In the age of modern celebrity, the film Vox Lux tells a tale as old as time: young aspiring singer catches a lucky break that catapults her to superstardom, only to watch things ricochet from good to bad at a blistering pace. What makes Celeste (played by Natalie Portman)’s story different, though, isn’t in how […]
Blog: Colony Beach in Malibu is the most expensive place to buy in LA for second straight year
Late media mogul Jerry Perenchio and Malibu’s Colony Beach (Credit: Flickr and Getty Images) The most expensive neighborhood to buy a home in Los Angeles in 2018 was… wait for it… Malibu’s Colony Beach, for the second straight year. Who would have thought that a beachfront neighborhood with direct access to the Pacific Ocean and […]
Blog: As Trump digs in, Congress barrels toward shutdown
The House and Senate passed conflicting bills this week after contradictory advice from the president — the Senate did not fund the wall, after assurance that Trump would sign a stopgap funding measure, while the House approved $5.7 billion for the wall after Trump reversed course to demand the money. Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles […]
Blog: Hear Barack Obama take the mic on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’ remix
“Hamilton” scribe and star Lin-Manuel Miranda released the final track in his long-running “Hamildrop” series, bidding adieu to the ongoing project with an assist from 44 himself: former President Obama. Miranda, who’s on a publicity blitz for his latest star turn in Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,”… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times
Blog: New health scare for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as doctors remove cancerous nodules from her lung
“Both nodules removed during the surgery were found to be malignant on initial pathology evaluation,” according to the thoracic surgeon who performed the procedure, Dr. Valerie W. Rusch, the court’s statement said. “Post-surgery, there was no evidence of any remaining disease. Scans performed before surgery indicated no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body.” Source: […]
Blog: Redding thief gets off on wrong foot after stealing only right shoe of 6 pairs of footwear, police say
For police and the owner of a shoe store in Redding, the burglary was puzzling. Earlier in the week, someone broke into Redding Sole and took six shoes with an estimated value of $2,400. But the thief didn’t steal complete sets of shoes. “Only the right shoe from each pair was stolen for unknown reasons,” […]