A Blessing of the Animals and the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi takes place on Oct. 2 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Sherman Way in Van Nuys. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley. Oct. 1 Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church: The church holds a
Month: October 2022
As we drove towards Fort Myers, what struck us first was the traffic. We were one of thousands of cars trying to get into the worst hit area of Hurricane Ian. The queues started the other side of the state. A line of cars, stuffed with bedding, some with strapped on generators, some pulling rowing
Liz Truss has admitted that she “should have laid the ground better” for the government’s tax-cutting mini-budget after the pound slumped to a record low. The prime minister said she has “learnt from that” and “will make sure in future we will do a better job of laying the ground”. Ms Truss also doubled down
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a recently disclosed critical flaw impacting Atlassian’s Bitbucket Server and Data Center to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. Tracked as CVE-2022-36804, the issue relates to a command injection vulnerability that could allow malicious actors to gain arbitrary code
Late-Night Jams “I feel like at this point being where I am right now, it’s just perfect. Timing is everything,” actress says of now-hit Broadway revival The Lea Michele Renaissance continued Friday as the Glee star appeared on The Tonight Show to perform “People” from Funny Girl as well as discuss her role in the
How damn good are the guys from 49 Winchester? Hailing from Castlewood in Russell County, Virginia they’re quickly making a name for themselves as one of the hottest bands to come out of Appalachia in recent memory. And that’s saying a lot, because some of the best country music in the genre is coming out
Ana de Armas‘ new movie about Marilyn Monroe is being blasted as a pro-life advertisement — with none other than Planned Parenthood coming out against some mommy-baby scenes. Caren Spruch, a PP honcho, tells THR … “As film and TV shapes many people’s understanding of sexual and reproductive health, it’s critical these depictions accurately portray
Samsung is believed to be mulling over the decision on whether to go with an Exynos 2300 SoC or a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset for the Galaxy S23 series. The details of these chipsets are still up in the air. Rumours in the past have suggested the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC may
The singles are from the artist’s recently released album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Kendrick Lamar’s third stint as Saturday Night Live’s musical guest saw the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper perform the single “Father Time” off of Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, his fifth studio album. [embedded content] Lamar just wrapped up the North
When I was a teenager, I had acne. The kind of acne that meant my face was never clear except in rare and random instances, I considered bangs for their ability to hide my forehead, and I got to know the skincare aisle of my local drugstore really, really well. Worrying about my breakouts and
Liz Truss is set to face a wretched week at the Tory Party conference after the disastrous reaction to Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax-cutting mini-budget. The prime minister arrived in Birmingham on Saturday looking buoyant just hours before yet another injurious poll was released. Hopes to be greeted by an adoring host of members have likely been
Hollywood’s Covid-19 protocols, which were set to expire Friday, will remain in place while negotiations continue between the AMPTP and DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, the Teamsters and the Basic Crafts. In a joint statement, the unions announced “a continuation of negotiations of the Return-to-Work agreement while discussions continue with the AMPTP,” and that the current rules “will remain in
With fall officially here, we can look back on an action-packed summer at Pasadena Humane. Typically our busiest time of year, we were able to find homes for hundreds of animals through monthly free adoption days, in addition to our regular adoption appointments every day of the week. While you might think we were able
At least 77 people have been confirmed dead after Hurricane Ian struck the US – with rescuers desperately searching for survivors among the ruins of flooded homes. The remnants of one of the strongest and costliest hurricanes in American history is now headed north, with authorities in Florida and South Carolina left assessing the damage.
Liz Truss and the Tories’ approval ratings have again plummeted in a fresh poll – as Labour jumped to a 19-point lead. The Opinium poll showed 55% of voters disapprove of the new prime minister and just 18% approve, which is worse than Boris Johnson’s final days in office. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is no more
Microsoft on Friday disclosed that a single activity group in August 2022 achieved initial access and breached Exchange servers by chaining the two newly disclosed zero-day flaws in a limited set of attacks aimed at less than 10 organizations globally. “These attacks installed the Chopper web shell to facilitate hands-on-keyboard access, which the attackers used
Once upon a time, obscure media stayed obscure. Movies became cult classics worshiped by a select audience. Indie bands had devoted listeners but never broke through to mainstream success. Canceled TV shows never got rebooted, while little-reviewed books went to libraries to gather dust, and perhaps be discovered in another decade. But online, something very
As much as I absolutely love Zach Bryan’s debut studio album American Heartbreak, I’m really looking forward to the live album he promised will be recorded at his Red Rocks debut in November. He’s currently out an extensive trek across the country, on what he previously said would “probably be the last” tour he goes
The King of Country has put his own spin on a classic track penned by influential singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver. Released today (Sept. 30), George Strait‘s version of “Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me” is the latest preview of the upcoming all-star album Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver. The tune is a beloved
Amber Heard apparently was looking for a place where people wouldn’t judge her … and she may have found it in Spain. Amber was last seen hopping on a private jet back in June, shortly after losing the spectacularly popular trial against Johnny Depp. While Johnny seemed to be everywhere, basking in the glow of