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Patrick Soon-Shiong had become accustomed to making the news. He was the doctor and medical technology innovator who built a fortune, the striving South African immigrant who bought a piece of the Lakers and the L.A. billionaire who brought the Los Angeles Times back under local control when he purchased it in 2018. But none…
βNosferatuβ began its undead life in 1922 as a silent, unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stokerβs 1897 novel βDracula.β But F.W. Murnauβs film, subtitled βA Symphony of Horror,β soon came to be regarded as a masterwork in its own right, a high-water mark of German Expressionism and a template for future vampire movies. The film differed…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trumpβs nominee as the next director of the FBI, has big plans. He has called for the prosecution of a long list of people he accuses of conspiring to undermine Trump, including President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and outgoing FBI Director Christopher A….
Chatsworth, led by All-City guard Alijah Arenas, is No. 1 in the first City Section boys basketball rankings from The Times. The rankings: 1. CHATSWORTH (10-4): Alijah Arenas & Co. have played well against quality opponents 2. WESTCHESTER (7-8): Comets, led by Tajh Ariza, have played demanding schedule. 3. WASHINGTON PREP (3-6): 3-0 record with…
From border narratives that go beyond the immigration debate to coming-of-age quasi-musicals with puppets; from a western that confronts Chileβs dark past to an adaptation of one of Mexicoβs most revered novels, 2024 was truly a banner year for Latino and Latin American cinema. Below are the films that stuck with us over the last…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end the right to citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to undocumented parents shortly after he takes office next month. In an interview earlier this month with NBCβs βMeet the Press,β Trump said he would attempt to do so through executive action. βYes, weβre going to end…
High school basketball: Scores for boys’ and girls’ games across the Southland on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Source link
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have finally reached a divorce settlement more than eight years after announcing the end of their two-year marriage back in 2016. The fellow Oscar winners and former Hollywood power couple, who were together for 12 years before their split, signed off on a default declaration filed in Los Angeles County…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a red-state constitutional challenge to Californiaβs special authority to fight air pollution. Over a dissent by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court turned away an appeal from Ohio and 16 other conservative states, which asked the court to rule βthe Golden State is not a golden child.β Although Mondayβs…
Milestones are routine for LeBron James these days. He turned 40 on Monday and the next day became the first player in NBA history to appear in a game in his teens, 20s, 30s and 40s. Earlier in December, he set an NBA record for career minutes played. Heβs already the NBA all-time scoring leader…
