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Eric Wareheim wants to feed you steak

For three years, Eric Wareheim ate a lot of steak. We’re talking three steakhouse meals a day, complete with sides and sauces. Towers of onion rings stacked high, bone-in rib-eyes,…

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ creators on monsters, bigotry and fascism

A mutant killer baby. Lampshades and pickle jars that come alive. Sinister sewers. A demonic clown that preys on children. HBO Max’s “It: Welcome to Derry,” the latest adaptation of…

‘Bread of Angels’ review: Patti Smith’s new memoir is mesmerizing

Book Review Bread of Angels By Patti Smith Random House: 288 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose…

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Niecy Nash-Betts

Nicey Nash-Betts has only ever lived in Los Angeles — and she’s proud of that. “I’m an OG Angeleno,” says the Academy Award-winning actress who’s lived all over the county,…

'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' actor dies at 42

Former child actor Floyd Roger Myers Jr., who appeared in the popular sitcom “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and television movie “The Jacksons: An American Dream,” has died. He was 42…

The ‘wild and weird’ rise of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ phenoms Huntr/x

This summer, Netflix’s animated hit “KPop Demon Hunters” might have created the most popular K-pop girl group in America. And seemingly the only people unaware of that distinction are its…

Warner Bros. Discovery is up for sale. Why CEO David Zaslav isn’t ready to give up the reins

Paramount Chairman David Ellison’s latest offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery contained a twist: Should Paramount, backed by tech billionaire Larry Ellison, pull off the purchase, Warner Bros. Discovery Chief…

Sing jazz with a live band at L.A.’s longest-running open mic night

Elliot Zwiebach was 62 years old when he sang in front of a live audience for the first time. The retired reporter had always loved show tunes, but he’d never…

Puerto Rican ‘pop girlie’ Gale talks new album ‘Lo Que Puede Pasar’

Gale doesn’t care how cliché or “woo-woo” it may sound, but she truly believes that music chose her. Ever since childhood, the singer-songwriter, born Carolina Isabel Colón Juarbe in Arecibo,…

‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ to get a Switch 2 upgrade, free update

It’s time to resume your island getaway — and possibly incur more virtual debt. (We see you, Tom Nook.) Nintendo announced Thursday that its cozy social sim “Animal Crossing: New…