The New Yorker
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S ENEMIES
Following the tragic death of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the line between eulogy and blame wore swiftly and predictably thin.
4 min |
September 29, 2025
The New Yorker
RUNWAY DEPT.CIVIL STRUTTING
The mission: attend “Style Across the Aisle,” a Fashion Week spectacle wherein local politicians walk the runway wearing clothes mostly made by up-and-coming designers from their districts, and determine which of the models exhibits the most diva-like behavior. Which official, be they elected or appointed, is most likely to throw a phone at an assistant while screaming, “I am not wearing more khaki!”? Who, in short, is the civil-servant Naomi Campbell?
3 min |
September 29, 2025
The New Yorker
BACKSTAGE DEPT. FROM THE TOP
How do great artists get their start? The misty-eyed will say it all begins with a dream.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
The New Yorker
UPSIDE DOWN
Magluba, in Arabic, means “upside down.” It’s also the name of a pilaf dish popular in the Levant: a pot of rice, vegetables, meat, and potatoes, coagulated and flipped into a stout cylinder.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
The New Yorker
MIKE NICHOLS'S GHOST
In Shubert Alley, which runs between West Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Streets, Jeremy Irons, dressed in a tweed cap turned backward and three artfully arranged layers of European workwear, pointed to a patch of asphalt beneath the marquee of the Booth Theatre. “This is where I used to argue with the police that I should be allowed to park my motorcycle. But they made me put it in the damn car park up the street,” he said.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Who are the ABC affiliate owners who blasted Kimmel?
Nexstar and Sinclair slammed his remarks about Kirk’s killing, then he was removed.
2 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Apple Store removes bogus app after EBT recipients warned
California officials are warning of a phony electronic benefit transfer mobile application that they allege is posing as a state-sponsored tool and trying to scam financial assistance recipients with unnecessary fees.
2 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
How Trump is undermining Social Security
There’s some good news related to the Trump administration’s concerted attack on the Social Security Administration: Thus far, it doesn’t appear to have significantly affected the delivery of benefits. Checks are still going out and payments into beneficiaries’ bank accounts are still arriving on time.
6 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Smith’s status hangs over Dodgers’ heads
Catcher ‘up in the air’ for start of the postseason as L.A. turns to Rortvedt and clinches series over Giants.
3 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Coyle hired to lead defense
UCLA hopes to have veteran taking over Malloe’s duties before conference play starts.
2 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
‘Megadoc’ takes look inside a filmmaker’s grand gamble
Mike Figgis’ film of Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ has its own production flaws.
4 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Dodgers' bullpen loses control again in loss to Giants
As postseason looms, vibe in home finale is less 'Good-bye,' more 'we'll be right back.'
3 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Dicker kicks winner as Chargers rally past Broncos
L.A. starts the season with consecutive wins over all three of their AFC West opponents.
2 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Songwriter of ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’
The country music hitmaker died in a plane crash in North Carolina.
2 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Bad Bunny marks end of historic Puerto Rico residency
Bad Bunny fans drowned out memories of Hurricane Maria in one booming voice on the anniversary of the devastating storm.
4 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Get ready for the roller coaster of emotions that is Ryder Cup
Event turns dull golf into a must-win saga for Americans, Europeans
6 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Vikings’ Rodgers delivers historic effort in victory
There was no cooling off Isaiah Rodgers no matter how many towels his fawning teammates used to fan the white-hot Vikings cornerback on the sideline.
3 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Yellowstone hiker survives encounter with a bear, possibly a grizzly
A hiker who was attacked by a bear—probably a grizzly — in Yellowstone National Park last week has been released from the hospital.
3 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
A road to love paved with cliches
Two strangers revisit old wounds via GPS in director Kogonada's try-hard romance.
4 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
FURY RELEASED AT THE FORUM
Nine Inch Nails mirrors its audience's desolation and rage as no other group can in a decadent, timely show
3 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, officials say
The dead in the attacks include 19 women and children, authorities report.
4 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Taliban rejects Trump’s bid to retake base in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Sunday rejected President Trump's bid to retake Bagram air base, four years after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the country left the sprawling military facility in the Taliban’s hands.
2 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Trump praises activist Kirk as ‘martyr’ for freedom
President Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” for freedom as he and other prominent conservatives gathered Sunday to honor the slain political activist whose work they say they must now advance.
3 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Hiker killed in 2,000-foot fall down glacier on Mt. Shasta
Man on his way down from summit veers off trail. 'It’s easy to get lost,' an official says.
2 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
The suspension of Kimmel recalls ABC’s past action
The network that canceled Roseanne Barr’s sitcom in 2018 faces a new storm.
3 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
This is the thanks broadcast television gets?
The recent suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is an attack on democracy. Though not necessarily the democracy one might think.
4 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Lemon squeezes out win for Trojans
Receiver shines with Lane out as USC prevails over Spartans
5 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Deep dives into the music world
Hulu's 'Lilith Fair' and 'Into the Void' explore the light and dark in poignant ways.
5 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
I have just the hat for Mr. Kimmel
There's actually an upside to Trump's autocratic instincts
4 min |
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Times
400 reasons to appreciate Trout
Some lament star’s injuries and career, but that’s not the whole story
8 min |