Mia Gits Zapata remains influential 30 years after his death
Mia Zapata was soaked in sweat, surrounded by congested bodies while preparing to sing “Second Skin”, the final song of…
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Like Isaac in 'Ghosts,' Brandon Scott Jones is multidimensional
When Brandon Scott Jones was in seventh grade, his mother bought him a copy of “The Elements of Screenwriting.” Spurred…
Al Pacino's memoir 'Sonny Boy' delves into 'The Godfather' and 'Scarface'
Book review 'Son' By Al PacinoPenguin, 370 pages, $35If you buy books linked to on our site, The Times may…
Vigil in Los Angeles for Hersh Goldberg-Polin and other murdered Israeli hostages
A vigil was held in Culver City on Sunday night just hours after Israeli authorities shared the news that Hamas…
My best friend is 30 years older than me. This is what she has taught me about life
She was 63 years old. I was 33 years old. We shared cocktails at a rooftop bar overlooking Sunset Boulevard…
After my best friend died, I started having feelings for her husband.
By age 77, I had given up. After two failed marriages and years of unsuccessful dating, I accepted what seemed…
How Shannen Doherty was portrayed as the stereotypical bad girl 'Veronica'
As Brenda Walsh on “Beverly Hills 90210,” Shannen Doherty represented a bit of reverse typecasting. She was a sultry, dark-haired…
Huntington's stinking corpse flower is about to bloom
It's sweaty, smelly season again at the Huntington Library, Art Gallery and Botanical Gardens. One of its rare corpse flowers…
Column: How a homophobe repented and became a flawed LGBTQ+ ally
I remember it well: his toothy smile. Her spiky haircut. Her high cheekbones and her loud laugh. I also remember…
'Babes' review: Ilana Glazer's pregnancy comedy is hilarious
Someone needs to explain to me why Pamela Adlon's “Babes” opens this weekend. after Mother's Day. If ever a movie…