ow Three Gold Coast Titans players stood down amid flu vaccine furore By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:05:54 +1000 Three Gold Coast Titans players, including Bryce Cartwright, have been stood down for refusing to have a flu shot only a day after the NRL announced its revised stance on vaccinations. Full Article Sport Rugby League COVID-19 NRL
ow Five years of horrific pain made Monique question her own sanity, until she was finally diagnosed By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:04:51 +1000 This swimmer spent years battling endometriosis, an insidious enemy within her own body that consumed her with crippling pain. The fact that most coaches in women's sport are men also didn't help, she says. Full Article Sport Paralympics Swimming Women's Health Health Endometriosis Diseases and Disorders
ow Selena Gomez is bringing a quarantine cooking show to HBO Max By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 14:43:09 -0400 Pop star Selena Gomez will executive produce and star in a quarantine cooking show on HBO Max, alongside master chefs who will join remotely. Full Article
ow Our critics take another look at 'The Avengers' in the #UltimateSummerMovie Showdown By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 15:53:33 -0400 Times critics Justin Chang and Glenn Whipp discuss Marvel's "The Avengers," winner of the #UltimateSummerMovie Showdown, Week 1. Full Article
ow Rapman's 'Blue Story' battles #BAFTAsoWhite and coronavirus on the way to the screen By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 20:05:11 -0400 "Blue Story," the feature filmmaking debut from Rapman, faced many obstacles on its way to reaching U.S. screens and being a U.S. hit. Full Article
ow Amid the coronavirus lockdown, TikTok gives hope to L.A. entertainers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 08:00:42 -0400 TikTok, a popular based social video app owned by China-based ByteDance, has seen explosive growth this year amid the coronavirus crisis. The company has plans to hire more people, including at its Culver City office. Full Article
ow In coronavirus lockdown, Union Station's aquarium loses its fans but not its keepers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 10:00:47 -0400 L.A.'s train station is empty and "it's eerie," says the man who feeds the fish. But it's also "a real escape from what's going on in the outside world." Full Article
ow 'Never Have I Ever' is the L.A. immigrant tale I never thought I'd see on TV: My own By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 11:30:09 -0400 Critic Lorraine Ali writes of seeing her immigrant upbringing in the San Fernando Valley reflected in the Mindy Kaling Netflix comedy 'Never Have I Ever.' Full Article
ow How accurate is 'Mrs. America's' portrayal of Republican women? We investigated By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 16:11:36 -0400 What Hulu's 'Mrs. America' gets right and wrong about Republican congresswoman Jill Ruckelshaus and evangelical activist Lottie Beth Hobbs in Episode 6. Full Article
ow Broadway star Nick Cordero showing 'early signs' of waking up from COVID-19 coma By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 17:28:39 -0400 Dancer Amanda Kloots offered a hopeful update Wednesday on her husband, Nick Cordero, who has been in a medically induced coma after contracting COVID-19. Full Article
ow Review: A perfectly cast Beanie Feldstein enlivens Caitlin Moran's 'How to Build a Girl' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 18:00:55 -0400 Beanie Feldstein stars Full Article
ow Review: Getting to know Kim Jong Un, dead or alive By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:00:37 -0400 In "Becoming Kim Jong Un," former CIA officer expands our understanding of North Korea's dangerous, precarious regime by taking its leader seriously Full Article
ow The L.A. Times Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:26:57 -0400 Justin Chang's Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown votes on films for 16 weeks to reveal an all-time line-up for the season starting with "The Avengers." Full Article
ow 'The show must go on': 'This Is Us' star Milo Ventimiglia plots his return to work By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:50:50 -0400 Milo Ventimiglia, who plays beloved dad Jack Pearson on the NBC drama "This Is Us," discusses life and work in — and after — the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
ow Billie Eilish and her cool dad to host Apple Music radio show By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 17:25:13 -0400 Billie Eilish will co-host an Apple Music radio program with her father, Patrick O'Connell, called "me & dad radio." Full Article
ow She won over a nation on 'Great British Bake Off.' Now she has her own Netflix show By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 17:59:18 -0400 Nadiya Hussain, winner of "The Great British Baking Show," embraces canned food in her new Netflix series, "Nadiya's Time to Eat." Full Article
ow Prince Harry and Meghan are reportedly living in a Tyler Perry-owned L.A. mansion By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 19:16:37 -0400 According to reports, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are quarantining in a Beverly Hills home owned by "Madea" franchise mastermind Tyler Perry. Full Article
ow Bob Dylan releases another single — and announces a new double album, 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 00:40:55 -0400 Bob Dylan will release 'Rough and Rowdy Ways,' his first collection of original material in eight years, on June 19. Listen to a new song, 'False Prophet.' Full Article
ow You can play video games with your cat — yes, your cat! Here's how By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:35:16 -0400 'Mew and Me' is a game designed for cats. Well, cats and humans. The surprising lessons the game's creator learned from cats. Full Article
ow Love is love: How do you go on without your 'little darling'? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:00:57 -0400 What happened to Pat Henschel after the end of Netflix's documentary "A Secret Love"? Full Article
ow Review: Jerry Brown gets the biography he deserves By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:30:16 -0400 Veteran Times journalist Jim Newton's graceful "Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown" doubles as a history of postwar California. Full Article
ow How indigenous zombie horror film 'Blood Quantum' became prescient in the pandemic By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:25:03 -0400 Jeff Barnaby's indigenous zombie movie 'Blood Quantum' drew on history for its horrors, but became eerily prescient amid the pandemic. Full Article
ow For Mother's Day, Michelle Obama asks her own mom for the secret to raising kids By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:22:41 -0400 Former First Lady Michelle Obama paid a personal tribute to her mother, Marian Robinson, on Instagram ahead of Mother's Day this weekend. Full Article
ow Rough week? Let these puppy portraits from Beverly Hills Dog Show make your day By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 16:45:58 -0400 Long before coronavirus, we attended the Beverly Hills Dog Show to shoot portraits of the pups and their owners. Let them brighten your Friday. Full Article
ow Netflix's 'Dead to Me' killed off James Marsden. In Season 2, he steals the show By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 17:00:55 -0400 James Marsden and "Dead to Me" creator Liz Feldman explain how they kept him around in Season 2 — after offing his character in the Season 1 finale. Full Article
ow Even Elon Musk and Grimes can't decide how to pronounce their baby's name By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 17:27:47 -0400 Is the "Æ" in the name X Æ A-12 pronounced "A-I" or "ash"? Depends on which parent (Elon Musk or Grimes) you ask. Full Article
ow What's on TV Saturday plus Sunday Talk Shows: 'Downton Abbey' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 20:00:55 -0400 What's on TV Saturday, May 9, plus Sunday Talk Shows: Downton Abbey; coronavirus; movies on TV and more Full Article
ow Unions praised coronavirus aid for Hollywood workers. Now they say it falls short for some By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 20:56:04 -0400 In March, Hollywood unions applauded a government package to help entertainment gig workers. Flaws in the rollout meant many couldn't access it. Full Article
ow His Ahmaud Arbery portrait went viral. How an L.A. artist finds power in art By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:00:36 -0400 Artivist Nikkolas Smith combines personal storytelling with issues of national significance in his work. Full Article
ow How-old.net guesses your age at your own peril By www.thestar.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:41:17 EDT The insult-triggering website was built by Microsoft as an exercise in machine learning. Full Article
ow How I survived my two-week digital diet By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 11:00:00 EST No Smartphone. No Google. No Twitter. No texting and no music — except for a Walkman. Full Article
ow Marine heat waves are lasting longer and hitting more often, research shows By www.thestar.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:57:14 EDT Dalhousie professor says the heat has been altering marine ecosystems, harming fisheries and killing various species — and the phenomenon is likely to continue. Full Article
ow Should we reopen? A Texas town relaxes coronavirus restrictions By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:25:08 -0400 Colleyville city leaders went further than the Texas governor, allowing restaurants and salons to reopen this week. Residents remain conflicted. Full Article
ow What job protection does Europe offer, and how, as coronavirus rages? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:54:16 -0400 Unemployment and coronavirus: How do European countries protect jobs? Full Article
ow Georgia reopens hair salons and gyms, offering a preview of life after lockdown By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:01:50 -0400 Georgia lifts many coronavirus-related restrictions, allowing gyms, hair salons, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys to reopen Friday. Full Article
ow Trump's improvised medicine show prompts frantic health warnings By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:32:35 -0400 The FDA warns that President Trump's much-touted coronavirus drugs could cause deaths. The White House says media 'irresponsibly' reported his words. Full Article
ow Who knows best? Mayors collide with governors over coronavirus lockdown By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:00:26 -0400 Ease up or clamp down: Differences over ending coronavirus lockdown turn into power struggle Full Article
ow COVID-19 has now killed more Americans than the Vietnam War By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:36:14 -0400 Trump has lauded states that have eased restrictions. But as cases reached 1 million in the U.S., several governors extended restrictions. Full Article
ow Germany avoids the worst of coronavirus crisis — but how? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:46:27 -0400 Germany's leadership, history help stave off catastrophe from the coronavirus crisis — so far Full Article
ow Does the coronavirus-killing power of sunlight make it safe to go to the beach? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:06:10 -0400 Since the sun's UV rays are lethal to the coronavirus, it seems like a safe place to be, right? Wrong. Here's what sunlight can and can't do. Full Article
ow How does the COVID-19 death toll compare with other deadly events in U.S. history? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 11:33:13 -0400 The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has surpassed that of 9/11, even the Vietnam War. Here's a look at COVID-19's place in history. Full Article
ow 'It's too soon': In small towns and big cities, Georgia's experiment in reopening moves slowly By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 20:48:50 -0400 A week after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp plunged Georgia into the middle of a national social experiment — rolling back restrictions on businesses in an effort to restart the economy after a monthlong shutdown to halt the spread of COVID-19 — some restaurants, salons and tattoo parlors remain shuttered. Most that are opening are proceeding cautiously. Full Article
ow Philippine nurses, long treated like exports, now told to stay home to fight coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 21:32:56 -0400 The Philippines is promising better pay for its nurses to lure them to the front lines against COVID-19, but a legacy of exploitation and poor working conditions in the nation's hospitals has dampened the enthusiasm to answer the call. Full Article
ow Drugs for heartburn, gout and depression now being tested as coronavirus treatments By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 11:00:10 -0400 The search for existing drugs that may help treat coronavirus infections now has researchers testing the heartburn drug Pepcid, among others. Full Article
ow Trump acknowledges coronavirus death toll could reach 100,000 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 13:38:09 -0400 Coronavirus could kill 100,000, Trump says, weeks after predicting lower toll Full Article
ow Coronavirus and downturn slam America's oil patch By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 07:00:14 -0400 When Texas' energy-dependent economy stalled, mass layoffs hit skilled middle-class workers. Full Article
ow Trump rarely shows empathy in coronavirus crisis By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 18:02:25 -0400 Most presidents act as consoler-in-chief in times of national crisis. Trump has struggled to show any empathy with victims or survivors of COVID-19. Full Article
ow Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus could be more contagious than original By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 07:00:46 -0400 A mutation in the novel coronavirus has led to a new strain viewed as more contagious than the virus that emerged from China, according to a new study. Full Article
ow Italy begins easing lockdown and rebooting its economy By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 12:44:13 -0400 Italy Easing Lockdown Full Article
ow A coronavirus debate on the apple orchard: Should migrant workers be allowed to sleep in bunk beds? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 23:57:44 -0400 Washington state fruit growers say that a ban on bunk beds in farmworker housing would cut their seasonal work force in half, likely leading to food shortages and price hikes. Full Article