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Shakira Austin didnβt realize how important fashion would become when she entered the WNBA in 2022. Her introduction to game-day tunnel fashion began at the University of Mississippi in 2020. βMy school started doing their own tunnel fits,β she said. βIt was cute, but I definitely didnβt know [the WNBA tunnel walk was] as popping…
Reading List 10 books for your August reading list If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Contrary to some recent media chatter, the novel isnβt dead: A glance at this monthβs choices, which include quirky robot sci-fi, an artistβs tale set…
Book Review L.A. Women By Ella BermanBerkley: 416 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Ella Bermanβs third novel, βL.A. Women,β is set in Laurel Canyon between the mid-β60s and mid-β70s. Itβs a perfect place and time for a novelist…
A funny thing blocked the path to another Andrew Friedman midsummer triumph. An Andrew Friedman midsummer failure. The Dodgers and their renowned baseball boss came to bat at baseballβs trade deadline Thursday poised to knock another fat midseason pitch out of the park en route to a second consecutive World Series championship. They never took…
Voting in the Green Party’s leadership contest kicks off today. The party, which has four MPs and more than 800 council seats, holds elections for its leaders and deputy leaders every two years. However, the last contest was in 2021 when current leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay were elected for a three-year term to…
A slow-paced, fact-based period drama of war and love in precolonial Hawaiβi, βChief of War,β premiering Friday on Apple TV+, presents co-creator and star Jason Momoa as the late-18th century warrior Kaβiana in a story set at the intersection of the island kingdoms and the arrival of European colonists. Itβs clearly a passion project, and…
It is “Liberation Day” III – the third tariff deadline set by Donald Trump. Countries without bilateral trade agreements will soon face reciprocal tariffs – ranging from 25% to 50% – with a baseline of 15% to 20% for any not making a deal. He has delayed twice, from April to July and from July…
The UK’s Supreme Court is set to deliver a landmark ruling today that could have billion-pound consequences for banks and impact millions of motorists. The essential question that the country’s top court has been asked to answer is this: should customers be fully informed about the commission dealers earn on their purchase? However, the Supreme…
In her first interview since losing the election to President Trump and leaving office, former Vice President Kamala Harris told Stephen Colbert on βThe Late Showβ that her decision not to run for California governor was more βbasicβ than saving herself for a βdifferent officeβ β which is to say, another run for president in…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Chargers quarterback Trey Lance passes in the first half of the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday. (David Richard / Associated Press) Lance, the onetime third overall pick of San Francisco, looked sharp and polished. Whether thatβs enough for him to get the upper hand on Taylor Heinicke for the Chargersβ backup job…
