Move Over, Kardashians: TikTok Families Are the New Reality TV Families

Los Angeles Magazine 11/24 7:01A Gwynedd Stuart

When 20-year-old social media star Addison Rae Easterling began hanging out with 41-year-old reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian, fans suspected it was a sort of passing of the torch. Kardashian, who starred on E!’s Keeping Up the Kardashians...

Opposition to L.A. County’s Outdoor Dining Shutdown Grows

Los Angeles Magazine 11/24 5:47A Gwynedd Stuart

With a temporary shutdown of outdoor dining set to go into effect at 10 p.m. on Wednesday in Los Angeles County, business people, county officials, and industry groups are part of a growing chorus asking that the measure be reconsidered unless...

Does Netflix Finally Have a Shot at a Best Picture Win?

Los Angeles Magazine 11/24 4:31A Gwynedd Stuart

Seven years ago, the Hollywood establishment snickered when Netflix, originally launched as a DVD-rental-by-mail service in 1997, entered the content-creating game with House of Cards . “Everyone...

Morning Brief: Millions of Americans Are Flying for Thanksgiving Despite Health Officials’ Pleas

Los Angeles Magazine 11/24 3:53A Gwynedd Stuart

» Millions of Americans traveled through airports over the weekend, with more expected this week, despite public health officials nationwide imploring people to stay home.  Dr. Fauci said the...

What’s the Point? – HAPPY THANKSGIVING?

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 11/24 2:00A David Pisarra

This is the week of Thanksgiving, reflection, and preparation for the upcoming New Year! Yes, I know that we still have Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chanukah and such to go. But Thanksgiving seems to be the kickoff to the end of the year for me. Normally,...

County reports record in daily COVID-19 cases

Santa Monica Daily Press (Life) 11/24 2:00A Brennon Dixson

While Santa Monica restaurants prepare to shutter for three weeks as a result of the most recent health order, Los Angeles County reported a new record of daily COVID-19 cases Monday, meaning more restrictions could be on the way if the trend...

Dianne Feinstein Will Step Down from Her Judiciary Committee Leadership Role

Los Angeles Magazine 11/23 1:05P Brittany Martin

In recent years, Senator Dianne Feinstein of California has been scrutinized for her handling of certain matters as ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, particularly during the confirmation hearings of Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh....

Most Wanted: 7 Chess Sets to Go with Your ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Obsession

Los Angeles Magazine 11/23 12:31P Gwynedd Stuart

It s been a year full of surprises—some of them pleasant, some of them not—and you can add chess resurgence in popularity to the list of the former. Thanks to the insane success of Netflix s...

‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Is Inspiring Millions to Snap Up Chess Sets

Los Angeles Magazine 11/23 12:26P Brittany Martin

Actress Anya Taylor-Joy may play the central character in  The Queen s Gambit, a mega-hit Netflix drama about a Cold War-era chess prodigy, but for many viewers, it s chess itself that s emerged as an unlikely star. The show s popularity appears...

General Motors Yanks Support of Trump Efforts to Roll Back California Pollution Rules

Los Angeles Magazine 11/23 9:45A Brittany Martin

UPDATE: NOVEMBER 23, 2020 – American automotive giant General Motors is pulling out of a lawsuit in which it had previously sided with the Trump administration against the state of California over vehicle emission standards. CEO Mary Barra...

From Turkey Shoots to PR Stunts, Here’s How L.A. Celebrated Thanksgiving Back in the Day

Los Angeles Magazine 11/23 9:23A Gwynedd Stuart

From turkey and tamale dinners to Hollywood parades and PR stunts, Thanksgiving in Los Angeles County has always had a unique Southern California flair. Though the first official Thanksgiving in the...

Veteran Journalist Carl Bernstein Calls Out 21 GOP Senators for Refusing to Openly Condemn Trump

Los Angeles Magazine 11/23 7:24A Brittany Martin

In a Twitter thread posted on Sunday night, Carl Bernstein–half of the iconic Washington Post  reporting team that pursued President Richard Nixon s wrongdoing in the 1970s–named 21 sitting Republican senators whom he claims have expressed...

Tiffany Haddish and the Man Behind the Free Comedy Camp that Saved Her Life

Los Angeles Magazine 11/23 5:19A Gwynedd Stuart

Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada has helped introduce dozens of prominent comics to the world, but he can lay claim to full-on discovering Tiffany Haddish. “When I first met Tiffany, she was about 15...

Morning Brief: Newsom Family Quarantining After Possible COVID Exposure

Los Angeles Magazine 11/23 3:41A Gwynedd Stuart

» California s first family—Gavin Newsom, wife Jennifer Siebel-Newsom, and their four children—are quarantining for two weeks after three of the four children came in contact with a California Highway...

Jan Morris perfectly captured the world — and Los Angeles too

LATimes.com (Entertainment) 11/23 3:00A David L. Ulin

Jan Morris, the writer and transgender pioneer who died Friday, should also be remembered for her perceptive 1976 essay "Los Angeles: The Know-How City."