How Donny Hathaway turned this soft rock cover into the song that defines America
Donny Hathaway had already been exposing the splendors and indignities of American life when he arrived at the Troubadour in…
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Who Made 'Pinky', the Screaming Bird at the Top of Eagle Rock's Pillarhenge?
Pillarhenge is an eyesore. Since construction at the Eagle Rock site, nicknamed for a decrepit colonnade, first stopped in 2008,…
AFI names 'Blazing Saddles' the funniest movie for Mel Brooks' 100th birthday
The American Film Institute gives Mel Brooks one more reason to celebrate his 100th birthday. In honor of the comedy…
What you need to know about the $351.7 billion state budget Newsom just signed
SACRAMENT- Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed his final state budget as governor, a $351.7 billion spending plan that seeks…
Contributor: How the American experiment could last another 250 years
The United States has accomplished amazing things in the first 250 years of its nationhood. It went from being a…
Nancy Pelosi's Post-Congress Plan: Launch of UC Berkeley Policy Institute
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who has spent nearly 40 years in Congress to become one of its most influential people, announced…
Doc Feeney's All Stars: The Los Angeles softball team playing together for 50 years
As Al Michel and Mike Sugerman tell it, their Los Angeles softball team's first performance was filled with “geeks,” “nerds,”…
'Love Island USA': Alannah Keyser fired for racial slur
It seems like the producers of “Love Island USA” dropped a bombshell to talk about, one that led to her…
Los Angeles declares 'Bolero Day' in honor of Boleros de Noche
In 2015, musician Roberto Carlos launched Boleros de Noche, an annual concert series held in Los Angeles that aimed to…
I traveled east during COVID. I wanted to reunite with my first love.
It didn't take endless quarantine with my spouse during the COVID-19 pandemic to end my marriage of more than two…