I donβt have statistics, but just from the disappearance of bowling alleys from the local landscape, most recently Santa Monicaβs midcentury Pico Bowl, with its fine coffee shop, Iβd guess that the sport is not the ubiquitous American pastime it once was. Still, many if not most of us will have gone bowling at least…
Sir Keir Starmer has denied misleading the House of Commons over Peter Mandelson’s vetting process to become US ambassador. The prime minister told MPs in September last year – twice in one day – that “full due process was followed”, when it was revealed Lord Mandelson continued his friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein after he…
As much of downtown L.A. continues to feel dark and deserted, local businesses want the city to steal San Franciscoβs secret for firing up foot traffic. The tech mecca has slowly begun to emerge from one of the countryβs deepest declines in downtown retail, in part through a program that peppered the city with subsidized…
The U.S. is the favorite to win the World Baseball Classic championship, but the team is still trying to execute “a complete game” after semifinal win.
Businesses will be given a Β£3,000 government bonus for hiring a young person who has been out of work for six months. Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said the government wants to “back Britain’s young people” after youth unemployment hit its highest levels for 11 years. Politics latest: Starmer to offer ‘targeted’ energy support…
With the state of the nation worse on pretty much every metric, itβs good we can still gather round our screen of choice to watch film professionals win awards for a few hours on a March evening. This happened Sunday for the 98th time at the Academy Awards, sent via ABC, Hulu, Disney+ and other…
Emergency help for poorer households hit by energy bills driven up by the Iran war is to be unveiled by Sir Keir Starmer. The government says it will provide “targeted” support for families that rely on heating oil, the cost of which has risen by 80% in a week. The prime minister is also threatening…
Neither Alexander Straus nor Mark Parsons were around when Angel City played its first NWSL game in 2022. But they didnβt miss much; in four years the team had one winning season and made just one playoff appearance. So Straus, in his first full season as coach, and Parsons, 15 months into his job as…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented immigration enforcement operation across the U.S. to deport people there illegally, but data compiled by a Mexican investigative outlet show that deportations of Mexicans were lower last year than in each of the previous four years. Under the Biden administration, deportations of Mexicans per year reached nearly…
Sean Penn won the supporting actor Oscar on Sunday night for his performance as the ruthless, racist Col. Steven J. Lockjaw in Paul Thomas Andersonβs βOne Battle After Another.β However, Penn was not present for the ceremony, which became the subject of jokes from Kieran Culkin and Conan OβBrien. βWe have a βno showβ from…