As The Simonetta Lein Show continues their 2023 series premiere, the show welcomes the President of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeanie Buss. Prior to joining the Lakers, Buss spent four years as President of the Great Western Forum. She began her career at the age of 19 as the General Manager of World Team Tennis’ Los Angeles
Month: February 2023
It’s been less than two weeks since HBO Max canceled its rumor-heavy, drama-filled reboot of Gossip Girl. But the minor hole the series has left behind is already being filled on TikTok, this time in the form of an anonymous lemon. Meet @lemonladysecrets. A cross between DuexMoi and a very public diary, the TikTok account
THE RECORDING ACADEMY honored legendary artists Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, and Missy Elliott, along with esteemed record executive Sylvia Rhone at its second-ever Black Music Collective Ceremony on Thursday, one of the marquee events leading into the Grammy Awards this Sunday. Watch Rico Love chat with Rolling Stone’s Delisa Shannon.
Two Iranians in their early twenties have just been sentenced to a longer period of time in jail than a murderer. What in the world could they have done to deserve this punishment? Social networking. On October 26th, the two Iranians, Astiyazh Haghighi and her fiancée, Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, posted a video of themselves dancing in
This week across the book banning social media world, a new guidebook to inappropriate books across the state of Iowa has been circulating. This 111 page guidebook, put together by Moms For Liberty in Polk County, reiterates that their quest to remove inappropriate books from schools is not about book banning. Indeed, they use the
San Pedro’s annual Whale Fiesta, sponsored and hosted by the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, will return for its 52nd year this weekend. The event, co-sponsored by the Port of Los Angeles, is meant to celebrate “the migration of gray whales along our shores,” said aquarium Director Crislyn McKerron. The free fiesta will take place from noon
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has spoken with a senior Chinese official about his postponed trip to the country. US officials said Mr Blinken spoke to the Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi today postponing the planned visit. But the secretary of state “indicated he would plan to travel” to China
“It’s not who you are but who you know” is a saying often used to explain why those with family connections to successful people seem to have a head start doing well in the next generation. In the US this phenomenon has led Gen Z to coin a new tag “nepo babies” as they list
EXCLUSIVE: Artists First on Friday announced its signing of boxing Hall of Famer, Sugar Ray Leonard. Leonard enjoyed an elite, 20-year career in the ring before being inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in 1997, winning three National Golden Gloves titles, two Amateur Athletic Union championships and the 1975 Pan-American Games crown. He
Feb 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananAutomotive Security / Vulnerability Two new security weaknesses discovered in several electric vehicle (EV) charging systems could be exploited to remotely shut down charging stations and even expose them to data and energy theft. The findings, which come from Israel-based SaiFlow, once again demonstrate the potential risks facing the EV charging infrastructure.
There ain’t nothin’ in the world like a good old fashioned honky tonk heartbreaker. And Parker McCollum’s current single “Handle On You” was one of my favorites released in 2022, as he finds himself drinking to get over a heartbreak and trying to get a handle on his emotions through the bottom of a bottle, knowing
Liam Hemsworth is clearly over Miley Cyrus, and the evidence is compelling — locked in a passionate kiss with Laura Dern — EXCEPT, it’s just a movie! The 32-year-old stud and the 55-year-old ageless beauty were filming “Lonely Planet” in downtown LA. Imagine driving down a street and seeing these 2 making out … kind
Sony Xperia 1 V may soon be launched by the Japanese smartphone manufacturer. While the company is yet to reveal any details about the handset, purported images have recently surfaced online, giving us a sneak peek into its design. Sony is yet to announce any plans to launch such a handset, but its key specifications
London’s FTSE 100 Index has reached an all-time high at 7905 earlier this afternoon. The Financial Times Stock Exchange index of the 100 most valuable companies on the London stock exchange beat the previous record of 7,903.5 set in May 2018. It comes as central banks – including the Bank of England and the US
Surrounded by the bustling campus of High Point University in North Carolina, Annie Bonelli looks like a typical college freshman. Her long blonde hair is up, with pieces hanging down to frame her face. She waves to a few friends who pass her in the on-campus bakery. But in less than a year, Bonelli has
Keed Talk to ’Em The single follows the 24-year-old Atlanta rapper’s death in May 2022 Tonnie “HoodMama” Woods-Reed, the mother of the Lil Keed, shared a new song from her son who died at the age of 24. The track “Long Way to Go” is the first single to be released after the Atlanta rapper’s
I adore romance novels. I read them by the boatload and find nothing more satisfying than reaching the end of a couple’s (or group’s) story. Then laughing and sighing and groaning and nail biting alongside the main characters as they deal with the emotional evolution of falling in love, and the personal growth that makes
As the community of Monterey Park continues to recover from the mass shooting last month that killed 11 people, local organizations have begun pitching in to organize and distribute the influx of donations from around the world. At a special City Council meeting on Jan. 31, Monterey Park approved an executive order establishing the California
The US military is tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon that has been flying over northwestern America in recent days. A senior defence official said the US has “very high confidence” it is a Chinese high-altitude balloon and was flying over sensitive sites to collect information. “Clearly the intent of this balloon is for surveillance,”
The first 100 days of Rishi Sunak’s premiership are done – a yardstick that his predecessor Liz Truss never even reached, while Boris Johnson found himself utterly consumed with firefighting a pandemic. Mr Sunak can take some comfort in the fact he’s made it this far without a full-blown leadership crisis or an external global