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At Mindful Archery, L.A. women take aim at their exes, toxic jobs and Donald Trump
Give a girl a bow and arrow, take her to the woods, and anything feels possible. That’s what I was thinking as I positioned myself in front of bales of hay in an open field at the Woodley Park Archery Range in Van Nuys. Channeling my inner Katniss, I took a “power stance:” shoulders back,…
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Kara Swisher stakes her podcast power in the 2028 campaign
Kara Swisher is everywhere. She’s filling in for Joy Behar on ABC’s “The View.” Appearing alongside Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” Starring in a CNN documentary. Preparing a national tour. And churning out four podcasts most weeks featuring long-form interviews and commentary. It’s a ubiquity born of more than three decades chronicling…
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The Supreme Court’s trans sports ruling is a cautionary tale for all left-leaning lawyers
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that states may bar transgender women from competing on women’s sports teams at secondary schools, colleges, and universities. More than two dozen states have laws barring trans athletes from competing on teams that do not align with their sex assigned at birth. The results were not surprising. Two years…
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Republican Tom Kean Jr. said he was treated for depression during absence from Congress
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. revealed Tuesday that he spent months away from Congress being treated for depression. “It is physical, it is emotional, and until you experience it yourself, it is difficult to fully understand how powerful this illness can be,” he said on the House floor. Kean’s reappearance comes after he…
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Netflix Recreates Gene Wilder’s Voice With AI for ‘Willy Wonka’ Competition Series
For Netflix’s new “Willy Wonka” reality series, they are betting a bit more on pure nostalgia than pure imagination — and a dash of artificial intelligence, as the series will recreate Gene Wilder’s voice using the new tech. The streamer unveiled the trailer Tuesday for “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket,” a reality contest series playing with…
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NYC jeweler to the stars who appeared in Sandler flick ‘Uncut Gems’ ruined ex’s life, called her ‘stupid monkey brained b—h’: lawsuit
A Diamond District jeweler to the stars who appeared in an Adam Sandler flick wielded his massive social-media base to blackball his ex, labeling her a “stupid monkey brained b—h,” a shocking lawsuit claims. Maksud Agadjani — the 38-year-old founder and CEO of TraxNYC who rose to fame after appearing in the 2019 Sandler film…
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‘Yellowstone’ creator Taylor Sheridan goes off on studio execs and eviscerates critics: ‘F–k ‘em, honestly’
Prolific TV creator Taylor Sheridan went off the rails, slamming critics and Hollywood execs, in a new, no-holds-barred interview. “The critics are going to come after me … I can’t write for women, all this nonsense,” the “Yellowstone” creator said while guest appearing on “The Bill Simmons Podcast.” “The critics and me — I don’t…
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California couple recount witnessing fatal crocodile attack during Mexican vacation
A Southern California couple are sharing their story after witnessing a crocodile kill a man while they were vacationing in Mexico over the weekend. Jamie Yetter was staying at the Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa with her fiancé, Chris Bury, and her teenage daughter when they witnessed the attack Friday night, she told NBC…
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‘NCIS: Origins’ Brings Mark Harmon Back on Camera for Big Season 3 Mystery
“NCIS: Origins” is bringing Mark Harmon back in front of the camera for a big Season 3 mystery. The actor and executive producer, who has appeared on two episodes of the CBS prequel series and narrates every installment, will appear as present-day Leroy Jethro Gibbs in all 10 episodes of the upcoming season. His arc…
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The Sparkletts building is now a historic monument. What’s next for L.A.’s mosque-like oasis?
For nearly a century, Sparkletts bottled its water in a vast building on Lincoln Avenue designed to look like a Moorish palace, or maybe an industrial oasis. Now Sparkletts has moved out, the owners aren’t talking and L.A. city officials, hoping to save the building, have named the site a historic-cultural monument. “We’ve always had…