Last week, news organizations and Disney bloggers learned that the Mouse House had filed building permits with the city of Anaheim related to a parking structure at Disneyland Resort. That immediately sparked rumors about a third park — a long-held dream of Walt Disney Co. fans who want to see more rides, themed areas and … Read more
Corporate America and Silicon Valley have been taught a new lesson: don’t praise AI during a commencement speech unless you’re OK with getting booed at by students. Loading audio narration… AI anxiety is growing and, in some cases, it’s boiling over into public backlash. The 2026 graduation season has seen speakers at commencement ceremonies, including … Read more
Drive around Riverside County and signs for new apartment complexes are all over the 60, 15 and 215 freeways. Major new constructions in Beaumont and Riverside have led Riverside County to boast the third biggest year-to-year growth in apartment completions in the nation at 154.1%, according to apartment search website Rentcafe.com. Contrast that with the … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Republicans eliminated an elected position days before an exonerated man who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based clerk seat was set to take office. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday quietly signed into law legislation abolishing the long-standing Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court position, according to Louisiana Secretary of State spokesperson Trey … Read more
Conor Oberst was still a boyish 24-year-old from Omaha when he dropped the pair of albums that took his band Bright Eyes from indie-rock celebrity to voice-of-a-generation prestige. Released on the same day in January 2005, “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning” and “Digital Ash in a Digital Urn” pondered love, war, drugs and technology against … Read more
Thanks to war, political conditions, and economic hardship, mass migration has become a significant occurrence in many regions of the world. The US recorded a net gain of about 1.2 million migrants in 2025, according to the World Bank Group. But when evaluating each country’s net migration rate as a share of its population, the … Read more
When NeueHouse, the swanky members-only, co-working space debuted in Hollywood in the fall of 2015, two years after the brand launched its buzzy New York flagship, it arrived steeped in show business history and a wait list to get in. The private club occupied the site of the fabled former CBS Studios on Sunset Blvd. … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court often resembles a feuding family where the same heated arguments go on for years. The justices disagree over race, religion, abortion, guns and the environment, and more recently, presidential power and LGBTQ+ rights. And while they try to maintain a cordial working relationship, they don’t claim to be good friends. “We … Read more
Welcome back to The Times’ Lakers newsletter, where we’re not in Cancun just yet. I fortunately have gotten some much-needed sleep during the week since the Lakers were eliminated, but NBA news never rests, especially during this pivotal offseason that could reshape the entire roster. With almost half of the roster spots in flux, we’ll … Read more
On the second weekend of May, Gustavo Dudamel gave the New York Philharmonic a salsa shock. He gleefully brought the startled players together with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, an uptown salsa and jazz band, for concerts at Lincoln Center and Washington Heights. The city‘s classical music fans treated it as a cultural breakthrough; Dudamel is … Read more
I’m in my early 30s, but in every place I’ve lived, many of my closest friendships haven’t been with people my own age. Loading audio narration… I’ve lived in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and now Seattle, and each move meant rebuilding my community from scratch. Making friends as an adult didn’t come easily for me. It … Read more
More than 1.5 million bags of different shredded cheeses sold at major retailers, including in California, have been voluntarily recalled due to possible metal contamination, authorities said. The recall was initiated in early October by Great Lakes Cheese Co., an Ohio-based company, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The voluntary recall covered more … Read more
Joe Mathews, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a fellow at the New America Foundation. Dear Gov. Schwarzenegger, I hear you’re searching for a new lieutenant governor. If I may be so bold, I can think of one Californian who is the right fit for the job. Me. Now that Lt. Gov. John Garamendi is … Read more
While reflecting upon her four-decade-long career in “Kylie,” an intimate new three-part Netflix documentary, Kylie Minogue says a throwaway line that anchors the endeavor: “Life makes sense to me onstage.” Considering how she’s made 17 albums, sold 80 million records worldwide, her songs have been streamed over 5 billion times, and how she’s Australia’s bestselling … Read more
Michael Burry says the AI boom is a dead ringer for the dot-com bubble. Loading audio narration… The investor of “The Big Short” dissected the two periods in a Substack post and discussion thread this week. He also cast doubt on whether AI will live up to its heady billing. “History is not a perfect … Read more