Meta begins 8,000 job cuts in AI efficiency push
Meta Platforms Inc. is alerting thousands of employees that they’re being laid off, part of a previously announced restructuring aimed...
After 30 years, young crowds still line up for punishment at L.A.’s harshest nightclub, Das Bunker
A club night dedicated to a niche, harsh subgenre of music would be lucky to last three years in a...
The week’s bestselling books, May 24
Hardcover fiction 1. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf: $30) A “tradwife” influencer suddenly wakes up in the brutal world...
From the Big Apple, sour grapes toward the voice of the Dodgers
SAN DIEGO — The good people of New York like to consider themselves tough. If you can make it there, as Frank...
‘Heckler’s veto’ turned commencements into disinvitation season
Delivering a university commencement address used to simply be a unique kind of honor. Speakers stand before a podium, wearing...
For Bob Baker Marionette Theater, ‘Choo Choo Revue’ is more than a show. It’s a statement
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater was about to debut its first new production in 45 years, and it was uncertain...
In ‘Spider-Noir,’ Nicolas Cage and Lamorne Morris helm a visual superhero spectacle
Like a detective connecting with a source in a classic movie from a bygone era, Nicolas Cage met with showrunner...
Two Golden Age musicals get makeovers: ‘Brigadoon’ transcends time, ‘Flower Drum Song’ falters between eras
Few would contend that Lerner and Loewe’s “Brigadoon” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Flower Drum Song” represent the best work of...
The Navy’s inexcusable accommodation of Kash Patel
The USS Arizona is a tomb. That should have been enough. FBI Director Kash Patel took part in what a...
Dogfight over California: The ugly battle between electric air taxi leaders Joby and Archer
Two California companies at the front of the global race to bring battery-powered air taxis to the public are trying...
Screens would be banned until 2nd grade under draft LAUSD plan
Computers — and all other digital screens — would be banned for Los Angeles public school students until second grade,...
Three wrongs don’t make a right in case of election denier and Colorado governor
It’s entirely possible — as hard as it may be to conceive in these deeply tribal, us-vs.-them times— for two...
Immigrant rights advocates rally for more state healthcare funding, criticize Newsom
SACRAMENTO — Human rights advocates on Tuesday rallied outside the state Capitol to push back on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget plan...
Sharks are helping scientists improve weather forecasts
Scientists recently tagged 18 blue sharks and one mako off the coast of Long Island and Cape Cod to collect...
Californian sues Fashion Nova for early-morning promotional texts
A Californian is suing Fashion Nova after receiving multiple early-morning texts from the retailer. The Beverly Hills-based retailer violated federal...
