Three actors who made a big impact with small roles
Great performance jumps off the screen, regardless of its size. We can feel a whole life behind what we see.…
Women
Ill-fitting gear endangers female firefighters, supervisors say
When a Los Angeles County firefighter rushes into a burning building to save a life, she must face an additional…
The 'cool aunt' is a subversive counterpart to the 'tradwife'
In the grand taxonomy of popular culture aunts, there are stern aunts, maternal aunts, and cruel aunts (like the malicious…
Invite-only LA Moms' Group is a crowdsourcing powerhouse for parents
At first, Cathlene Pineda was reluctant to join the Atwater Village Moms Facebook group. The jazz pianist and composer doesn't…
Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and the alchemy of 'Barbie'
How can you make a story about a ubiquitous plastic doll worth telling? What if I suffered an existential crisis?…
After rocky start, Kamala Harris finds her footing
LAS VEGAS – “Proud,” Kamala Harris said, lengthening the word and stretching her vowels. “PROUD!” Donald Trump expressed great joy…
Cruise ship accident in SF could delay robotaxi launch in California
On October 2, a Cruise driverless robotaxi ran over a woman in downtown San Francisco and pinned her under the…
Woman arrested for stealing French bulldog in downtown Los Angeles
Authorities arrested a woman on suspicion of stealing a French bulldog in downtown Los Angeles last month in an incident…
Cruise sidelines entire US robotaxi fleet
Following California withdrawing Cruise's permit to operate autonomous vehicles in the state, the company announced that it will suspend all…
Opinion: It may be Taylor Swift's year at the Grammys, but it's not the 'year of the woman'
Taylor Swift, SZA, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo… with so many female artists nominated for so many Grammy awardsWill this be…