A pitch-dark comedy on the wages of violence from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of “Milkman” Welcome to Tiptoe Floorboard, a nasty little village, presumably in the North of Ireland, where the John Doe Community Centre Group enjoys a stranglehold over the town’s affairs. John Doe is the charismatic, hyper-violent leader of this criminal enterprise; […]
TOFINO, Canada — Last winter, I vowed to tick off the oldest dream on my bucket list: to surf and downhill ski on the same day. Although I know it’s possible in Southern California, Morocco and Chile, I wanted to pull it off in British Columbia, an unlikely location and my home province. Few folks know […]
Here’s an embarrassing but true revelation: My sense of direction is less than optimal. That has led to many conversations like this one some years ago with my copilot, who thought GPS was for sissies, especially in L.A., which he knew well. Him: Where are you going? Me: I’m going to the tile store. Him: […]
Regarding Christopher Reynolds‘ “Is My E-Bike Legal Here?,” Feb. 9: I’m 72 years old. Like millions of seniors, I’m not quick on my feet, my gait is uneven and I can drift across the pavement. I can’t jump out the way. Seniors in my neighborhood have walkers and wheelchairs, we pull our groceries behind us […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Enjoying a bowl of ramen in Portland, Ore., a decade ago meant a trip to the supermarket for dehydrated instant noodles. But within the last few years, the City of Roses has become the City of Ramen as numerous noodle parlors pop up in seemingly every neighborhood. Part of the reason is the […]
The U.S. said Friday it will increase the tariff rate imposed on aircraft imported from the European Union to 15% from 10% on March 18. The move is part of a long-running spat in which the U.S. has sought to penalize the EU for offering illegal subsidies to Airbus SE that harmed American aircraft maker […]
A disparate amalgam of objects — including a softbox light looming in a corner, stacks of notated scripts and a miniature alpaca stuffed animal — blend to conjure a space devoted to actor Brendan Meyer’s craft. The Studio City bedroom doubles as a workshop where Meyer, 25, films his auditions against a stark wall (lit […]
1/15 Actor Josh Hutcherson has complete a scene change in the Hollywood Hills, selling his home of eight years for $2.94 million. (The Agency) 2/15 Actor Josh Hutcherson has complete a scene change in the Hollywood Hills, selling his home of eight years for $2.94 million. The wood-clad Midcentury home, built in 1951, features walls […]
Larry Ellison, the co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corp., is a fierce competitor, to put it mildly. This is a man who helped build a $177-billion company, and who likes to unwind by funding ludicrous hydrofoiling racing catamarans. Increasingly, Ellison’s company is competing with the cloud computing wing of Amazon.com Inc., and he does […]
View this post on Instagram The Daniel Patrick x James Harden @adidashoops collab is available now Link in bio! A post shared by DANIEL PATRICK (@danielpatrick_) on Feb 14, 2020 at 7:10am PST To that extent, his sporting uniform gave him an early appreciation for the power of clothing — how what you wear instantly […]