Not a joke, as Joe Biden might say. I’m talking about our country: America is no joke, no matter how many times Donald Trump claims it is. One of his most obnoxious lies at every rally and in most interviews is his contention that, with Biden as president, a disrespectful world is laughing at us. […]
Calmes: Trump 1.0 made some world leaders laugh. Trump 2.0 terrifies them Read More »
Dev Patel’s got something to say, but he’s going to let his fists do the talking. With his directorial debut, the wild revenge movie “Monkey Man,” the Oscar-nominated actor makes a bold statement with this one-two punch of a film that asserts himself as both an action star and a promising new genre voice. Having
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Matthew Urango, the Oxnard-raised singer, multi-instrumentalist and activist who performed as Cola Boyy, has died. He was 34. Cola Boyy’s management confirmed the death in a statement to The Times. Urango died at home in Oxnard on Sunday, though no cause of death was given. In a public statement, Cola Boyy’s label, Record Makers, said,
Cola Boyy, Oxnard's funk innovator and disabled activist, dies at 34 Read More »
As the Northern Hemisphere slowly emerges from the dark days of winter, we welcome the extra hours of daylight. In Emily Raboteau’s New York City neighborhood, a different kind of daylighting may happen; the enormous proposed civic project to daylight Tibbetts Brook, from where it was buried underground, will provide flood control and create natural
Summoning mothers to their power to fight climate change and inequality Read More »
WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes has come under an avalanche of criticism for saying that Black people can’t be racist. Last month Swoopes questioned the ability of University of Iowa women’s basketball player Caitlin Clark, who is white, to break the Division I scoring record. Her remarks, some of which she has walked back and apologized
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The primaries are over and California has made one decision for certain: For the first time in 30 years, the Golden State will not send a woman to the Senate. Welcome to women’s history month 2024, where even in California, progress feels like finding tampons in the public bathroom, then realizing they’re the kind with
Column: How does California celebrate women's history month? With two male senators Read More »
