Like a detective connecting with a source in a classic movie from a bygone era, Nicolas Cage met with showrunner Oren Uziel for lunch at Bottega Louie in downtown L.A. back in 2024. The subject of their midday rendezvous: “Spider-Noir.” In the live-action series, out May 25 on MGM+ channel and streaming May 27 on … Read more
The gunman who killed three people at the San Diego Islamic Center left behind a 75-page document that preached hate, anti-Islam and antisemitism and promoted violence and chaos, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told The Times. The manifesto was titled “The New Crusade: Sons of Tarrant” and made reference to Brenton Tarrant, who … Read more
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed tax on luxury second homes has an unlikely defender: Jeff Bezos. Loading audio narration… The Amazon founder compared the pied-à-terre tax — which has been criticized by other prominent businesspeople — to a tourist tax in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday. “Taxes on out-of-towners are very popular taxes. That’s why … Read more
As the Democratic faithful assemble in Boston today for what is being heralded as a historic show of party unity, abortion rights advocates have been privately raising concerns with the Kerry campaign that the candidate has been publicly distancing himself from their cause. Even as those advocates, one of Sen. John F. Kerry’s most stalwart … Read more
President Trump’s namesake cellphone provider and smartphone maker Trump Mobile is leaking customer data, including mailing addresses and email addresses, according to reports. On Tuesday, YouTubers Coffeezilla and penguinz0, who both said they ordered Trump Mobile’s gold-colored T1 phone, said they had been alerted by a researcher who found the exposed data online. “I know … Read more
Only seven contenders receive votes for the projected field of six comedy lead actress nominees, with Jean Smart barely missing the consensus pick to go a perfect five wins for five seasons of “Hacks.” “Jean Smart has won this award for every previous season of ‘Hacks,’ ” says Tracy Brown, “and I don’t see that … Read more
Although my husband and I found a few faults with the meal, my teenagers were thrilled with it. Although $77 for the four of us to eat dinner at home felt a bit high, the cost would’ve been less had I not accidentally ordered more breadsticks. Plus, Olive Garden’s family-style dinners included impressively large portions … Read more
WESTPORT, Conn. — A man contesting the handling of the will of the late U.S. Rep. Stewart B. McKinney disputes official reports that McKinney contracted AIDS from blood transfusions, saying that for five years he was the Connecticut congressman’s lover. McKinney, 56, a liberal Republican who died in 1987 during his ninth term in Congress, left a … Read more
Yesterday’s big news was Google’s plan to blow up its traditional Search in favor of an AI-powered experience — but Google isn’t the only company planning for the next generation of discoverability. This morning, Bloomberg has news of the Andreessen-backed Exa Labs, which has raised $250 million against a $2.5 billion valuation to go after … Read more
SAN DIEGO — The good people of New York like to consider themselves tough. If you can make it there, as Frank Sinatra crooned, you’ll make it anywhere. Do not confuse hot takes with sounding tough. Two New York sports talk hosts this week took daft shots at Joe Davis and came off — in the last … Read more
Hannah Einbinder is a big favorite to hack her way to a repeat win, with a lot of support for Jessica Williams and Janelle James from the panel as well. Michelle Pfeiffer is seen as a potential double nominee, as “Margo’s” “scene-stealing,” “bawdy” mom and for her dramatic work in “The Madison.” Lorraine Ali is … Read more
For us, the flights felt like a bit of a bargain. We paid £217 (about $290) plus 70,000 Avois, a travel rewards currency used by Qatar Airways, for each seat. We then had to pay 10% of a normal adult cash fare to add Cora to our booking, which cost £597. Our total came to … Read more
WASHINGTON — Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation, has died. He was 86. Frank died late Tuesday, according to Jim Segel, Frank’s former campaign manager and close friend. After representing broad swaths of Boston’s … Read more
NanoCo, the company behind security-focused OpenClaw alternative NanoClaw, has raised an oversubscribed $12 million seed round following a viral launch, its founders tell TechCrunch. The funding was led by Valley Capital Partners, and saw participation from Docker, Vercel, Monday.com, Slow Ventures and angels like Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face. In a matter of weeks, … Read more
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL SOCAL REGIONAL PLAYOFFS TUESDAY’S RESULTS First Round DIVISION I #1 Mira Costa d. #8 Torrey Pines, 25-17, 25-11, 25-16 #4 Redondo Union d. #5 Corona del Mar, 25-19, 17-25, 25-19, 26-24 #3 Huntington Beach d. #6 Newport Harbor, 25-21, 25-23, 25-17 #2 Loyola d. #7 Bishop’s, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 25-18 DIVISION … Read more