Los Angeles Times – Page 52

Mina Kimes, a sports journalist for ESPN, poses for a portrait at L.A. Live near the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

How Mina Kimes turned her passion for football into a profession

September 9, 2020 at 3:06 p.m.

Mina Kimes thinks. Then she counts. Two TV show appearances, one Madden special, two podcasts for six episodes as the host, three podcasts as the guest. It's all in a...

Throw cauliflower on the grill for a meaty meatless dish

September 9, 2020 at 8:51 a.m.

Whole roasted cauliflower impresses as a vegan centerpiece or fills you up as a one-dish meal. The vegetable can play the same role in outdoor cooking, but needs to be...

(L-R) Director of the Venice Film Festival Alberto Barbera, Jasna Djuricic, Jasmila Zbanic,
Boris Isakovic, Johan Heldenbergh and Raymond Thiry walk the red carpet ahead of the movie "The Human Voice" and "Quo Vadis, Aida?" at the 77th Venice Film Festival on Sept. 3, 2020 in Venice, Italy.

Do fall’s big film festivals still matter in the race for an Oscar?

September 8, 2020 at 9:03 a.m.

Bong Joon Ho's twisty thriller "Parasite" premiered at Cannes last year, winning the Palme d'Or, before heading to the Telluride Film Festival and then Toronto, where the ticket line snaked...

"Made by Maddie," which was scheduled to air later this month, bears a striking visual resemblance to the Oscar-winning film "Hair Love."

Nickelodeon pulls ‘Made by Maddie’ after ‘Hair Love’ controversy

September 7, 2020 at 9:04 a.m.

Amid accusations of plagiarism, "Made by Maddie" will no longer air this fall. Nickelodeon announced Friday that the animated preschool program — whose central characters bear a striking resemblance to...

In this file photo, Donald Trump Jr., son of President Donald Trump, speaks on stage during the Conservative Political Action Conference 2020 (CPAC) hosted by the American Conservative Union on February 28, 2020 in National Harbor, MD. His Twitter account was temporarily suspended for sharing misinformation about COVID-19 after the president's eldest son posted a video of people touting the drug hydroxychloroquine as an effective treatment.

Donald Trump Jr. joins TikTok rival Triller as ban on the Chinese-owned app looms

September 5, 2020 at 8:01 a.m.

TikTok rival Triller has another Trump in its corner as it tries to take on the popular yet beleaguered Chinese-owned social media app. Donald Trump Jr. on Friday joined Los...

Drummer Dave Grohl looks out to the audience during The Bird and the Bee's performance at The Last Weekend Rally presented by Swing Left at the Palace Theatre, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl loses first round of drum battle with 10-year-old prodigy

September 5, 2020 at 7:49 a.m.

Team Nandi! The epic drum battle between Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and 10-year-old English prodigy Nandi Bushell continues after the latter has declared victory in the first round with...

Alex Trebek attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Celebration at Rockefeller Plaza on Feb. 15, 2015.

‘Jeopardy!’ will look a little different when it resumes filming with Alex Trebek

September 4, 2020 at 1:44 p.m.

As host Alex Trebek gears up to return to a redesigned set, "Jeopardy!" has tapped its all-time champ, Ken Jennings, as a consulting producer. The 74-time champion and recently dubbed...

These are the stars of Disney’s live-action ‘Mulan’

September 4, 2020 at 8:46 a.m.

Disney's highly anticipated and heavily delayed "Mulan" live-action is finally headed for a PVOD release on Disney+ on Friday. Directed by Niki Caro, the film stars Yifei Liu as the...

Singer Britney Spears attends the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton on April 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. / AFP PHOTO / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Britney Spears champions #FreeBritney, ‘vehemently opposed’ to dad sealing case

September 3, 2020 at 3:16 p.m.

The fan-fueled #FreeBritney movement just got its biggest endorsement, and it came from Britney Spears herself. In a Wednesday filing in Los Angeles Superior Court, the 38-year-old pop singer gave...

FILE - Actor-filmmaker and author Tyler Perry poses for a portrait in New York on Nov. 16, 2017. Perry has won awards from the NAACP and BET. Now he's getting a big one from the Television Academy. He and his foundation are the recipients of the 2020 Governors Award. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, File)

Tyler Perry’s House of Payin’: The producer has become a billionaire

September 2, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.

Oprah Winfrey would be proud. Although media mogul Tyler Perry is still worth $1.5 billion less than Winfrey, he has become a billionaire, according to Forbes. The business magazine calculated...

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