Author name: Rebecca Ramos

Like the rest of the country, downtown Los Angeles saw many of its beloved establishments close their doors for good during the pandemic. Among them was 5 Star Bar, an authentic dive bar that served cheap beer, grilled simple, tasty burgers and hosted live music. Sadly, it often isn’t until after unassuming dive bars and […]

Michael Hurley, the eccentric singer and songwriter who pioneered the “freak-folk” movement and inspired generations of artists, has died. He was 83. “It is with a resounding sadness that the Hurley family announces the recent sudden passing of the inimitable Michael Hurley,” Hurley’s family said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “The ‘Godfather of freak

Val Kilmer’s family and friends are looking back at the actor with love and pride after his death. From Tom Cruise at CinemaCon to Kilmer’s son and daughter, Jack and Mercedes, the sentiment was the same. “We are so proud of him and honored to see his legacy celebrated,” the family said Thursday in a

What would “White Lotus” be without its titillating score and those warbled “ooh-loo-loo-loo’s?” That will no longer concern the series’ original composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer. The Times confirmed Thursday that the Emmy winner has checked out of HBO’s “White Lotus,” and will not return to bring his musical stylings to the hit series’ fourth

Robert Irwin is giving fans a peek at what’s usually unseen territory: The 21-year-old zookeeper is posing half-clad for an Australian underwear company that’s launching its line in the United States. The conservationist, Aussie TV personality and son of the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin flashes some serious muscle in the new Bonds ads, which

Los Angeles’ soundstages once were nearly filled to capacity, as demand for streaming content reached its peak. But last year, the average annual occupancy rate dropped to 63%, a further indication of Hollywood’s sustained production slowdown, according to a new report. That’s a decline from 2023, which saw an average regional occupancy rate of 69%,

Rapper Young Thug, months after the end of his long-winding racketeering case, could soon find himself back behind bars. Atlanta prosecutors on Wednesday filed a motion requesting a judge revoke the “Pushin P” artist’s probation and remand him into custody “without delay.” Prosecutors accused the 33-year-old rapper — born Jeffery Lamar Williams — of violating

Deborah Norville, who was 36 when she joined the syndicated newsmagazine show “Inside Edition” in 1995 after reporting for CBS News and anchoring on NBC’s “Today,” will be stepping away from the anchor job after 30 years. “It has been such an honor and privilege to be here at ‘Inside Edition’ for all these years.

Four hours or so before he’s due onstage at Inglewood’s Kia Forum, Jacoby Shaddix lifts a steaming water bottle to his lips as he sits backstage in a plush leather armchair. “On show days, I drink hot water to keep my voice lubed,” says the 48-year-old Papa Roach frontman, his hair swept up in a

Beneath the fluorescent lighting of his hotel room in Pylos, Greece, Jesse Garcia combs through his greasy strands of hair after a daylong shoot for “The Odyssey” — Christopher Nolan’s upcoming movie adaptation of the Greek epic. “I got set hair,” says Garcia on our video call, somewhat apologetically. Despite a demanding schedule, he has