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Kindred review – a reductive, hollow view of Black trauma

This depressing, mundane adaptation takes Octavia Butler’s groundbreaking 1979 novel and turns its time-travelling depictions of slavery into something woeful. What a letdown

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2023

Worry and suspicion reign as once-dry Tulare Lake drowns California farmland

CORCORAN, Calif. — Sixth Avenue used to cut through miles of farmland. Now, the road has disappeared under muddy water, its path marked by sodden telephone poles that protrude from the swelling lake. Water laps just below the windows of a lone farmhouse that sits alongside the submerged route.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023

China threatens retaliation if Tsai and McCarthy meet

China has threatened “resolute countermeasures" over a planned meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during an upcoming transit visit in Los Angeles by the head of the self-governing island democracy China claims as its own territory

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

D’Angelo Russell upgraded to probable for Wednesday’s Lakers-Bulls game

It looks likely that guard D'Angelo Russell will return to the Lakers' lineup on Wednesday after missing their last two games.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 29, 2023

Controversial 'Bachelor' creator Mike Fleiss steps down after more than 2 decades

LOS ANGELES — Mike Fleiss, the creator of ABC's "The Bachelor" franchise — long a flagship of the network, and one regularly rocked by controversy and scandal — is leaving the show's executive ranks.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 28, 2023

Power Trip metal mega-festival rumored for Empire Polo Grounds in fall

LOS ANGELES — With the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival two weeks away, another massive, much heavier music festival from promoter Goldenvoice may be stomping through Indio this fall.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 28, 2023

Nashville shooting unearths familiar partisan split on gun bills

WASHINGTON — The shooting at a private school in Nashville has reignited a debate in Congress over American gun violence, but there’s still no clear line for lawmakers to pass further legislation on the issue.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023

‘Killer cop’ Twitter account suspended after LAPD union sues its owner

Twitter has suspended the social media account of an anti-police website for violating its rules against inciting violence after a union for Los Angeles police sued the owner of the website that offers a “bounty” for the killing of police officers.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 28, 2023

Seeing Pink! 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards dominated by Icon Award winner

LOS ANGELES — Pink brought her “annoying,” “brave” and “necessary” energy to the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles on Monday where she was honored with the ceremony’s Icon Award.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 28, 2023

Banking System Is Sound, Regulators Say In The Face Of Flurry Of Questions From Senate Banking Committee

Regulators faced the U.S. Senate Committee in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank as the banks to address risk

Zenger · Mar 28, 2023