The deadly wildfires sweeping across Los Angeles County have already claimed at least five lives and forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate — in some cases having to abandon their vehicles and flee on foot. So far, five active fires covering a total of more than 29,000 acres …
Read More »'Kimmel' Cancels, Critics Choice Awards Postponed Due to Los Angeles Fires
The devastating fires in Los Angeles have forced several television shows and entertainment industry events to shut down. Jimmy Kimmel Live has canceled its taping for Wednesday night, Jan. 8, while CBS’ After Midnight, hosted by Taylor Tomlinson, is off for the rest of the week, per Variety. As it …
Read More »Watching the L.A. Fires Close In
A gray Los Angeles morning is nothing unusual in what passes for winter out here. But today, barely a week into the new year, it was a dense glut of smoke that darkened the sky, choking the air with ash. Where the sun broke through, it was the hazy and …
Read More »Fernando Valenzuela, Legendary Dodgers Pitcher Who Fueled 'Fernandomania,' Dead at 63
Fernando Valenzuela, the iconic southpaw pitcher who swooped the National League Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year as the Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1981 world championship, has died at the age of 63. The Dodgers confirmed his death on Tuesday night. No cause of death was given. …
Read More »In Hollywood, a Former Recording Studio Finds Second Life As An Omakase Sushi Bar
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Much has been written in recent years about the rebirth of Hollywood to the seductive and star-lit scene it once was. From the return of the celebrity hotspot …
Read More »'Clipped' Tells a Story We Remember All Too Well
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The majority of the new FX miniseries Clipped takes place in 2013 and 2014, during a tumultuous basketball season where Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was forced …
Read More »Jane Fonda on Politicians Backed by Big Oil: 'Vote Them Out'
Across the sprawling city of Los Angeles — within feet of children’s bedrooms, playgrounds, office buildings, and places of worship — there’s an oil well, exuding toxins that put nearby residents at risk of asthma attacks, reproductive issues, and multiple types of cancer. The evidence stacked against Big Oil is …
Read More »'Poetic Use of a Failed Space:' Meet the Graffiti Artists Using Abandoned L.A. High-Rises as Their Canvas
This articlewas produced byCapital & Main. It is co-published by Rolling Stone with permission. Not everyone made it to the top floors of Oceanwide Plaza — the abandoned billion-dollar development of luxury high-rises in downtown Los Angeles — but the graffiti artist called SEK was determined to get there. Dressed …
Read More »Dirty Honey Are Keeping Sunset Strip Rock Alive — But Only the Good Parts
It’s a few hours before showtime for Dirty Honey and singer Marc LaBelle is backstage at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl, wearing sunglasses indoors. The rest of the band is seated against the wall next to him, all in a row, to field questions about their latest album, Can’t Find the Brakes; …
Read More »Harmony Korine's Strip Club Movie Premiere Was All Ass, No Gas
Early on in Harmony Korine’s new experimental action film Aggro Dr1ft, hitman protagonist BO (Jordi Mollà) strangles a guy to death in his pool. Or maybe that happens toward the end. And, come to think of it, that might have been a hot tub. You’ll have to forgive my confusion, …
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