By Kurt Wagner Former Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey called recent online attacks on his former employees “dangerous” while taking the blame for controversial content decisions that the company made under his leadership. Dorsey wrote in a blog post Tuesday that Twitter ultimately had too much power to make content decisions under his…
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By AJ Willingham The familiar tunes of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” transport us. The opening measures make us children again, abed after Christmas dinner as the subtle sounds of the record player waft in from another room. Though the beloved television special is unquestionably iconic today, its place in Christmas music history wasn’t always assured.…
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It’s the holidays, which means it’s time for my annual public service column. I do this from my heart, to help you readers out in your time of need. So, here’s my best advice for how to survive your relatives over the holidays. Invent an imaginary friend. Now, I’ve given you this advice before, but…
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Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the DJ from the Ellen Degeneres talk show, has died, according to reports from TMZ today. He was 40. Boss died from a an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, TMZ is reporting. The Los Angeles Police Department received a phone call from a Los Angeles hotel regarding a shooting Tuesday, and discovered Boss…
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One of the reasons this editorial board supported Rob Bonta for state attorney general was his fair-minded and restrained approach toward the administration of justice — and his determination to focus on legitimate issues such as improving police accountability. Unfortunately, his office has recently stepped outside its bounds. Bonta has joined with attorneys general…
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Over the last week, the world has learned much about the inner workings of social media giant Twitter prior to its purchase by Elon Musk. Musk has provided access to internal Twitter documents to independent journalists Matt Taibbi, formerly of Rolling Stone, Bari Weiss, formerly of the New York Times, and Michael Shellenberger, most…
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Agua Caliente Casino Spa Rancho Mirage and the city of Rancho Mirage have partnered to host a speakership series that includes several sports stars. Four-time Stanley Cup champion Wayne Gretzky will be the first speaker on Monday, Jan. 23, followed by NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith on Tuesday, Feb. 21, and will end with…
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Some may be disturbed, others may be grossed out and a few might find it fascinating, but most visitors to this new museum in Los Angles will have a hard time forgetting all of the unbelievably cruel — and some downright evil — devices they’ll encounter as they walk through these rather macabre scenes. “The…
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America’s first Super Nintendo World themed land will let Universal Studios Hollywood visitors climb behind the wheel of a life-size Mario Kart race car and step inside a real-world version of a video game filled with interactive piranha plants, thwomps and question mark boxes. Super Nintendo World will debut Feb. 17 at Universal Studios Hollywood,…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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