The most famous sushi bar in Tokyo is Sukiyabashi Jiro — which sits on a lower floor of the busy Ginza Station, has just 10 seats, and was the subject of a documentary called “Jiro Dreams of Sushi.” It has …
Sushi at this Woodland Hills restaurant could be the best in SoCal Read MoreCommunity lenders are asking a federal judge to stop the Trump administration from allowing $289 million approved by Congress to expire without reaching the institutions it was intended to fund. The Freedom Economy Business Association sued the Treasury Department in …
Community Lenders Sue Trump Administration Over $289 Million, “Running Out the Clock” Read MoreThere’s a lot of lore underlying the play “Kowalski,” which opened this past weekend at the Lookingglass Theatre. In 1947, Marlon Brando was a 23-year-old stage actor yet to make his mark. Tennessee Williams, 36 at the time, was following …
Review: “Kowalski” at Lookingglass Theatre Read MoreThe Illinois Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday on whether disciplinary hearings for Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct must remain open to the public. It marks the latest, and possibly final, chapter in the yearslong legal …
Bitter fight over Chicago police discipline heads to state Supreme Court Read MoreBy MELISSA GOLDIN President Donald Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from the White House grounds is leading to claims that then-President Joe Biden revoked White House access to hundreds of journalists in 2023. But the …
FACT FOCUS: No, Biden did not revoke the White House press passes of more than 400 journalists Read MoreConstruction continues at LAX in Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. LAX moved up a spot to 14th on the list of mega-sized airports, defined as those handling 33 million or more passengers per year.(Photo by Drew A. Kelley, …
LAX, Burbank, ONT get solid ratings in new JD Power airport survey Read MoreBy MATTHEW LEE NEW YORK (AP) — The State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” in all communications following President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand the technology …
US diplomats told to use term ‘super intelligence’ not ‘artificial intelligence’ after Trump’s call Read MoreBy HANNAH FINGERHUT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race, rejecting the president’s claim that the …
Iowa judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Des Moines Register and pollster Read MoreBy STEPHEN WADE, AP Sports Writer NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — The easy part for Fariba Hashimi was winning a silver medal in the women’s cycling road race at the Asian Games. The nearly impossible part for the female cyclist from …
Afghan female cyclist wins silver at Asian Games after disguising herself as a man to train Read MoreCalifornia voters will soon decide whether to impose a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of the state’s billionaires. Google co-founder Sergey Brin recently contributed $82 million to oppose the measure. His critics frame this as an existential battle between …
Proposed wealth tax risks destroying California’s innovation engine Read MoreReading Time: 2 minutes In the years since he retired from acting, Jonathan Taylor Thomas has mostly avoided the pitfalls that afflict so many former child stars. But in the type of incident that’s become all too familiar, the Home …
Jonathan Taylor Thomas Detained After Allegedly Resisting Police Read MoreA wonky mural in the ‘home of Banksy’ has been slammed for being designed by AI and full of mistakes – (Picture: Bristol 24/7 / SWNS) It is well known AI will come for all our jobs – even street …
AI mural in ‘home of Banksy’ slammed for getting Bristol so wrong Read MoreFlorida resident Robbie Smither shared a video of himself at a gas station and said that for the first time in his life, he is voting for a Democrat. He wrote: “When I vote for a Democrat, @DavidJollyFL, for the …
Matt Gaetz Pleads for Republican’s Vote, “Democrats Want To Trans Your Kids” Read MoreNobody sings in the latest adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1462-page cinder-block classic, but the absence of rousing musical numbers does not mean that Fred Cavayé’s “Les Misérables” is going for gritty realism. The 179-minute film, enjoying a reported $37m budget …
‘Les Misérables’ Review: A Starry, Lavishly Empty, French-Language Version of Victor Hugo’s Epic Read MoreThe Los Angeles Lakers are putting nearly eight decades of basketball history on the coffee table. The franchise has teamed with luxury art-book publisher Taschen for “Lakers: An Official History of the Purple & Gold,” a 528-page authorized history spanning …
Los Angeles Lakers Release Official Photo Book Chronicling Seven Decades of Purple-and-Gold History Read MoreBill Linden was a dispenser of gratis grins. When he turned to look at you, a clown nose or a pirate’s eye patch might be on his face. He had drawers full of silly glasses and hats and owned a …
Bill ‘Captain Fun’ Linden, former Sun-Times page designer, dies at 79 Read MorePete Byrne, vocalist for the British new wave band Naked Eyes, died in Los Angeles on Sept. 14 after a brief illness. He was 74. Byrne founded Naked Eyes in 1982 with his college friend Rob Fisher. Their debut album …
Pete Byrne, Naked Eyes Vocalist Who Sang ‘Always Something There to Remind Me,’ Dies at 74 Read MoreThe United Kingdom led all territories in nominations at this year’s International Emmys, landing 14 nods total — including Disney+’s “A Thousand Blows” in drama and Netflix’s “Man vs. Baby” in comedy. Brazil followed, with nine nominations, then Spain with …
International Emmy Nominations: United Kingdom Leads This Year’s Tally; Canada’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ Doesn’t Make the Cut Read MoreSometimes in theater, timing is everything. I’ve seen that work in a playwright’s favor, such as a play about a Queen (“Coronation” by Refracted Theatre), premiering in the weeks after Trump’s 2024 election. In other cases, writing plays on slippery …
Review: ‘The Humanities’ looks away from the campus culture wars it purports to interrogate Read MoreU.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) is asking the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate Donald Trump Jr.’s business dealings and wedding celebrations financed by a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin. Two Republican members of the committee are supporting an investigation …
Republican Senators Back Trump Jr. Russian-Oligarch Wedding Investigation, “Looks Pretty Dumb” Read More