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Where Death Cab for Cutie learned to put the pain
Ben Gibbard remembers late 2023 as a time of competing realities. Onstage, the frontman of Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service was thriving as his two bands toured together to mark the 20th anniversaries of Death Cab’s “Transatlanticism” and the Postal Service’s “Give Up.” Behind the scenes, Gibbard’s personal life was in shambles.…
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John Fetterman sparks fresh fury as he becomes first Dem to hand Trump court victory
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) sparked another wave of liberal outrage after becoming the first Senate Democrat to clear the path for one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees during the president’s second term, Punchbowl News reported Friday. Fetterman has become something of a pariah among Democrats after routinely siding with Republicans on various issues, including…
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Why counting votes in California takes long — here is what to expect
When elections happen in the United States, winners are often projected on election night or by the next morning. That is not always the case in California. Voters across the state cast ballots on June 2 in several high-profile races, including the contest to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom and the race for mayor of…
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Joe Biden took family to ‘random’ NYC Italian spot instead of Elio’s — much to Jane Fonda’s dismay
There was no fritto mix-up after all. Upper East Siders (and Jane Fonda) were confused after Joe Biden — in town for wife Jill’s book launch — ate at a “random” Italian spot, Fumo, on Tuesday night. Rumor spread in the neighborhood that he was actually supposed to be across the street, at famed red…
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Latest data show Californian conundrum: high growth but high unemployment
California, the epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom, continues to grow its economy faster than the nation, but more people are losing their jobs and the cost of living remains high. New economic indicators released this week show how the Golden State is grappling with the effects of the Iran war, as well as an…
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A Mesmerizing Javier Bardem Saves Apple’s Bloated Cape Fear Series
Javier Bardem in Cape Fear —Apple TV Cape Fear is a series so laden with symbolism and legacy, it almost collapses under their weight. Citing as inspiration J. Lee Thompson’s classic 1962 thriller and the 1991 remake by Martin Scorsese, as well as the 1957 John D. MacDonald novel on which they were based, and…
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More airlines suspend LAX routes due to high fuel costs
American Airlines is joining the list of airlines suspending flights to and from Los Angeles International Airport this summer. It announced a temporary suspension of nonstop flight routes out of LAX to Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Washington Dulles airports. The suspension is set to last through August and September due to rising fuel prices resulting…
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Trump harangues GOP lawmakers as unlikely issue becomes top priority: report
President Donald Trump has turned an unlikely issue into one of his most personal legislative priorities — and he is spending real political capital to make it happen, according to a report Friday. The 79-year-old has been making direct phone calls to Republican lawmakers, lobbying them to support the so-called Sunshine Protection Act, which would…
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At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder
BOSTON — Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced that it would limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, adopting one of the most ambitious efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation. The move comes after top grades became so common that some Harvard faculty argued they no longer reliably distinguished exceptional work.…
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Exclusive: Secret donors pumped millions into groups behind gutting of Black voting rights
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepared to determine the fate of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the landmark case, Louisiana v. Callais, MAGA groups and conservative nonprofits connected to far-right megadonors that filed briefs in support of weakening the historic civil rights law took in record-breaking amounts of dark money, according to…