Los Angeles Times – Page 79

Inside HBO Max’s scramble to launch a massive bet on streaming

May 22, 2020 at 8:19 a.m.

Pairing Tony Soprano with Elmo and Chandler Bing was always going to be tricky. Would the murderous mob boss befriend a red Muppet? Forget about it. Nor would Tony Soprano...

L.A. Fire Department to inspect vape and smoke shops after downtown explosion

May 22, 2020 at 8:14 a.m.

The Los Angeles Fire Department will launch a citywide review of the way certain businesses store volatile materials after an explosion seriously injured several firefighters in a downtown corridor that...

Single art for the song "Rain on Me," a duet by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.

Pop superstars Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande team for dance-pop thumper ‘Rain on Me’: Listen

May 22, 2020 at 5:36 a.m.

Pop music has two new besties, and they've got a fist-pumping self-empowerment jam to show for it. Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande released their song "Rain on Me" on Thursday...

Coronavirus grief is like no other. ‘Everything just feels fake’

May 21, 2020 at 11:43 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — It's been seven weeks since Karen Blanks' brother-in-law died from COVID-19, but his death still doesn't seem real to her. She and her husband couldn't visit Scott...

Issa Rae as Leilani and Kumail Nanjiani as Jibran in "The Lovebirds."

How Kumail Nanjiani went from coronavirus warnings to Netflix and chill

May 21, 2020 at 11:37 a.m.

Kumail Nanjiani is tired of romantic comedies ending with the boy and girl riding off into the sunset together. That's why his latest rom-com, "The Lovebirds," centers around a couple...

"Emotion" singer Carly Rae Jepsen headlines Baltimore Soundstage on March 20.

The rumors are true: Carly Rae Jepsen surprises fans with new album

May 21, 2020 at 11:12 a.m.

Carly Rae Jepsen just brightened our days. The Canadian pop singer-songwriter released a surprise album, "Dedicated: Side B," on Thursday, a companion piece to last year's "Dedicated." "So, yes there...

Writer Mo Willems during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on May 14.

Commentary: If you’re not paying attention to late-night TV right now, you should

May 21, 2020 at 7:24 a.m.

Back in the 10th grade, my biology class was assigned to crossbreed fruit flies. The point was to teach us about genetics, an experiment made possible by their accelerated life...

The county is investigating an additional 21 possible cases of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with the illness, County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. The nearly two dozen cases have been identified since March 1 and are under investigation. "There are no reported deaths. But as people have noted, this is a very serious illness — although very rare in children," Ferrer said. Three of the 25 children who have tested positive for the disease have required admission to a pediatric intensive care unit.

Children are battling a new syndrome linked to coronavirus. Here’s what we know

May 20, 2020 at 4:11 p.m.

Children are being diagnosed with a rare inflammatory disease linked to COVID-19.

Tony Hale and Julia Louis-Dreyfus appear in a scene from the comedy series, "Veep" which is among 500 hours of free programming to be streamed via HBO's #StayHomeBoxOfice initiative'

Column: Trump fatigue? 17 political TV shows to watch if you’re totally over politics

May 20, 2020 at 9:22 a.m.

Hey Hollywood, here's a political series pitch: The United States is in the midst of a worldwide pandemic that happens to coincide with an election year. The president, who refuses...

This 2018 photo shows a natural meadow near Alkali Lake in Mono County.

Sierra Nevada towns fear tourists will bring coronavirus with them

May 19, 2020 at 4:40 p.m.

The Sierra Nevada towns that dot Alpine County, Calif., have no hospital. Nor do they have a single doctor's office or clinic. In this region of small unincorporated towns, the...

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