20th Century Actor Morgan Rusler wraps up a sale in Silver LakeLos Angeles Times - Neal J. LeiteregStage and screen actor Morgan Rusler has sold his Silver Lake home of more than a decade for the asking price of $1.359 million. The two-story house, built in 1936, is full of character details including
Travel The ink you get here may be permanent, but this new Vegas tattoo pop-up isn’tLos Angeles Times - By Catharine HammYou can learn about tattoos. You can get a tattoo. Or you do can both at a tattoo pop-up at the Linq Promenade. Tattoo’d America is the first installation at Pop Vegas, a new pop-up venue that celebrates
Sports We asked, you answered. Here are your favorite places to watch Dodgers gamesLos Angeles Times - Brian ParkWhere Dodgers fans gather, blue heaven is found. We asked readers where they go to be with other Dodgers fans if they can’t make it out to Chavez Ravine, and like Dodgers bullpen coach Mark Prior during
Chicago, IL ‘The Red Line’ will move you to tears and make a star of Aliyah RoyaleLos Angeles Times - By Robert LloydA beautifully modulated performance by Aliyah Royale as a Chicago teenager at the axis of multiple hot-topic storylines makes "The Red Line," a limited series beginning Sunday on CBS, something to see.
Jon Snow The essential ‘Game of Thrones’ dead pool: Who will survive this Sunday?Los Angeles Times - By Chris BartonAfter two episodes of tense reunions and fireside farewells, the big war that’s been coming since the first episode of “Game of Thrones” begins this Sunday. And though some fans have grown impatient with
Business U.S. economy grew at strong 3.2% rate in first quarter, beating estimatesLos Angeles Times - Associated PressThe U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.2% annual rate in the first three months of the year, a far better outcome than expected, overcoming a host of headwinds including global weakness, rising trade tensions
U.S. Department of Justice Justice Department opens criminal probe into Ford’s emissions certificationLos Angeles Times - Associated PressFord Motor Co. said Friday that the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into its U.S. emissions certification process. The automaker said in a regulatory filing that the "matter currently
Taipei Fare deal: $704 round trip from LAX to Taipei, Taiwan, on Eva AirLos Angeles Times - Catharine HammTaipei, the capital of Taiwan, is like many a modern-day city: Its history and its state of being are complex. Immigrants from mainland China founded Taipei in the 1700s and, ultimately, the island become
Homelessness New in L.A. theater: ‘The End of Sex,’ plus plays responding to #MeToo and homelessnessLos Angeles Times - By Daryl H. MillerNotions of family figure into the shows in this week’s 99-Seat Beat up-close look at Los Angeles’ smaller theaters. Families of the traditional, nuclear kind find themselves plunged into quandaries in
Review: A 1908 feminist rom-com? Why ‘Diana of Dobson’s’ has been forgotten for too longLos Angeles Times - By F. Kathleen FoleyA British suffragist and playwright who championed women’s rights, Cicely Hamilton espoused her views at a time when other female “radicals” were being arrested and imprisoned en masse. After watching
Travel May Day may mean maypoles, beer or leis. But it's still about springLos Angeles Times - Mike MorrisThe calendar might read May 1, but — depending on what country you’re in — the day can be known as May Day, International Workers Day or Labor Day. Whether it’s welcoming the return of spring by dancing
Movies A short history of ‘Christ Stopped at Eboli’: A ‘holy grail’ of classic Italian cinemaLos Angeles Times - By John AndersonThe uncut version of Francesco Rosi’s “Christ Stopped at Eboli” was among the first films that Bruce Goldstein went looking for in 1997, after he founded the arthouse “re-distribution” company Rialto It
Business In a tight jobs market, employers spend more time training their low-paid staffLos Angeles Times - Shelly HaganYou’d need a cast of thousands to reenact Black Friday at a Walmart store, so virtual reality comes in handy at the company’s training centers. Employees get to experience a shopper stampede on their part
Business Scrutiny over Pentagon official’s Boeing ties highlights defense industry consolidationLos Angeles Times - Samantha MasunagaThe year was 1989. The Pentagon was under the command of President George H.W. Bush and Defense Secretary Dick Cheney. And aviation giant McDonnell Douglas Corp. was riding high as the top federal contractor,
Lifestyle Mexico's sotol makers were once persecuted. Now their spirit is catching onLos Angeles Times - By James Burke and Molly MandellIn Madera, a mountain town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, Bienvenido Fernandez pours freshly distilled sotol between two cow horns. He examines the tiny bubbles, or “pearls,” that materialize to determine
Sports Soccer on TV: Barcelona looks to claim fourth title in five seasonsLos Angeles Times - Kevin BaxterThe league races in France and Italy ended last week with Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus both securing titles they effectively won weeks ago. Barcelona can join them by wrapping up the Spanish championship
Kitchens Tim Disney’s kitchen reflects his colorful family treeLos Angeles Times - By Jesse GoddardWith a resume that includes directing, writing and producing, it’s no shock that Tim Disney likewise takes on multiple roles once he gets home: “I’m the chef of the house — I’m also the dishwasher.” Disney,
Los Angeles, CA This Beverly Crest beauty is steeped in design historyLos Angeles Times - Lauren BealeSouthern California architect Wallace Neff has been widely credited with creating what became known as the California style. Drawing inspiration from Mediterranean and Spanish designs, his mansions were
Otto Warmbier North Korea demanded U.S. pay $2 million for Otto Warmbier’s medical costsLos Angeles Times - By Associated PressNorth Korea insisted that the U.S. agree to pay $2 million in medical costs in 2017 before it released detained American college student Otto Warmbier while he was in a coma, a former U.S. official said
Sports Morning briefing: If Tiger Woods can make a comeback, so can heLos Angeles Times - By Chuck SchilkenJohn Peterson had an epiphany while watching the Masters earlier this month. Peterson won a 2011 NCAA Division I individual title while attending Louisiana State and made a hole-in-one at the U.S. Open
Sports Racing! Jon White’s Kentucky Derby rankings are outLos Angeles Times - John CherwaHello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome to our horse racing newsletter as we explain our thinking on Frank Stronach’s town hall. We are back for another short week of three-day racing at Santa Anita.
World News To fight K-pop’s influence in China, a club teaches young boys to be alpha malesLos Angeles Times - By Robyn DixonIt is 14 degrees the morning two dozen boys gather at a Beijing park to be transformed into alpha males. A reluctant winter sun casts silver light between treacherously cold shadows. The wind bites, worsening
Silent Films Classic Hollywood: For generations, Kevin Brownlow has been the voice for silent filmsLos Angeles Times - By Susan KingKevin Brownlow has been the voice for silent films and their preservation and restoration for the past six decades. In fact, the 80-year-old British filmmaker, historian and author earned an Honorary for
Business Airlines eye crueler ways of making passengers miserableLos Angeles Times - David LazarusNews this week that Delta Air Lines is testing seats that recline even less should be sufficient to confirm airline passengers’ fears that things will only get worse before they get, almost certainly,
Vaccination A new skirmish in the California vaccination wars breaks out. Science will prevailLos Angeles Times - Robin AbcarianI thought the vaccination wars in California pretty much fizzled out in 2015 after we outlawed religious and “personal belief” exemptions for children whose parents don’t want to immunize them against
A sixth-grader was sick of coloring. So she skipped six grades to attend Cal State L.A.Los Angeles Times - Teresa WatanabeMia Turel was in first grade when she asked her father to teach her how to chart the probability of losing her baby teeth over time. By second grade, she was reading high school-level books on Martin King
Zillow How a hijacked listing for one of L.A.’s most expensive homes led to a $60-million lawsuitLos Angeles Times - Jack FlemmingIt’s hard to overstate the opulence showcased in developer Bruce Makowsky’s $150-million spec house, dubbed “Billionaire.” Perched above Bel Air, the four-story mansion offers a world of pure imagination
California Politics How California’s high-speed rail project was ‘captured’ by costly consultantsLos Angeles Times - By Ralph VartabedianWhen California shifted its bullet train plan into high gear in 2008, it had just 10 employees to manage and oversee design of the largest public construction project in state history. Consultants assured
Marijuana A councilwoman was earning money from Weedmaps while making Lynwood a marijuana hubLos Angeles Times - Adam ElmahrekFew local politicians have championed marijuana as loudly as Aide Castro. She says the drug was crucial to treating a thyroid condition. And as a Lynwood city councilwoman, she was the driving force behind
Archives From the Archives: Aircraft thief leaves note on hangar doorLos Angeles Times - Scott HarrisonOn a clear, cool Sunday morning in February 1936, flight instructor Dwight F. Petersen stopped by his hangar at Dycer Airport. The door was open. His two-seater Taylor Cub aircraft was gone, and there
