The week's bestselling books, Aug. 10
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
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Martin Scorsese, actor: The 6 performances you need to know
Martin Scorsese is one of our greatest directors, but heβs rarely celebrated for his talent in front of the camera. At long last, though, heβs received recognition for his acting, earning a guest acting Emmy nomination for his work on the satirical Apple TV+ show βThe Studio.β Itβs a fitting acknowledgment of his underrated chops,…
Ballers, a new pickleball-centric social club, is coming to DTLA
A sprawling social club centering on racquet sports β the ubiquitous pickleball and rising padel, a blend of tennis and squash β is making its way to downtown L.A. next summer. With the cheeky name Ballers, the club will be housed in the former Macyβs building at The Bloc, which spans 100,000 square feet. It…
Jewellery retailer Claire’s struggles to land bid for British chain | Money News
The jewellery retailer Claire’s is struggling to find a buyer for its British high street operations, stoking fears over thousands more retail jobs. Sky News has learnt that advisers to Claire’s Inc, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US on Wednesday, are not expected to land a solvent bid for its UK…
Disney’s streaming business keeps growing, despite theatrical losses
Continued growth in streaming subscriptions and strong domestic tourism to its theme parks propelled Walt Disney Co.βs fiscal third quarter earnings, even as its theatrical results dipped, the company said Wednesday. The Burbank media and entertainment giant reported $23.7 billion in revenue for the three-month period that ended June 28, up 2% compared with the…
Mookie Betts sounds depressed, but he isn’t giving up at the plate
Mookie Betts offered a new perspective Tuesday afternoon on his season-long slump, which is that it wasnβt a season-long slump. In his view, it actually extended back to last season. βI really havenβt been right since I came back from my hand last year,β Betts said. Betts fractured his left hand in mid-June last season…
One Shot: ‘Andor’ Season 2, Episode 3, ‘Harvest’
The final season of βAndorβ required visual storytellers to craft a stylized tapestry that reflected each episodeβs underlying themes while unifying the whole. βWe treated every three episodes almost like a movie and gave them their own identity,β says cinematographer Christophe Nuyens, who photographed the first six episodes. In βHarvest,β the challenge was balancing lighting…
Excessive screen time is linked to heart health risks in kids, new research shows
Screen time doesn’t just affect mental health. It may also take a toll on the physical health ofΒ children and teens, according to new research.Β Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association Wednesday, the research found 10- and 18-year-olds who spent more time focused on devices, including phones, televisions, computers and gaming consoles, were…
‘The Pitt’ premiere’s ‘Easter eggs,’ explained character by character
β7 a.m.,β the pilot episode of βThe Pitt,β introduces viewers to the organized chaos of a Pittsburgh hospital emergency room and the doctors and nurses who spend their days going from medical crisis to medical crisis. βAt the center of that wheel with all the spokesβ is Dr. Michael βRobbyβ Robinavitch, says Noah Wyle, who…
Sex toy tossed near Sophie Cunningham during Sparks win over Fever
A neon green sex toy was thrown from the stands and landed on the court during the second quarter of Tuesday nightβs Sparks win over the Indiana Fever at Crypto.com Arena. With 2:05 remaining in the first half, the sex toy landed in the paint near Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who recoiled before Sparks guard…