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‘Ready for My Close-Up’ review: David M. Lubin on ‘Sunset Boulevard’

Book Review Ready for My Close-Up: The Making of Sunset Boulevard and the Dark Side of Hollywood By David M. LubinGrand Central Publishing: 336 pages, $30If you buy books linked…

Zambia dismisses US health warning after toxic spill in Kitwe’s copper mining area

The Zambian government has dismissed claims of dangerous pollution in the Copperbelt mining region, following safety concerns raised by the US embassy. On Wednesday, the US embassy issued a health…

Bull wanders onto school grounds in Jurupa Valley – NBC Los Angeles

Students in Jurupa Valley aren’t the only ones ready to go back to school. A bull found its way onto school grounds on Wednesday, prompting a quick response from the…

George Kittle can smile. Smelling salts aren’t banned in NFL after all

When is AI not artificial intelligence? When it refers to ammonia inhalants, aka smelling salts. When are these AIs in the news? When it was reported that the NFL banned…

Rock on – San Diego Union-Tribune

From the Archives heads out to Lakeside today for this wonderful shot of three men in a quarry in 1937. Granite from the quarry was used by artist Donal Hord…

L.A. artist Takako Yamaguchi gets her first institutional show at MOCA

“Time is the most important thing right now,” says Takako Yamaguchi. The artist, who at 72 is having her first institutional show with MOCA, suggests she has a limited number…

Ex-Superman actor Dean Cain says he’s becoming ICE agent

Timothy White/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Dean Cain starred in Superman TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman between 1993 and 1997 Ex-Superman actor Dean…

Man accused of firing shotgun inside Huntington Beach condo – NBC Los Angeles

A man was arrested after neighbors reported shotgun blasts early Wednesday morning inside a Huntington Beach condominium complex. Some of the rounds struck other units inside the complex at about…

Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk is cover athlete for NHL 26 – NBC Los Angeles

Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk has been revealed as the cover athlete for the upcoming NHL 26 video game. EA Sports is expected to release more details for the game…

O’Hearn steps up; Mason slides by; efficient Morejón; Laureano’s throw – San Diego Union-Tribune

Good morning from Phoenix, The plight of a player acquired by a contender at the trade deadline is that he is expected to help a team win. Right away. A…