Which playwright was nominated for the most Pulitzer Prizes (six, winning twice) and the second-most Tony Awards ever (nine, winning once)? Would you guess Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller or Edward Albee? They may be the original Mount Rushmore of American drama but Patti Hartigan’s new biography, “August Wilson: A Life,” is a vivid…
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Most Americans understand the basics of supply and demand. Prices go up when demand is high and supply of any product is limited. Some local officials apparently believe that this immutable economic rule doesn’t apply to the housing market. In Santa Ana, the city has passed new rules that will dramatically reduce the supply of…
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Is it just me or does it feel like Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are everywhere? Six months ago, you couldn’t find two people from Anchorage to Boston who could tell you who Vivek Ramaswamy was, nor would those same two people ever imagine a Kennedy trending among Republicans. The rapid political rise…
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Anaheim’s trash contractor says it will likely take three months for it to fix issues plaguing the company’s service, where missed garbage pickups throughout the city have recently risen. Representatives from Republic Services, the nation’s second-largest waste disposal company, promised during this week’s City Council meeting to improve service in Anaheim, saying the company has…
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It all started with a tweet. Or an X. Or whatever we’re calling it these days. Santa Monica resident Neil Druckmann, a game developer, co-studio president and head of creative at Naughty Dog, was visiting Universal Studios Hollywood two years ago and after a day of fun he shared on Twitter that he’d love to…
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Skid Row, often referred to as the epicenter of L.A.’s homeless crisis, is gaining a new reputation as the city’s overdose capital as an increase in fentanyl use drives record-setting fatalities. Fatal overdoses in the three zip codes surrounding the area increased by 1,038% over the past six years — from 13 deaths in 2017…
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Barely a month after the Angels signaled their intention to “roll the dice,” by being buyers before the trade deadline, in the words of General Manager Perry Minasian, the results have been bad enough that they’ve now given up. The Angels are 64-70. Making the playoffs is all but impossible, but even finishing with a…
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It’s the pointing Spider-Man meme. It’s Lucille Ball and Harpo Marx on either side of an imaginary mirror. It’s the biggest regular-season series left on the MLB schedule. It’s the Dodgers versus the Atlanta Braves. Over the last five years, the two teams have been in a class by themselves atop the National League. Since…
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LOS ANGELES — Maybe it’s time for the Dodgers to try picking on someone their own size. The Dodgers completed a dismissive sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday night, sending them off 15 games back in the National League West tied with the San Francisco Giants for what passes for the…
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SAN JOSE — Dejan Joveljic scored on a penalty kick in the 61st minute and the Galaxy held off the San Jose Earthquakes, 3-2, on Wednesday night as the club continues to try to climb into playoff position. Tyler Boyd gave the Galaxy (7-10-7, 28 points) the lead in the 16th minute, using an assist…
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