In a story with outrageous, less-than-savory personalities, one character stands apart: the stage. Or, in this case, the 13th-story penthouse of the Oviatt, which is the setting for a new immersive theater production running this month in downtown. “Castle in the Sky” aims to tell a slice of a mostly forgotten Los Angeles tale: the … Read more
Editor’s note: The Wild is all about featuring a variety of exciting voices from SoCal’s outdoors scene. For the next several weeks, that voice will belong to Times staff writer Lila Seidman. A native Angeleno who joined the Times in 2020, she’s investigated mental health policy and jumped on breaking news, and is excited to … Read more
The corner of Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Ocean Drive tells a tale of two eras: Manhattan Beach’s surf bum past and its glitzy present. On the south side of the intersection sits Shellback Tavern. Preserved within its blacked-out beachfront windows and memorabilia-covered walls — signed by volleyball gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings … Read more
What if the end of the world is a constant, rather than a finale? (Joelle Grace Taylor / For Time Times) “I have lived the most beautiful lives and died the most beautiful deaths” is a thought I had the other day while surfing. I had just paddled for a wave and then pulled out … Read more
It seems like everyone spent their summer vacation in Italy this year. Call it “The White Lotus” effect, lumped in with pent-up travel demand. Like all vacation destinations that go viral on TikTok, once too many American tourists get there, it’s not fun or cool anymore. But great news for those of us whose passports … Read more
Artist Maren Hassinger in her New York studio, wearing a Balenciaga jacket and pants and 6397 turtleneck. (Stephanie Mei-Ling / For The Times) Maren Hassinger is teaching me how to twist newspaper. We’re sitting in the living room of her Harlem apartment, and the 76-year-old artist has taken a page of the New York Times … Read more
Two years ago this month, my cat Zsa Zsa died while I was out of town. He had a long life. I adopted him when he was 13, and we shared a wonderful two years together. He was sweet and weird, playful and vocal (he woke me up each morning with a plaintive cry, sounding … Read more
It’s about 9 p.m. on a Saturday night, and the all-white-clad members of the House of Avalon are huddled in a downtown Los Angeles alley, covering themselves in blood. It’s dripping from shoelaces and eyelashes and soaking into the crew’s shirts, socks, and padded bras. “Someone’s going to see this,” a friend of the group … Read more
SEDONA, Ariz. — The rock formation known as Kachina Woman rises like an obelisk out of a cool green canyon. At its base, more than three dozen women are tucked into crevices in the rust colored stone, their faces turned toward the warm Arizona sun. Some sit with their legs crossed. Others are curled into a … Read more
Food News The USDA urged consumers with the nuggets in their freezers to throw them out or return them to the place of purchase. A Tyson food product. AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File By Associated Press November 6, 2023 | 8:23 AM Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 30,000 pounds (13,600 kilograms) of breaded chicken “Fun Nuggets” … Read more
