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With a trio of directors in Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman, a screenplay by Rothman and Phil Lord, and with Lord and his frequent collaborator Chris Miller producing, it would be understandable for “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” to feel like a jumble of ideas. But for it to result in a fresh and […]

When Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist Vijay Gupta won a MacArthur fellowship earlier this year for his social justice work, an award that came with a $625,000 no-strings-attached stipend, the obvious question was: What next? The answer: Gupta told The Times that he will give up his seat as one of the L.A. Phil’s first violins […]

With a trio of directors in Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman, a screenplay by Rothman and Phil Lord, and with Lord and his frequent collaborator Chris Miller producing, it would be understandable for “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” to feel like a jumble of ideas. But for it to result in a fresh and […]

When Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist Vijay Gupta won a MacArthur fellowship earlier this year for his social justice work, an award that came with a $625,000 no-strings-attached stipend, the obvious question was: What next? The answer: Gupta told The Times that he will give up his seat as one of the L.A. Phil’s first violins […]

Then, as I crested toward maximum discomfort, Santa Claus appeared. Reindeer-less and looking utterly drained, he slogged through the terminal to a bank of pay phones less than 20 feet from me. Santa picked up a phone, punched in a long number, waited a few seconds and said, “Yeah, collect call from Richard.” A beat. […]

Indonesia’s Soputan volcano erupts, ejecting thick ash 4 miles high  Los Angeles Times In anticipation of hot ash and lava sliding down the volcano’s slopes, local residents have been urged to stay clear of the mountain. Source: “Los Angeles” – Google News