First Lady Melania Trump excoriated ABC and Jimmy Kimmel, describing the late-night comedian as a “coward” whose words “are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.” The first lady called on ABC to take action against Kimmel in a Monday morning post on the X platform. On his show late last week, Kimmel mocked…
It’s 7:50 p.m. on a Tuesday as I enter the dimly lighted metaphysical supply store the Crooked Path. Even inside, it almost looks closed; I barely see the crystal-necklace-studded walls, the bowls of runes and bins of long, black candles around me. Half-filled glass jars (perhaps potions?) sit beyond the store’s elongated bar — the…
Bailey Zimmerman performed Friday night at Stagecoach, where his set mixed post-grunge country hits like “Religiously” and “Where It Ends” with a cover of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” and an appearance by BigXthaPlug on their duet “All the Way.” Before Zimmerman’s set, I met with the 26-year-old singer inside a denim-bedecked pop-up presented by American…
Lyle Lovett performed Friday evening in Stagecoach’s Palomino tent with the group of killers he calls his Large Band. After the show, I sat with the singer and actor in the front seats of what I’ll call his Large SUV. “It’s a rental,” he said. We’re in here because you want to protect your voice?You…
Star receiver Puka Nacua will fully participate in voluntary offseason workouts, the Rams are getting closer to another contract adjustment with quarterback Matthew Stafford, and coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead hope backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo decides to put off retirement and return for a third season and possible Super Bowl run. McVay…
In a move that will likely shake up horse racing’s Triple Crown, Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI), owner of the Kentucky Derby, has bought the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, for $85 million. The transaction is expected to close after the running of this year’s Preakness on…
A legendary NFL coach found linebacker Rod Martin not by scouting him at USC, but almost by accident. The Oakland Raiders had a throwaway 12th-round pick in the 1977 draft, and then-coach John Madden grew frustrated hearing his personnel executives contemplate using it on a basketball player or track guy. Finally, Madden blurted out that…
It’s time to reveal memories, laughs and crazy times from Randy Rosenbloom’s 55 years as a TV/radio broadcaster in Los Angeles. He’s hopping in a car next Sunday with his wife, saying goodbye to a North Hollywood house that’s been in his family since 1952 and driving 3,300 miles to his new home in Greenville,…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The Clippers’ season has come to an end but better than anyone expected. No consolation but a great job by head coach Tyronn Lue for guiding the Clippers from a disastrous 6-21 start and finishing with more than 40 wins. Coach Lue led the team, overcoming major obstacles throughout the season with a…
Natalie Portman is going to have another baby. The actor is pregnant with her third child, the first with partner Tanguy Destable. The Oscar winner told Harper’s Bazaar that she and Destable, a French music producer who goes by the stage name Tepr, are “very excited.” “I’m just very grateful,” she told the outlet. “I…
