Los Angeles Times
How these VFX teams found inspiration in unlikely places
Some of the year's most stunning visual effects were grounded in real-world influences, from James Gunn's bad dog to Katy Perry
4 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Her famous folks are still showing her the way
Laura Dern talks about playing three-dimensional women in 'Jay Kelly' and 'Is This Thing On?' and why her parents' influence will always stay with her
4 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Buss brothers considering an A's investment
Joey, Jesse Buss said to be in preliminary talks about jumping into baseball ownership.
2 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Gallagher helps Cubs beat rival Phantoms
Senior scores first in ‘Downtown World Cup’ and fends off pressure for 2-1 win.
2 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Bringing the political to the TV screen
These 10 thrillers served as a reflection of, and escape from, turbulent times.
5 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Mavericks frontman with rich baritone
His group expanded the sound of country with big-band, pop and Cuban influence.
2 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
A new all-time scoring leader in state
Inglewood’s Crowe Jr., who is committed to Missouri, breaks mark and is not finished yet.
2 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
For autism causes, experts look to genes, not vaccines
Earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the search for autism's cause — a question that has kept researchers busy for the better part of six decades — would be over in just five months.
5 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Trump alleges affordability 'hoax.' Here's the reality on the ground
Frank McRae, a retiree who lives in Koreatown, did not hesitate when I asked what he'd say to President Trump about his claim last week that the affordability crisis is a hoax.
5 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Two teen e-bikers charged with assault in Hermosa Beach
Charges have been filed against two teens who were arrested after surveillance cameras recorded a group of boys on e-bikes attacking a man near the Hermosa Beach Pier until he was knocked unconscious, police said.
2 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Fake heiress scammed $30 million from banks, FBI says
A woman allegedly posed as an heiress and scammed nearly $30 million from banks and institutions in Los Angeles and Orange counties, according to authorities.
1 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Homelessness services CEO quits city board
The chief executive of one of Los Angeles’ most prominent homeless service nonprofits has resigned from a government oversight board amid a federal investigation into one of the nonprofit’s real estate dealings.
1 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
50 rounds fired at Stockton party, sheriff says
It could take weeks or months to arrest the masked gunmen, the official says.
2 min |
December 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Poverty post raises 'affordability' issue
On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, a wealth manager named Michael Green published a Substack post arguing that a $140,000 income is the new poverty level for a family of four in America, where the official poverty line is $32,150.
6 min |
December 11, 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine
Embracing The Value Within
DR. ROXANNE M. ST. CLAIR on seeing the value in you—and in others—and making it a daily practice.
4 min |
November 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine
Courage: From Relief to Presence
JASON NUTTING on why relief is temporary-and how courage, rooted in the heart, endures.
3 min |
November 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine
Grace Is the Creative Spark
Do you sometimes feel that life is blessed and things are unfolding effortlessly, without force or struggle? Some people say it is because of “grace” or “God’s grace.
5 min |
November 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine
A Lightning-Fast Tongue and the Art of Camouflage
connects the Indian chameleon's way of being at Kanha Shanti Vanam to spiritual practice—cultivating harmony with place, patience, and focused awareness.
3 min |
November 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine
Virtual Intelligence
Author and cultural commentator CHARLES EISENSTEIN extends last month's argument about virtual substitutes hollowing out reality-this time to Al's imitation of intimacy-and points to what only embodied relationships can restore.
10 min |
November 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine
FROM INNER STILLNESS TO OUTER AGENCY:
How Heartfulness Builds an Internal Locus of Control and Workplace Success
3 min |
November 2025
Esquire US
Something Classic, Something New
IN 1998, ESQUIRE INTRODUCED AN INTIMATE, PROBING INTERVIEW series called What I’ve Learned. Longtime Esquire writer Mike Sager sat down with Oscar-winning actor Rod Steiger for an unusual conversation.
2 min |
Winter 2026
Esquire US
Perfecting Preppy
At J. Press, Jack Carlson is working to keep things current while honing the small details that fans of the 123-year-old brand care about so deeply
1 min |
Winter 2026
Esquire US
Animal Instinct
The Panthère de Cartier ring takes any look for a walk on the wild side
1 min |
Winter 2026
Esquire US
Lucid Gravity Grand Touring
Who knew an SUV could do all this and more?
2 min |
Winter 2026
Esquire US
Rian Johnson Can Make Anything Entertaining. (Really.)
With a third deliriously enjoyable entry in the pretzel-logic Knives Out franchise, Wake Up Dead Man, the writer-director defies expectations once again.
5 min |
Winter 2026
Esquire US
FLIGHT PLAN
The historic A-2 is the OG of leather flying jackets. Today, it's an essential part of your casual wardrobe.
2 min |
Winter 2026
Esquire US
Sports On the Holidays
SHOULD YOU FIND YOURSELF AROUND SO-CALLED CIVILIZED discourse this holiday season, you'll likely encounter a well-worn idea about televised kickoffs and tip-offs on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Which is: They should not be happening.
3 min |
Winter 2026
Sports Illustrated US
COME AT ME, PRO
AS NCAA ELIGIBILITY REGULATIONS LOOSEN, TEAMS ARE TURNING TO FORMER G LEAGUERS
4 min |
Winter 2025
Sports Illustrated US
BIG TOE, BIGGER PROBLEM
THERE IS an injury that impacts every football season. This injury has been mislabeled since the day it was named.
10+ min |
Winter 2025
Sports Illustrated US
HE'S STILL JOE COOL
the man who TRANSFORMED THE EVENT when he led the Jets to victory 57 years ago reflects on the game—and the path that led him there
10+ min |