What do Dead Kennedysβ Jello Biafra, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Motley CrΓΌe bassist Nikki Sixx have in common? They all dig Frankie and the Witch Fingers, an L.A.-based band whose irresistible garagey-psychedelic rock sometimes even invokes shades of Oingo Boingo and Devo thanks to a staccato freneticism and pointed lyrics. The diversity of…
Book Review What a Time to Be Alive By Jade ChangEcco: 304 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Is it cheesy to open this review with βWhat a time to be alive, indeedβ? Almost certainly, but Jade Chang…
Kemi Badenoch has said that Sir Keir Starmer should have been able to secure the release of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai during his visit to China. The Conservative leader, who has been critical of the prime minister’s attempts to reset the UK’s relationship with Beijing, said that was something a “strong prime minister would have…
New YorkΒ βΒ Keke Palmer can make Jack Whitehall blush. Weβre sitting in the green room at the 92nd Street Y on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, just before Palmer is set to host a live edition of her podcast, βBaby, This Is Keke Palmer,β with Whitehall and their other co-stars from the Peacock series βThe…
It was a particularly busy Thursday morning for the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach. The area, which is home to an array of independently owned businesses and small restaurants, both of which boast unique facades from storefront to storefront, saw hundreds of eager fans start lining up outside its doors as early as 8…
The American investment giant Carlyle is preparing to take control of Very Group, one of Britain’s biggest online retailers, in a deal that will end the Barclay family’s long tenure at another major UK company. Sky News has learnt that Carlyle, which is the biggest lender to Very Group’s immediate parent company, could assume ownership…
She’s anything but the traditional stuffy Whitehall mandarin in the mould of Sir Humphrey Appleby in TV’s Yes Minister. Britain’s new top civil servant, Dame Antonia Romeo, 51, might even seem a surprising choice as the new cabinet secretary – the first woman to do the job – for a prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer,…
More money than ever has been left over in the public finances due to more tax being paid, official figures show. January had the biggest budget surplus since records began in 1993, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It meant the government received more money than it spent last month, leaving…
One of the most coveted pieces of Super Bowl merch this year wonβt be sold in stores, and the NFL probably doesnβt want to see it in the stands. Itβs a rally towel with a cute, punting bunny graphic from acclaimed L.A. illustrator Lalo Alcaraz on one side, honoring this yearβs halftime show performer Bad…
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.