Entertainment & Arts
Jill Schary Robinson, an accomplished writer whose father replaced Louis B. Mayer at MGM and whose son is UTA co-founder/CEO Jeremy Zimmer, has died.
July 23, 2024
Awards
That vicarious thrill that audiences once gleaned from stories of the rich and powerful takes on different meanings in series about them today. Now, watching the super-rich slip away without real consequences can make a show feel hollow.
June 11, 2024
Television
The controversial British Netflix drama about an aspiring comedian who is stalked by a mysterious woman scored 11 Emmy nominations, including for limited series.
July 17, 2024
The L.A. County medical examiner deferred the cause of death of fitness guru Richard Simmons pending more investigation. The exercise icon died Saturday at 76.
July 16, 2024
World & Nation
The presidential residence of Gabriel Boric, the leftist millennial leader of Chile, shares a street in Santiago, the capital, with a homeless shelter.
July 14, 2024
Obituaries
Richard Simmons, the colorful fitness guru who turned aerobic dancing and positive energy into decades of fame, died Saturday, law enforcement sources told The Times.
July 13, 2024
California
Watch L.A.
May 21, 2024
Letters to the Editor
L.A. needs significantly more market-rate and affordable housing. Having the rich help buy apartments for the homeless isn’t an answer to the housing crisis.
April 23, 2024
Advocacy for small government and law and order fall by the wayside when politically convenient, but tax cuts for the rich remain for the GOP.
April 15, 2024
A pipeline that starts with residential burglaries is transferring Birkins and other high-end handbags from the closets of the super-wealthy to those of the merely well-off.
April 27, 2024