Rolling Stone magazine founder Jan Weiner acknowledged that her comments in a recent New York Times interview “undermined the contributions, talent and influence of black and female artists.” After the New York Times interview went viral, Weiner was removed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation’s board of directors. Late Saturday, Weiner released … Read more
Teyana Taylor is taking dirty gossip mongers “from group chats” after basketball player Iman Shumpert described her relationship as “a little out of hand.” The “Coming 2 America” actor confirmed Sunday that he and the Brooklyn Nets guard had “successfully and amicably separated” some time ago. And he did it while working the chatterboxes after … Read more
shelf Unfaithful Narrators: I, Me, and the Imposter Syndrome Written by Aparna NancherlaViking: 304 pages, $28 If you purchase books linked to on our site, The Times may receive a commission Bookshop.orgwhose fees support independent bookstores. Aparna Nancherla is not the funny girl I expected. Not about our recent lunch at Los Feliz’s Figaro Bistrot, … Read more
LA-based talent representation and marketing firm Wasserman said Monday it has acquired storied management and production firm Brillstein Entertainment Partners, another sign of consolidation in the representation space as businesses face competitive pressure to expand their reach. The deal expands Wasserman’s roster, which already includes sports, music and brands, to clients in other areas of … Read more
If you feel that “Bluey” has taken over your family, this is your chance to bring your family into “Bluey”. Beginning Nov. 6, Westfield Century City’s Camp Store will host “Blue X Camp,” a ticketed event that invites guests inside the Healer House for a live interactive episode of the show. The adventure takes place … Read more
There’s never been a better time to be an aspiring rapper from Chicago than 2012. That year, label scouts began flocking to town, lured by Chief Keef’s thunderous “Finally Rich” mixtape with the buzzing music of King Louis and Sasha Go Hard. While Drill Music was running the town, left-of-center was led by a vocal … Read more
When “Alma’s Way” returns for a second season on Monday, 6-year-old Alma Rivera (voiced by Summer Rose Castillo) and her younger brother, Junior (Neo Vela), meet a very special former resident of their Bronx neighborhood. — US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The series comes from creator and executive producer Sonia Manzano, who played the … Read more
California workers face a growing health care affordability crisis. Insurance costs for families have risen more than two and a half times faster than wages, putting health care out of reach for more and more people. The gap is even larger for the state’s black and Latino populations. Insurance premiums in California have become lower … Read more
When some 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike in early May, screenwriter Ed Solomon, like many of his colleagues, worried about the stagnation of his creative juices. During two previous writers’ strikes in 1988 and 2008, Solomon — whose credits include “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” “Men in Black” and … Read more
CBS has suspended season 14 of “The Talk” amid increased scrutiny over the return of daytime talk shows during a strike by Hollywood writers and actors. The chat series is “pausing its season premiere,” originally scheduled for Sept. 18, a network spokesperson confirmed in a statement to the Los Angeles Times on Sunday. The statement … Read more