Five days after Authentic Brands Group won bankruptcy court approval to become Barneys New York’s new owner, the store-closing sale at the storied retailer’s Beverly Hills flagship was well under way, with huge signs in the windows fronting Wilshire Boulevard that read, “Everything MUST be sold!, Goodbuys then good goodbye!” and smaller signs posted throughout […]
SAN FRANCISCO — I don’t want to be our village’s lonely monk forever. Been almost a year since we lost my wife, and there are whispers that maybe I should get out there and date a little. Gasp! Bartender!! Medic!!! I come with more baggage than a failed French king: gobs of grief, a snarky and […]
XINGTAI, China — A Chinese court sentenced nine fentanyl traffickers Thursday in a case that was a culmination of a rare collaboration between Chinese and U.S. law enforcement to crack down on global networks that manufacture and distribute lethal synthetic opioids. Liu Yong was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, while Jiang Juhua and Wang […]
SEOUL — South Korea deported two North Koreans on Thursday after finding they had killed 16 fellow fishermen on a boat and fled to South Korea across the sea border over the weekend. The two North Koreans, both men in their 20s, were found aboard a boat south of the eastern sea border last Saturday, according […]
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday called Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an “idiot” after he criticized a recent weapons test by the North. In a statement attributed to a foreign ministry official, Song Il Ho, North Korea described Abe as an “idiot and villain” who was overreacting to what the North described as […]
Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES Who’s Undecided on Impeachment? 1 in 4 Americans are divided about the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, and a new USC Dornsife/L.A. Times poll shows how much: About 44% say the House should vote to impeach, 30% say it should not, and 26% say they […]
In Shirley Baker’s photographs, men are caught gesturing, or mid-stride. Women slip past or sit, reflecting; sometimes they are close together, conversing, conspiring. Children play, occasionally surveying the camera with a look somewhere between innocence and wisdom. Older people look into the lens with an almost comic stoicism, their years and routines readable on their […]
Like many preteens glued to their television sets when in 1969 Neil Armstrong took man’s first steps on the moon, Peggy Whitson dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Only later did she realize that Armstrong had taken one giant leap for mankind without saving a seat in the spaceship for womankind. Becoming an astronaut remained a pipe dream for Whitson, until […]
In a recent interview with Billboard, chart-topping pop star Demi Lovato opened up about her struggles with addiction, and consequently, fame. The singer described her experience at the 2016 Met Gala, an exclusive and star-studded event many dream of attending—but according to Lovato, the evening couldn’t have been farther from ideal. “I had a terrible […]
Money is power, and women aren’t getting their share of it. In America, men earn 20% more than women, and that disparity is even greater for women of color. Now is the time to close that gap—and these are the women doing it. Throughout my 30 years as an editor turning around ailing magazines, […]