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History: Raymond Chandler's leading men followed his Marlowe character to Palm Springs
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 2 months agoClearly Raymond Chandler, the quintessential Los Angeles noir writer, had been to Palm Springs. He...
They weren't caped crusaders, but these Angelenos fought corruption and won
LA Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoDid you know the LAPD bombed an anti-corruption investigator in the 1930s? Well, they did. And it...
This California town ran its Chinese residents out. Now the story is finally being told
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn an 1885 expulsion, the city of Eureka, Calif., put its Chinese residents on two ships and kept...
L.A.'s dirtiest cop: A mild-mannered traffic officer who moonlighted as a hit man
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWilliam Leasure, killer cop, still denies the big crimes, the ones that put him in prison:...
Ray Liotta: 10 Roles That Made Him a Great, Irreplaceable Actor
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHe specialized in tough guys — cops, crooks, convicts, killers, and guys who immediately gave you...
What was behind the protest against an archaeologist at last week's L.A. Times Book Festival
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA little more than a year ago, I accompanied archaeologist Richard Hansen on one of his frequent...
Review: 'The Janes' tell their abortion stories and 'The Righteous' does a slow burn
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years ago‘The Janes’ Before the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision cleared the way for legal abortion across the United States, many American women had to resort to paying exorbitant amounts of money ...
The 13 best Sylvester Stallone roles
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Sylvester Stallone begins his reign as the Tulsa King, EW looks back at the action icon's 13 most memorable movie roles, from cryo-cops to...