Month: December 2019

1/10 The renovated haunt of early Hollywood star Errol Flynn is available for lease above the Sunset Strip for $25,000 a month.  (Cody Baggett) 2/10 The house overlooks the Comedy Store from its perch in the Hollywood Hills.  (Cody Baggett) 3/10 Various patios and balconies create additional living space outdoors.  (Cody Baggett) 4/10 The Hollywood…

For walkers who love the convenience of Pasadena but don’t want to join the stream of walkers and joggers circumnavigating the Rose Bowl, this route is a great alternative. Quiet, uncrowded and almost completely shaded, even at midday, it’s a cool way to explore the upper end of the arroyo. The walk borders Brookside Golf…

LONDON —  A mysterious figure who used a rare narwhal tusk to help subdue a knife-wielding extremist on London Bridge last month has been identified as a civil servant in Britain’s Justice Ministry. Darryn Frost broke his silence Saturday, telling Britain’s Press Assn. that he and others reacted instinctively when Usman Khan started stabbing people at…

TORONTO —  The son of a Russian spy couple who lived clandestine lives in Canada and the United States says he wants a future in Canada after the country’s Supreme Court ruled he can keep his Canadian citizenship. Alexander Vavilov was born in Toronto, which would typically qualify him for Canadian citizenship. But authorities had ruled…

PERTH, Australia —  Australia’s most populous state was paralyzed by “catastrophic” fire conditions Saturday amid soaring temperatures, while one person died as wildfires ravaged the country’s southeast, officials said. “Catastrophic fire conditions are as bad as it gets,” New South Wales Rural Fire Services Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told reporters. “Given we have a landscape with so…

In a county jail in central Texas, an inmate on suicide watch begins strangling himself with a phone cord. The guard watching him does not rush in because of security rules that prohibit him from going into a cell alone, leading to an agonizing 10-minute wait before another staffer arrives to provide backup. Derrek Monroe,…

Neil McGowan’s play “Disposable Necessities,” having its premiere at Rogue Machine in Venice, is part sci-fi yarn, part comic farce and part timely social commentary. It’s hard to pin down its style, but one thing is certain: McGowan’s rich imagination challenges our expectations at every twist of its deliciously disturbing plot. The action is set…

Pierre Gasly clinched his maiden F1 career podium in 2019 with second place for Toro Rosso in the Brazilian Grand Prix – but that doesn’t mean he’s happy with how 2019 went. Gasly started the season at Red Bull, having been promoted from the junior squad over the winter to replace Daniel Ricciardo as team…

The Italian says concentration will be key for his side as they aim to keep the Portuguese quiet and defeat Juventus for a second time this season Simone Inzaghi has acknowledged the threat Cristiano Ronaldo will pose Lazio in the Supercoppa Italiana final, and insisted that his team needs to be “perfect” if they are…

Malgré leur séparation en 2013, Gilles Lellouche et Mélanie Doutey restent très proches. La preuve: au moment de réaliser son premier film, Le grand bain, en salles le 24 octobre, il lui a évidemment proposé un rôle. Un bel exemple de complicité et de séparation réussie. Au dernier festival de Cannes ils posaient ensemble, très…