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Lakers’ Dennis Schroder to undergo MRI testing after injuring a finger vs. Timberwolves

Lakers guard Dennis Schroder suffered a finger injury in his lone preseason appearance and will undergo MRI testing, a source with knowledge of the situation told The Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2022

Russell Westbrook to come off bench in Lakers’ preseason finale

SACRAMENTO — Coach Darvin Ham and the Lakers will bring former most valuable player Russell Westbrook off the bench for their preseason finale Friday night, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2022

Robbie Coltrane, actor who starred in ‘Harry Potter’ series as Hagrid, dies at 72

Actor Robbie Coltrane, known for portraying the grizzly, but friendly half-giant wizard Rubeus Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, has died, the Los Angeles Times can confirm.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2022

Union Group Tries To Bully L.A. Times Into Burying Racist Remarks

Plus: Copyright versus the internet, roofer helping rebuild hurricane-damaged Florida houses arrested for lack of Florida license, and more...

Reason · Oct 13, 2022

John Stamos once said he didn't care if he died. This is the story of how he decided to live

LOS ANGELES — In June 2021, I wrote an essay for the Los Angeles Times that began, "I have come to understand that I have a thing for John Stamos." I had been watching him in the wonderful Disney+ series "Big Shot," in which he plays Marvyn Korn, a temperamental…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 13, 2022

'The Shop' decides not to air Kanye West episode: 'Zero tolerance for hate speech'

"The Shop" has shelved an episode featuring Kanye "Ye" West after the rapper allegedly used the talk show "to reiterate more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes," executive producer Maverick Carter said in a statement provided Wednesday to the Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 12, 2022

LA Council faces uncertainty amid furor over racist remarks

The Los Angeles City Council is mired in uncertainty

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Mary McNamara: Angela Lansbury in 'Murder, She Wrote' wasn't 'cozy' — she was revolutionary

It isn't every five-time Tony winner and multiple Oscar nominee who is most famous for starring in a CBS mystery procedural. But as the many appreciations that marked her death on Tuesday made clear, Angela Lansbury was in a class by herself, and "Murder, She Wrote" was, all that quaintness…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 12, 2022

Racist audio spurs chaos at LA City Council meeting amid resignation demands

Anger over a leaked audio of LA councilmembers with racist remarks have generated anger as President Biden joins calls for resignations.

Axios · Oct 12, 2022

Why ‘Mexican Week’ is a sign of bigger problems for ‘Great British Baking Show’

Stereotypical jokes. Laughable mispronunciations. Culinary atrocities. “The Great British Baking Show” set off a minor furor on social media with its most recent episode, “Mexican Week” (or more precisely, “‘Mexican’ Week”). But were the bowdlerizations of tacos and tres leches cake harmless fun gone awry, or a sign of more…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 11, 2022