, transitions and high-pressure deadlines. These two film editors have been inseparable for a decade, from the classrooms at Arizona State University …

L.A. Times staff writers Clara Harter and Brittny Mejia spoke with women who said they were targeted by CVLT, a violent online group that coerced girls into sexual abuse and self-harm on camera. Four alleged key members have since been charged in federal court in Los Angeles. Investigators, however, say …

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Beating the odds is, by its nature, very difficult. For Heather Peggs and George Igoe, the odds happened to be in their favor. Finding your soulmate on a dating app is tough. Getting called down on …

Robby Hoffman was born into an audience. Growing up as one of 10 kids in a Hasidic Jewish family in Brooklyn, the comedian says she has always been most comfortable in a crowd.“I’ve always lived in very dense apartments or neighborhoods,” she says. “It feels very natural. I love being …

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. This article contains descriptions of sexual violence. The 15-year-old girl was sitting in her bedroom when “Sociopath” and “Rohan” added her to a Discord chat that, several months later, would nearly end in her death. She …

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Rob Reiner’s son Nick was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents after the Hollywood legend and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their Brentwood home Sunday.Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said …

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. You can find live updates to this developing story in this link.Nick Reiner spent years struggling with addiction and with help from his father, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner, told his story to the world.On Monday, Nick …

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It’s one of L.A.’s fastest-growing companies. But marketing company Hawke Media was not an overnight success. Founder Erik Huberman overcame obstacles, upheld grit and utilized modern-day technology to expand. However, it didn’t happen overnight – the …

When Netflix launched the streaming era it had a simple promise: One place for everything. But when entertainment studios launched their own services, suddenly every major company wanted to be The Streamer, racing to fill their platforms with the most content possible to beat out competitors.Amid the chaos of the …

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The ambulance siren blared down the quiet residential street where a 4-year-old boy was dying.When police and paramedics arrived at 1521 Latham St. in Colton, they had no clue they were entering the home of a …

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In 2022, the iconic L.A. comedian Cheech Marin opened an art museum with the hope of inspiring a Chicano art renaissance.“I looked around and said, ‘This could be the next big art town’ — because the …

Twenty-four days after the worst wildfire in L.A. history burned their stadium, members of the Palisades Charter High School football team stretched and twisted on a middle school field in Santa Monica. To the north, a sickly orange haze hung along the horizon, a reminder of the inferno that had …

Not even a mini heatwave could deter thousands of Inland Empire residents from showing up to a local música Mexicana festival.On a Saturday afternoon in May, when the temperature peaked at 100 degrees, dozens of banda fans filed into an ever-growing line outside downtown Riverside’s John W. North Park as …

As the last bit of the afternoon sun beamed down on a patch of grass right outside Elysian Park, hikers unfurled yoga mats and stretched beside a busy street.

Annabelle Chang recommends books for a living. If you were to ask which one she finds most “criminally underrated,” she’d tell you it’s Katie Henry’s “This Will Be Funny Someday.”“It is truly one of my favorite books I’ve ever read, not just my favorite YA books, just one of my …

On a hot August morning, sunlight pools across a warm-toned teak dining table in Harold Greene’s backyard in San Pedro.

CANTUA CREEK, Calif. — For three days and 65 miles, the riders will travel through the heat and dust of the Central Valley to honor a man from the Gold Rush era who, depending on the point of view, was either a freedom fighter or a ruthless criminal.Their journey begins …

Some SoCal residents spent their summer at the beach, or at their local rooftop pool; others spent it indoors, hiding from ICE agents. It’s why Riverside artist Perry Picasshoe spent his summer documenting the melting of 36 ice blocks on sidewalks across the Inland Empire.He traveled to nine locations, a …

In 2019, Oregon bookseller Billie Bloebaum saw an author raise a question on X she had heard many times before: “Why should I support independent bookstores when independent bookstores don’t support romance?”“For a long time, and still somewhat to this day, independent bookstores have had a reputation as being not …

Anja Steyn has three disparate loves: puzzles, horror movies and magic.And during her show at the Magic Castle two weeks ago, she not only predicted the horror film someone was thinking of — she produced an almost-finished puzzle of the movie poster, with the last piece in the unsuspecting audience …

Dubbed “Japanese walking,” the latest viral fitness trend is all over TikTok and has people wondering whether this short-interval workout can improve health more efficiently than a traditional stroll.

Linda Yudin was sipping coffee with family and friends on May 3, the morning of her birthday, when they warned her not to check her emails.Later that afternoon, she learned why: Her dance company, Viver Brasil, had lost a $20,000 grant. It was among 30 Los Angeles arts organizations that …

Jeff Kmiotek, Michael Zinman and Andrew Watnick have been in unscripted TV production for decades. Kmiotek became a producer after working in a variety of unscripted formats including game and cooking shows and garnered an Emmy nomination for his work on “The Masked Singer.” Zinman has a background in visual …

The Galaxy have banned a fan from the Angel City Brigade support group following the July 4 match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. The team has also restricted access for other fans accused of harassing the MLS team’s management.Bruce Martin, a 12-year Angel City Brigade member, was banned …

Blackpink is back in the area.The K-pop girl group, made up of Rosé, Lisa, Jennie and Jisoo, triumphantly kicked off the North American leg of the Deadline world tour Saturday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.