With all due respect to 'Barbie', América Ferrera has a new monologue
Maybe the only person No Surprised by América Ferrera's first Oscar nomination is the actress herself, thanks to an innate…
Women
Recent films revive 'Frankenstein' with women in charge
Screenwriter Diablo Cody has been in Hollywood long enough not to believe in coincidences. “Not to surprise me, but having…
The reasons why Gazans are angry at Hamas are disgusting
February 9, 2024 3 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: Your article about civilians in the Gaza Strip angry at…
Harmony Korine's 'Aggro Dr1ft' Premieres at Strip Club
When “Aggro Dr1ft,” the latest provocation from auteur Harmony Korine, premiered at a series of prestigious film festivals last fall,…
Fontana woman falls 25 feet into obsolete septic tank
Firefighters rescued a woman who fell about 25 feet into an out-of-use septic tank in Fontana Thursday morning, authorities announced,…
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.…
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?…