Author name: Rebecca Ramos

“Ulysses” may not be James Joyce’s most difficult novel. That distinction would have to go to “Finnegans Wake,” a book that has been described as unreadable even by its most fervent admirers. But “Ulysses,” the modernist novel that changed the course of 20th century literature, is notoriously demanding. The book bested me when I first […]

Writing a song is “a shot of espresso, whereas writing a novel is a feast,” says Geri Halliwell-Horner. Best known as Ginger Spice, one-fifth of the ’90s pop phenomenon the Spice Girls, Halliwell-Horner now writes for the age group that once memorized her lyrics. She enthusiastically spoke with The Times about her new young-adult novel,

Festival season is upon us. As our team embarks on its annual trek to the desert to cover Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone, the art, the food and more at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, we have some helpful information and tips. Want to know what to pack? What to

Before we sit down for the interview, Morgan Jay is in the middle of a photoshoot — posing against a piano. Once he doesn’t have to sit still for photos, he immediately begins to play an original song called “Would You Be My Dad?” where he sings about learning how to tie a tie. The

LONDON — Several years ago, Will Poulter was watching an episode of the paranoid sci-fi thriller “Black Mirror” when his phone rang. He was unemployed and waiting for the next project, so it felt like happenstance when the call turned out to be his agent checking his availability for a future installment of the very same Netflix

Jenna Ortega has finally spoken up about her departure from “Scream VII.” In a recent interview with The Cut, the “Death of a Unicorn” star admitted that her decision to leave the slasher franchise “had nothing to do with pay or scheduling. The Melissa stuff was happening, and it was all kind of falling apart.”

NBC’s “Suits LA” has said its final farewell to John Amos, months after the screen legend died late last summer. The “Suits” spinoff on Sunday paid tribute to the prolific “Coming to America” and “Roots” star with a moving episode inspired by and dedicated to his legacy. Amos, in the final role before his death

This article contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “The White Lotus.” She was just a girl standing in front of a boy, begging him not to do something stupid. But he did. And she ended up in a body bag. By the time the Season 3 finale of “The White Lotus” reached its

In a downtown Los Angeles warehouse Sunday night, a few blocks north of the 10 Freeway, an unlikely quartet performed for the first and probably only time in front of a rapt audience. At the piano, Amanda Nova, a Fairfax High School graduate and freshman at the USC Thornton School of Music. On alto sax,

A former assistant to Paul Schrader has accused the Oscar-nominated writer-director of sexual assault, sexual harassment, retaliation and reneging on a confidential settlement deal. The accusations came in a complaint filed Thursday in New York seeking a summary judgment regarding enforcement of the settlement, which the “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull” screenwriter allegedly agreed to