Monterey Bay Aquarium banks on Taylor Swift sea otter shirts
Sea otters love to play, play, play, play, play and they also have to eat, eat, eat, eat, eat — at least that’s what people say — so the Monterey…
From McDonald’s flash mobs to Whittier gyms, the KnuckleHeadz Punk Rock Fight Club transforms lives
The KnuckleHeadz may just be the thing to save America’s youth. They’re categorized too neatly as a punk band from Whittier, but they’re actually a movement: Southern California’s most raucous…
Samantha Eggar dead: ‘Doctor Dolittle,’ ‘Brood’ star was 86
British actor Samantha Eggar, the Oscar-nominated star of films including “The Collector,” “Doctor Dolittle” and David Cronenberg’s “The Brood,” has died. She was 86. Eggar died Wednesday evening, her daughter…
‘Good Fortune’ review: Keanu Reeves plays an angel gifting economic justice
It’s easy to miss the confidence of Billy Wilder or Frank Capra whenever some brave soul tries to make a comedy that takes America’s temperature by straddling cynicism and optimism.…
‘Blue Moon’ review: Diving deep, Hawke plays a self-deluding Lorenz Hart
Many actors talk about process but Ethan Hawke has made the act of creation central to his work. He’s played musicians and writers and when he’s gone behind the camera,…
Cooper Raiff didn’t want to change ‘Hal & Harper,’ so he went indie
Hal is having trouble adjusting to first grade. At night, he tells his sister, Harper, who’s in the third grade. Harper, who often has to mother her baby brother, offers…
‘Bad Bad Girl’ review: Gish Jen reconstructs her mother’s life
Book Review Bad Bad Girl By Gish JenKnopf: 352 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support…
‘The Perfect Neighbor’: Inside Netflix’s ‘undeniable’ new documentary
Ajike “AJ” Owens was a dedicated 35-year-old mother of four when she was shot and killed by her 58-year-old neighbor, Susan Lorincz, in June 2023. The tragedy, which rocked the…
Gustavo’s farewell has begun with a fiesta, rapper and ‘Resurrection’
Let’s start with the “Gracias Gustavo” merch: T-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, fridge magnets, posters, etc. There was the daylong “Gracias Gustavo” block party at Beckmen YOLA Center in Inglewood that…
‘Boston Blue’ exec producer puts his faith in ‘Blue Bloods’ spinoff
Brandon Sonnier knew as he was developing a spinoff of CBS’ popular “Blue Bloods” that it was essential to keep the faith. A devoted viewer of the drama centered on…