How Marisa Abela became Amy Winehouse in 'Back to Black'
For her first “Back to Black” meeting in 2022, actress Marisa Abela made the instinctive decision to present herself as…
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Drew Barrymore criticized for 'Mamala' comment to Kamala Harris
Drew Barrymore pleaded with Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this week for politics to be a mother figure to America.…
Editorial: The death penalty is racist. That's almost beside the point.
Civil rights organizations and defense attorneys last month asked the California Supreme Court to invalidate the death penalty in this…
Downplaying Jewish concerns about war is anti-Semitic
To the editor: In one letter, a “proud Jewish academic” asks whether acknowledging that nothing happening to Jews in this…
Opinion: Sheryl Swoopes is right: black people can't be racist
WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes has come under an avalanche of criticism for saying black people can't be racist. Last month,…
Torrance residents fear continued use of hydrofluoric acid at Torrance refinery endangers community
Torrance resident Isabel Douvan Schwartz said she worries about a large earthquake affecting her community, largely because of the impact…
This volunteer's Instagram saves dogs from extermination shelters in Los Angeles
“Grandpa! Look here!” Rita Earl Blackwell calls, her New York accent dissolving into the whipping wind. Wearing an electric blue…
Science fiction, drama, film noir, comedy: Atomic horror in cinema
In a sense, the atomic scare films of decades past are the children of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the parents…
There is nothing racist about Fontana enforcing rules for street vendors
February 1, 2024 3 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: What a way to fan the flames of racism among…