Letters to the Editor: Habit can claim anything it wants, but In-N-Out is still the king of burgers
Aug. 15, 2025 10 AM PT To the editor: Sorry, but what even is a Habit (“California’s burger wars heat up as Habit Burger & Grill trolls In-N-Out with new…
A couple transform their apartment with art and thrifted furnishings
When Natalie Babcock and Samuel Gibson found a listing for a sunny apartment in Beachwood Canyon five years ago, they immediately fell for the two bedroom’s charming built-in bookshelves, faux…
Robert Altman’s centennial, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. This week, The Times published a series of articles looking…
Mookie Betts’ late home run lifts Dodgers to series sweep of the Padres
For so much of this year, the Dodgers have been picking Mookie Betts up amid a career-worst season at the plate. On Sunday afternoon, with a rivalry game and division…
Column: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s embrace of unchristian Christian nationalism
Pete Hegseth, widely considered the least qualified Defense secretary in American history, is hardly anyone’s version of the ideal Christian husband and father. Only 45 years old, he’s been married…
Inside an airlift to Gaza. Dropping aid from above and the desperate scramble below
OVER THE GAZA STRIP — The Jordanian air force C-130 Hercules cargo plane banked in a slow arc over the Mediterranean, pointing its nose toward Gaza for its approach —…
I wanted to marry my boyfriend. But did he want to marry me?
What a jerk, I thought, after Clark yelled at me again to pull faster on the sailboat’s lines to keep pace with the changes of the wind as we headed…
Column: The Venice canals were dog heaven. Now they’re a dog danger
I can’t tell you the names of the humans at the end of all those leashes, but I can tell you the names of the dogs Poppy and I meet…
Putin, triumphant in Alaska, may be pressing his luck with Trump
ANCHORAGE — President Trump made his expectations clear entering a summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday: “I won’t be happy if I walk away without some form of…
Trump cut mental health funding for kids. These L.A. teens are stepping in
There are a lot of reasons why people reach out to Teen Line, a Century City-based hotline that connects young people in crisis to trained teenage volunteers. They call because…