Rob Reiner’s artistic legacy was rooted in empathy and connection
I think about Rob Reiner almost every time I put on my socks. I am old enough to…
Oscars: Sydney Sweeney, Jennifer Lopez, more join Actresses Roundtable
Even the most accomplished actors sometimes feel out of their depth on a movie. Gwyneth Paltrow, who returns…
What we know about Rob Reiner’s son Nick, who struggled with addiction and shared his recovery with the world
Nick Reiner spent years struggling with addiction and with help from his father, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner, told…
Pilgrims flock to celebrate Virgin of Guadalupe — the ‘mother of Mexico’
MEXICO CITY — Edivaldo Hernández Villar crawled on his knees toward the Basilica of Guadalupe, wincing and whispering prayers. It…
Hollywood’s ‘Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern’ gets it right
When I first started playing “Dungeons & Dragons” as a tween, my friends christened me with a new…
An oral history on the jerkin’ movement in L.A.
Many will laugh now, but in 2009, learning to pindrop was a young Angeleno’s rite of passage. Equipped…
‘A House of Dynamite’ on Netflix: That ambiguous ending, explained
Kathryn Bigelow. That’s all it took to get me on board “A House of Dynamite.” I would have…
How Ted Sarandos became the ultimate Hollywood gate-crasher
Hollywood moguls once dismissed the outsize ambitions of Netflix’s executives. “Is the Albanian army going to take over…
Castro Theatre eyes next chapter at pivotal moment
SAN FRANCISCO — At the start of the pandemic, when live entertainment was shut down across California, Gregg Perloff —…
Jon Slavet, GOP tech entrepreneur, enters race for California governor
Republican Jon Slavet, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, announced Thursday that he was joining the crowded field of candidates…
6 writers remember Joan Didion, L.A.’s literary prophet who ‘remains full of surprise’
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Why San Francisco’s albino alligator ‘Claude’ died at age 30
Claude, a rare albino alligator whose ghostly white scales and statue-like stillness earned him a cult-like following around…