Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, last surviving original member of the Four Tops, dies aged 88
Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving founding member of the Motown vocal group the Four Tops, has died at age…
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Silicon Valley billionaires put plans for new California city on hold
Tech billionaires backing a proposal to build an entirely new city on the rolling prairie northeast of San Francisco Bay…
Why is Beverly Hills cowering over abortion rights?
To the editor: I am absolutely dismayed to read that a full spectrum abortion clinic has been kicked out of…
Historic Westwood Village and Bruin movie theaters to close this week
Westwood's historic movie palaces, the Regency Village Theatre and the Bruin, will close later this week. “The last day of…
Miranda Lambert scolds her fans at a Montana music festival
Miranda Lambert's patience with concert-goers who upset her is wearing thin. The “Gunpowder & Lead” singer paused her headlining performance…
A novel co-written by Keanu Reeves is actually pretty cool (and movie material)
Book Review The book from another place By Keanu Reeves and China MiévilleDel Rey Books: 352 pages, $30If you purchase…
ADL's troubling complaint against Los Angeles-area universities
The Anti-Defamation League has gotten into the business of defamation. Founded in 1913 to combat anti-Jewish bigotry, the ADL was…
Climate change exposes dead bodies on Everest, Switzerland and Peru.
In late June, as a group of mountaineers were descending a treacherous glacier high in the Peruvian Andes, they spotted…
A debut novel that looks to the heavens and the Heaven's Gate cult.
Book Review Shiny Objects: A Novel By Ruby Todd Simon & Schuster, 352 pages, $28.99 If you purchase books linked…
Joe Bonsall dies: Oak Ridge Boys country singer was 76
Joe Bonsall, the singer who spent more than 50 years with the Grammy-winning country and gospel quartet Oak Ridge Boys,…