California’s problem with wildfires is reminiscent of a line from the “Pogo” comic strip: We have met the enemy and he is us. “The simplest formula is people equal fires,” said Bill Patzert, retired climatologist with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “Ninety-five percent of fires are ignited by humans.” And those humans continue “building where […]
Click:platform satellite stompers Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It is Saturday, Oct. 19. Get the Essential California newsletter » Here’s a look at the top stories of the last week: Top Stories Early warning. In a major advance for seismic safety, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the release of a statewide […]
“Modern Love,” a new series from Amazon, takes its name, theme and most of its main characters and story lines, such as they are, from a weekly column in the Style section of the New York Times. In it, guest writers tell a personal tale of love in all its shapes, sizes, colors, flavors and […]
Neil Young has once again reconvened his gloriously loud rock band Crazy Horse for a new album, “Colorado,” due Oct. 25, their first together since 2012’s “Psychedelic Pill.” For the new album, early Crazy Horse member and recurrent Young collaborator Nils Lofgren is back in the fold, taking over for guitarist Frank “Poncho” Sampedro, who […]
So much for law and order. Jane Fonda’s aspirations to get arrested in D.C. repeatedly are going swimmingly. And this time, her “Grace & Frankie” costar Sam Waterston, a veteran of the police procedural “Law & Order,” joined her. In their latest display of civil disobedience, the actors were detained by U.S. Capitol Police Friday […]
When police took Jane Fonda away Friday in Washington, D.C., it was the second time she had been arrested during climate change protests this month. But it wasn’t the second time she’s been arrested overall. Long revered (and reviled) as a staunch member of the resistance, the two-time Oscar-winning actress has been outspoken about her […]
“South Park” is the latest beneficiary of Hollywood’s rerun mania. The show’s creators and media giant Viacom Inc. expect to share between $450 million and $500 million by selling the streaming rights to the animated comedy, one of the longest-running TV series in U.S. history, according to people familiar with the matter. As many as […]
Jamestown might be 325 miles north of Los Angeles in the Sierra foothills, but this historic Gold Rush town still has a Hollywood connection. Dozens of movies and TV shows have been filmed at Jamestown’s Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, which offers rides aboard a vintage steam train along with a glimpse of one of […]
I read Rosemary McClure’s piece “A Big Island, a Small Check” [Oct. 13] and realized you’d already written one on Kauai. Here are some of my suggestions for Kauai. She had some expensive spots on the list, but these places in Kapaa — Lava Lava Beach Club, Sam’s Ocean View and Oasis on the Beach […]
The Wall Street and political junkie arms of Twitter are, well, all a-twitter over an article in Vanity Fair implying that someone has been pocketing billions by front-running sudden policy shifts by President Trump. We don’t want to spend too much time debunking the article, which has been dismantled in detail by others, including Matt […]
