Dua Lipa's former choreographer invites you to move and let your inner child loose
On a Tuesday night in Atwater Village, Teresa “Toogie” Barceló is creating a portal. With arms outstretched, she invites participants…
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A former White House Christmas volunteer reflects on the East Wing
November 19, 2025 6 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: I was struck by guest contributor Rosa Lowinger's op-ed about…
Diane Ladd's cause of death revealed on death certificate
The cause of Diane Ladd's death has come to light, weeks after the three-time Oscar-nominated star of “Rambling Rose” and…
Venice Fest is back and packed with cool Westside vibes
What Los Angeles doesn't have in snow, it makes up for in soul. Case in point: Venice Fest, which started…
A trio of films set in Palestine compete for the attention of Oscar voters
The Palestinian experience has been a mainstay of world cinema for decades. Despite countless obstacles, the Palestinian Ministry of Culture…
Contributor: Trump cut aid to Nigeria in March. Now he wonders why he is so violent.
In Social Truth Earlier this month, President Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “prepare for possible action” to protect…
Is he Newsom's Democratic front-runner for 2028 or a flash in the pan?
The 2028 presidential election is more than 1,000 days away, but you'd hardly know it from all the speculation and…
Todd Snider, country music troubadour, dies at 59
Todd Snider, a singer and songwriter beloved on the American music scene for his funny but empathetic portraits of people…
Trump ran an “America First” campaign. Now he considers that the presidency is “global”
WASHINGTON- During the election campaign, Donald Trump did not regret putting America first. He promised to secure the country's borders,…
Column: AI can perform a song, but can it create art?
The most insulting thing about the success of Breaking Rust, an artificial intelligence “artist” who finished off This week's Billboard…