DECEMBER 26, 2018 DURING THE COLD WAR, some big US universities took on research funded by the CIA, Department of Defense, and other government entities. One of the earliest and most infamous projects was MK-Ultra, which examined the effects of LSD for possible uses as a tool of torture. When the dirty covert money slowed, […]
Blog: The female powerhouse who developed 1920s Downtown LA
On a spring day in early April 1926, more than 6,000 Angelenos swarmed the new 12-story Textile Center Building at 315 East Eighth Street. Designed by famed Los Angeles architect William Douglas Lee, this Gothic and Renaissance Revival loft building heralded a new kind of commercial architecture built specifically to house a certain industry. Throughout […]
Blog: The actors roundtable: With these characters, the stories never get old
Mortensen: The friendship thing can go any number of ways. Every part’s different, every actor, actor relationship is different. With Mahershala [Ali, costar of “Green Book”], I happened to get to know him nine months before we did this movie and we connected. We were in one of these things where they have these lunches, […]
Blog: Tom Hanks Dropped Into an LA-Area In-N-Out and Bought Everyone Lunch
The happy-go-lucky star shook hands and took lots of selfies Actor Tom Hanks and restaurant chain In-N-Out have a lot in common, it seems. Both are native California products that have spread love across the world, and each has a loyal base of eager fans that love to get really, really excited. So it’s no […]
Blog: Roseanne to speak her mind in address to Israeli parliament during January visit
Controversial sitcom star Roseanne Barr is getting another opportunity to speak her mind, this time before the Israeli parliament. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach — founder of the World Values Network and a personal friend of Barr — announced Monday that the actress was embarking on a trip to Israel in January and has been invited to […]
Blog: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves hospital after cancer surgery – Los Angeles Times
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves hospital after cancer surgery Los Angeles Times Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been discharged from the hospital after cancer surgery, a spokeswoman for the court said Wednesday. Source: “Los Angeles” – Google News