One advantage to forgoing a showy rock ’n’ roll persona is that you never get too old to pull it off. Fronting a version of the band once known as …
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LAX’s ’embarrassing misstep’ draws closer to being fixed
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGood morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, Oct. 27. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Newsletter …
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Alexei Navalny, persecuted to death by Putin, somehow never lost hope
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIf you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to die by nerve agent — the kind of poison Russian President Vladimir Putin is known to use against his enemies — I …
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Ice Cube, Fat Joe will perform before two World Series games
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIce Cube and Fat Joe will continue to show their love for the L.A. Dodgers and New York Yankees, respectively, by performing at the second and third World Series games. …
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Lettuce, cheese, pickle, onion … on a buttered bun. Also, masa-powered sourdough, spooky cocktails, New Haven-style pizza … with the char but without the coal, a World Series-sized L.A.-New York …
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Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book shows basketball can be poetry
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWelcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic, fervent bookworm and hoops head Chris Vognar. This week we speak with poet and essayist Hanif …
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Rod Wave concert postponed following disturbance at Golden 1 Center
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA performance by rapper Rod Wave at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center was postponed Friday evening after mass panic following noises that sounded like gunshots but police believed to be firecrackers. …
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Get under its shell and you'll be charmed by 'Memoir of a Snail' and its unique loner
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesVoiced by Australian stars Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jacki Weaver, this decidedly grown-up piece of animation makes a sophisticated case for the medium.
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Not into gore and gloom? Here’s a guide to lighter Halloween viewing
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI imagine that when you imagine a TV critic, you picture some hard-boiled, crusty, even heartless type. But I have always been a sensitive, delicate, please-leave-the-light-on sort of fellow. So …
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LACMA will open new building in 2026; scaffolding comes down
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries will open to the public in April 2026, the museum announced Friday as scaffolding is coming down around the …