'Dark Matter' review: Joel Edgerton fights in parallel worlds
Blake Crouch has hilariously adapted his own 2016 novel, “Dark Matter,” into a nine-episode series for Apple TV+, intended to…
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Our Frankenstein's monster: climate change and an ice-free Arctic
To the editor: Coincidentally, your article on the accelerating disappearance of sea ice from the Arctic Ocean appeared in the…
'3 Body Problem' review: A new take on alien invasions
Cixin Liu’s “The Three-Body Problem,” the first volume of her “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy, has been turned into a…
"Is it possible to write how we feel without betraying our feelings?" Victoria Chang asks
In his poem “Play, 1966,” from his upcoming collection “With My Back to the World,” Chang observes the effects of…
'Don't Expect Too Much' Review: Darkly Funny Media Satire
In Radu Jude's latest satire, the bracing “Don't Expect Too Much from the End of the World,” the Romanian writer-director…
Justin Timberlake is a man out of time in 'Everything I Thought It Was'
It would have been quite strange if Justin Timberlake, of all people, opened his new album with a sad story…
Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war against Hamas
Palestinians search through the rubble of a family home following the Israeli bombardment west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in…
Anti-gender activism brings us closer to authoritarianism
In the United States, gender has been considered a relatively common term. We are asked to check a box on…
Measles Vaccination Day 2024: Protecting our children from measles
The impact of measles can be severe, leading to complications such as pneumonia, encephalitis and even death, especially in areas…
Opinion: Apocalypse now, but not in Santa Monica
In December, an atheist, pro-choice, anti-gun, environmental activist, also known as a Santa Monica resident, asked me: “So, how do…