What's on TV Friday: 'Global Citizen Prize' on NBC
SERIES Clifford the Big Red Dog The animated children’s series returns for a new season. 9 a.m. KVCR; 10:30 a.m. KOCE and 10:30 a.m. KPBS Top Elf The final four compete and baker Amirah Kassem joins Santa and Ms. Jingles in judging their creations of giant Gingerbread Clubhouses in the season finale. 7 p.m. Nickelodeon…
The Safdie brothers on their 10-year journey to make 'Uncut Gems'
For writer-director brothers Josh and Benny Safdie, their latest film, “Uncut Gems,” feels like a summation of all their past work. “The movies that we were making before gave us the ability to make this movie in the way that it should have been,” said Benny when he and his brother Josh were guests on…
Chance the Rapper and Common to perform at 2020 NBA All-Star game in Chicago
Chicago natives Chance the Rapper and Common will perform at the 2020 NBA All-Star game at the United Center, the league announced Thursday night. The game is set for 5 p.m. PST on Feb. 16 and will tip off after Common welcomes fans with a narrative about what basketball means to people of Chicago. “Chicago…
Review: 'Disposable Necessities' gives new meaning to out-of-body experience
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…
Escapes: Nature's magic helped in the worst of times
What’s the big deal about a bunch of birds hanging out in some wetlands? If you’re asking yourself that question, please raise your finger to your lips, tell yourself to hush and follow us to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. My name is Catharine Hamm, and I’m the travel editor for the Los Angeles Times.…
Customs and Border grants extended grace period for backlogged Global Entry
If you’re fretting about how long it’s taking to get your Global Entry renewal, take a breath. If you’ve submitted your application and its status continues to say “pending,” your privileges will last a year beyond the original expiration date. The program, which gives approved applicants expedited re-entry through U.S. Customs and through airport security…
Flamingo Las Vegas to launch new steakhouse that channels its gangster past
Donny and Marie Osmond recently closed their 11-year run at the Flamingo Las Vegas. The hotel-casino’s steakhouse shut down too. Now, the resort plans a new $10-million restaurant this spring called Bugsy & Meyer’s Steakhouse, a swanky, white-tablecloth restaurant that will inhabit the space of Center Cut steakhouse, which closed last September. Bugsy & Meyer’s…
Prepaid debit card pioneer Steve Streit out as CEO of Green Dot
Consumer finance pioneer Steve Streit, a former disc jockey who put prepaid debit cards in the wallets of millions of Americans, is retiring as chief executive of Green Dot, which has seen its stock plummet this year amid an onslaught of competition from a new generation of financial technology companies. Streit, 57, will also retire…
Nevada regulators say Steve Wynn can face sanctions; appeal coming
LAS VEGAS — Nevada gambling regulators unanimously declared Thursday that they have jurisdiction to discipline former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn over allegations of workplace sexual misconduct. His attorneys had argued that the state has no authority because Wynn isn’t licensed or involved in the gambling industry. The Nevada Gaming Commission did not, however, decide…
Food poisoning linked to hard-boiled eggs at Georgia food service
NEW YORK — Pregnant women, people older than 65 and people with weakened immune systems should throw away store-bought salads made with hard-boiled eggs because of a food poisoning outbreak linked to a Georgia company, health officials said Thursday. Seven people in five states have been reported ill so far, including someone who died in Texas,…