Los Angeles Times News Quiz for August 2, 2024: ‘Deadpool,’ Olympic fever and a spicy lawsuit

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for August 2, 2024: ‘Deadpool,’ Olympic fever and a spicy lawsuit

LA Times

Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz where Olympic fever is in full swing. I could easily have made all 10 of this week’s multiple-choice, riffed-from-the-headlines questions about the spectacle on the Seine and all that’s happened since, but there are plenty of other quiz-worthy topics to tackle. So I kept it to just two: one about Team USA men’s basketball opening game and the other about the bespectacled gymnast from Worcester, Mass., who went viral for all the right reasons. This week’s quiz is also bringing the heat, both the box-office kind and the spicy kind.

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Los Angeles Times News Quiz for September 13, 2024: A stunning Harris endorsement, a ‘Star Wars’ voice

3 months, 1 week ago

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for September 13, 2024: A stunning Harris endorsement, a ‘Star Wars’ voice

LA Times

Welcome to this week’s Los Angeles Times News Quiz. I’m Adam Tschorn, senior features writer, former game show question-and-answer man, and the guy who mined the last seven days of stories written by my colleagues to create the 10 handcrafted, California-focused, multiple-choice questions you’ll find below. This week’s questions will test your recall on stories about a standout star of …

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for August 16, 2024: Tallying up Olympic gold, Walz name-checks Reagan

4 months, 1 week ago

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for August 16, 2024: Tallying up Olympic gold, Walz name-checks Reagan

LA Times

Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz, where we’re tearing through August like a bear in a camp site. This week’s 10 handcrafted, California-leaning, multiple-choice questions riff off stories that have appeared in The Times over the previous seven days. This week, we’re taking a look at stories from my talented colleagues about the final Olympic gold-medal haul, the …

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for August 9, 2024: Simone Biles sticks her neck out, Harris picks a VP

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for August 9, 2024: Simone Biles sticks her neck out, Harris picks a VP

LA Times

Welcome to this week’s Los Angeles Times News Quiz, where the Olympic torch is still blazing and the political season is ramping up. Among the stories I’ve mined for multiple-choice questions this time around are the curious tale of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Central Park prank, Kamala Harris’ running-mate pick, Olympian Noah Lyles’ photo finish in Paris and Chevron’s decision …

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Letters to the Editor: A modest proposal for the 2028 Olympics: Make L.A. look like a miserable place to live

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Letters to the Editor: A modest proposal for the 2028 Olympics: Make L.A. look like a miserable place to live

LA Times

Logos for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles are seen at UCLA before a news conference about the games on Nov. 14. To the editor: Mayor Karen Bass and her planning team for the Summer 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles are working hard to make sure the games will be traffic-free, magical, sparkly and squeaky clean. But if they succeed, …

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Los Angeles is on the clock for 2028 Olympics with focus turning to delivery and planning next year

1 month, 1 week ago

Los Angeles is on the clock for 2028 Olympics with focus turning to delivery and planning next year

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission wrapped up a three-day visit Thursday to check out selected venues and track the progress of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. “We’re four short years away,” said Casey Wasserman, LA28 chairman and president, who noted the Los Angeles Games are 1,338 days from opening on July 14, 2028. “Our conversations with …

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L.A. Olympics 2028: How Los Angeles can reduce traffic, build housing before the Games

2 months ago

L.A. Olympics 2028: How Los Angeles can reduce traffic, build housing before the Games

Slate

I saw two visions of the future in Los Angeles last weekend. “It’s a postcard from the future,” said Aaron Paley, who helped launch the event in Los Angeles 14 years ago. This is a long-standing struggle in the Southland, where Joan Didion once called HOV lanes on the freeways “a foray into bureaucratic terrorism.” But it has new urgency …

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California is a battleground state (if you know where to look)

2 months, 1 week ago

California is a battleground state (if you know where to look)

LA Times

Former President Trump at a rally at Calhoun Ranch in Coachella on Saturday. Five of those races are in California, where Republican House members are fighting costly and acrimonious reelection battles.” Derek Tran, who is running against GOP Rep. Michelle Steel in the 45th Congressional District, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at an Anaheim campaign event Saturday. “California matters …

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California’s heat wave raising health concerns ahead of sports-filled weekend

2 months, 2 weeks ago

California’s heat wave raising health concerns ahead of sports-filled weekend

LA Times

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle catches a touchdown pass during last Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Temperatures are expected to remain 10 to 15 degrees above average for this time of year, with the San Francisco Bay Area and inland Southern California facing major to extreme heat risks. The National …

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Record-breaking heat wave will broil Southern California for a few more days

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Record-breaking heat wave will broil Southern California for a few more days

LA Times

Dean Lagunas, 9, cools off with his sister Delilah, 6, in the Arthur J. The National Weather Service in Oxnard said Saturday morning that “dangerously hot conditions” will continue in the region through Monday. “This is about the most significant heat wave we’ve had in the metro area for several years,” said John Dumas, another meteorologist with the National Weather …

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More extreme heat plus more people equals danger in these California cities

3 months, 2 weeks ago

More extreme heat plus more people equals danger in these California cities

Associated Press

On a recent sunny afternoon in Lancaster, Cassandra Hughes looked for a place to cool down. An international panel of climate scientists recently reported that it is “ virtually certain ” that “there has been increases in the intensity and duration of heatwaves and in the number of heatwave days at the global scale.” CalMatters identified the California communities most …

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High heat and high bacteria levels spell trouble at these L.A. County beaches

3 months, 2 weeks ago

High heat and high bacteria levels spell trouble at these L.A. County beaches

LA Times

A May 2024 photo of a warning sign for people to avoid the water due to bacteria levels at Mother’s Beach in Marina del Ray. As Los Angeles County enters the peak of a blistering heat wave this week, public health officials are warning residents to avoid swimming at several beaches where ocean bacteria levels have become potentially unsafe. The …

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Paris Olympics 2024: Tom Cruise takes a leap and skydives into LA 2028 Olympics at Paris closing ceremony

4 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Tom Cruise takes a leap and skydives into LA 2028 Olympics at Paris closing ceremony

The Hindu

Tom Cruise made an unforgettable entrance for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Games. The actor made a dramatic appearance by skydiving into the Parisian stadium, where he received the Olympic flag from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and gymnast Simone Biles. Tom Cruise: #Paris2024 #LA28#ClosingCeremony 📸 Tom Cruise, Olympics pic.twitter.com/gkMmCUEb0P — GSC …

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Everything we know about LA 2028: No cars, zero-build and Team GB’s base 360 miles away

4 months, 1 week ago

Everything we know about LA 2028: No cars, zero-build and Team GB’s base 360 miles away

The Telegraph

After Tom Cruise plunged into the Stade de France on Sunday, Paris officially handed over the Olympics to the Hollywood state of California. Here’s all you need to know about the next Games in Los Angeles 2028: Sports For the first time since 1900, cricket will be played at the Games in its T20 format. Sports making debuts at the …

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Los Angeles 2028: How to have a sporty LA trip before the next Olympics

4 months, 1 week ago

Los Angeles 2028: How to have a sporty LA trip before the next Olympics

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Take a hike around LA’s celeb-filled trails open image in gallery Hikers can book on tours to walk up to …

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Plaschke: Bring it on! Los Angeles begins countdown to 2028 Olympics

4 months, 1 week ago

Plaschke: Bring it on! Los Angeles begins countdown to 2028 Olympics

LA Times

Finally, dramatically, it has ended, the 2024 Paris Olympics finishing its last lap Sunday with incomparable enthusiasm, unbridled joy, and one last look at the gloriously intimidating tour Eiffel. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and U.S. gymnast Simone Biles stand together before receiving the Olympic flag during the Paris Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France on Sunday. L.A. Mayor …

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As the Paris Games come to an end, Los Angeles enters the Olympic batter’s box

4 months, 1 week ago

As the Paris Games come to an end, Los Angeles enters the Olympic batter’s box

New York Times

PARIS — “As soon as we come back with the flag on 12th, it is no longer just theoretical, it is literally, we move from the on-deck circle to the batter’s box. And we’ll be sitting in there for four years.” This was Casey Wasserman, sports impresario, Wasserman family scion, patron of presidents, friend and partner to some of the …

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How to Watch Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg at the Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony

4 months, 2 weeks ago

How to Watch Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg at the Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony

Wired

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics will be remembered for a lot of things: drag performances, shameful allegations against some female athletes, swimming in the Seine, and, of course, incredible sporting achievements. On Sunday, the Games will add another memory to that list when Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the event's Closing Ceremony in …

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Commentary: The Olympics are back, baby! How the Paris Games recaptured the zeitgeist

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Commentary: The Olympics are back, baby! How the Paris Games recaptured the zeitgeist

LA Times

It seems like only yesterday that a robotic disco horse galloped down the Seine and a chorus of decapitated Marie Antoinettes kicked off the Paris Games in a rain-soaked fever dream of an opening ceremony. Then came Paris, and I am back into the Olympics like it’s 1996 all over again — only this time Béla Károlyi is nowhere to …

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LA gearing up for 2028 Olympics with hiring spree

4 months, 2 weeks ago

LA gearing up for 2028 Olympics with hiring spree

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With the Paris Olympics …

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Behind the lens: A photojournalist’s take on the 2024 Paris Olympics

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Behind the lens: A photojournalist’s take on the 2024 Paris Olympics

LA Times

More than 11,000 athletes competing in 329 events for 32 sports and only one photographer. Team USA watches as Simone Biles performs her floor exercise routine during the women’s gymnastics team final. Japan’s Yuto Horigome, who would eventually win gold, falls off the rail during the preliminaries of the men’s street skateboard competition. Canada’s Francois Gauthier-Drapeau, in blue, tries to …

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Marvel returns to Comic-Con with hotly anticipated panel about its post-’Deadpool & Wolverine’ plans

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Marvel returns to Comic-Con with hotly anticipated panel about its post-’Deadpool & Wolverine’ plans

The Hindu

Marvel Studios is returning to San Diego Comic-Con for its iconic Saturday night panel, which is expected to feature big announcements and surprise guests. After Marvel skipped the convention last year due to the Hollywood strikes, which prevented writers and actors from speaking on panels, anticipation for its session in Comic-Con's famed Hall H is palpable among fans. He will …

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With big goals and gambles, Paris aims to reset the Olympics with audacious Games and a wow opening

4 months, 4 weeks ago

With big goals and gambles, Paris aims to reset the Olympics with audacious Games and a wow opening

Associated Press

PARIS — Paris has long been a city of dreamers: Just look at the Eiffel Tower, for decades the world’s loftiest structure. Spectator seats line the Seine river in front of the Musee d'Orsay ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Paris. Police check the public for credentials to enter a security perimeter near the Eiffel …

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Comic-Con 2024: What to expect as the convention returns to San Diego

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Comic-Con 2024: What to expect as the convention returns to San Diego

Hindustan Times

SAN DIEGO — Comic-Con International, the comic book and pop culture extravaganza, is kicking off in San Diego. Comic-Con 2024: What to expect as the convention returns to San Diego With the COVID-19 pandemic and the Hollywood strikes disrupting past years of the convention either through complete cancellation or modifications to the way they ran, this year will be the …

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L.A. to get $77 million in federal funds to add electric buses before Olympics, hopes for millions more

5 months ago

L.A. to get $77 million in federal funds to add electric buses before Olympics, hopes for millions more

LA Times

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announces a $77-million grant for Los Angeles on Thursday at the Coliseum. Standing before the renowned peristyle at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the 1984 Olympics opening ceremony was held, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday touted a $77-million infusion of cash for Metro to pay for more electric buses. The buses will help …

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Los Angeles Times News Quiz for July 19, 2024: Emmy nominations, a VP pick and dirty beaches

5 months ago

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for July 19, 2024: Emmy nominations, a VP pick and dirty beaches

LA Times

Welcome to the post-Emmy nomination edition of the Los Angeles Times News Quiz. There was enough newsworthy, record-setting intel coming out of Wednesday morning’s announcement of the 2024 nominees that all 10 of the multiple-choice questions in this week’s quiz could easily have been Emmy-related. Like a recently announced vice presidential pick, the upcoming Olympics in Paris and Heal the …

Tell us: What’s the best beach in Southern California?

5 months, 1 week ago

Tell us: What’s the best beach in Southern California?

LA Times

Of course, naming the best beaches of Southern California is subjective. We sought beaches from San Diego to Santa Barbara that were easy to access and offered something special like amazing views, great surf, tide pools, firepits, volleyball courts or bike and walking paths. We also considered parking, bathrooms and ADA access — and the complicated issue of ever-changing water …

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Olympic organizing committee adds more Los Angeles venues, competitions to 2028 Games

5 months, 1 week ago

Olympic organizing committee adds more Los Angeles venues, competitions to 2028 Games

LA Times

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Several Los Angeles venues were announced for the 2028 Games. City of Los Angeles placed squarely at center of 2028 Olympics Though the 2024 Paris Olympics start in less than two weeks, local excitement has been building as the LA28 organizing …

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2028 Los Angeles Olympics to include multiple events in the nearby cities of Carson and Long Beach

5 months, 1 week ago

2028 Los Angeles Olympics to include multiple events in the nearby cities of Carson and Long Beach

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Friday announced more venue assignments, with the cities of Carson and Long Beach reprising their roles from previous games held in the region. Long Beach will be the site of rowing and canoe sprint at its Marine Stadium, handball at Long Beach Arena, marathon swimming and triathlon along the city’s waterfront, …

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Los Angeles 2028 Olympic organizers reveal venues for 19 more sports

5 months, 1 week ago

Los Angeles 2028 Olympic organizers reveal venues for 19 more sports

LA Times

The map for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles is beginning to fill out with the confirmation of venues for 19 more sports throughout Southern California. An artist’s rendering of multiple venues near Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson during the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. An artist’s rendering of wrestling at the Los Angeles Convention Center during the 2028 …

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Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths

Associated Press

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. were still drawn to Death Valley National Park on Monday, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth’s hottest places is being punished by a dangerous heat wave blamed for a motorcyclist’s death over the weekend. Kind of like walking …

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2028 is around the corner: Let the Games complaining begin

5 months, 3 weeks ago

2028 is around the corner: Let the Games complaining begin

LA Times

In this Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, an LA 2028 sign is seen in front of a blazing Olympic cauldron. “That decision will be made by this committee and the full council as agreed to in the Games Agreement.” Two days later, City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez complained about the venue changes during a hearing about expanding the Convention Center in …

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Major heat wave expected to broil much of California over Fourth of July week

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Major heat wave expected to broil much of California over Fourth of July week

LA Times

A beachgoer leaps over a breaking wave while heading into the water with her body board at Balboa Pier in Newport Beach earlier this month. A major heat wave expected across California over Fourth of July week is already prompting heat warnings for much of the state, with triple-digit temperatures forecast and little overnight relief. Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate …

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The Vegas Minute – Pool Culture is Back

5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Vegas Minute – Pool Culture is Back

LA Times

A summer vacation in Vegas means one of two things – either you’re inside a megaresort with some mega-A/C, or you’re poolside, soaking up the desert sun. A Pool with a View Did someone say … “adults only?” While we here at ETA love kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews and even the neighbor’s teenagers, sometimes a Vegas pool day is …

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The Sports Report: Swimming at SoFi? Check out the new L.A. Olympics venues

6 months ago

The Sports Report: Swimming at SoFi? Check out the new L.A. Olympics venues

LA Times

An artist’s rendering of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics swimming venue at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Wasserman expressed confidence about moving forward on what he called “an opportunity that is too unique not to take advantage of.” Continue reading here U.S. Olympic trials: Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100 meters to punch her Paris ticket U.S. Olympic trials: Noah Lyles wins men’s …

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Athletics to move to 1st week of 2028 Olympics, swimming to 2nd week, plus some venues changed

6 months ago

Athletics to move to 1st week of 2028 Olympics, swimming to 2nd week, plus some venues changed

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Friday announced changes to its venue plan that it says will create an estimated $156 million in combined savings and revenue increases. Swimming will be held in a temporary pool at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, with its 38,000 seats creating the largest swimming venue in Olympic history; basketball will be played …

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California’s scorcher: ‘Heat dome’ brings broiling conditions. But a few areas will be spared

6 months, 2 weeks ago

California’s scorcher: ‘Heat dome’ brings broiling conditions. But a few areas will be spared

LA Times

After months of below-average temperatures and weeks of unseasonably wet weather, California’s first heat wave of the year is marking an abrupt transition into the summer months, with record-breaking, triple-digit temperatures expected to continue the rest of this week. Across most of interior Northern California through the southern San Joaquin Valley, officials are warning of a major heat risk Wednesday …

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8 movies to watch at this year’s Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival

6 months, 3 weeks ago

8 movies to watch at this year’s Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival

LA Times

With new leadership and more ambitious industry initiatives, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival has undergone an all-around expansion. Toll Last year, Brazilian writer-director Carolina Markowicz stunned LALIFF audiences with her slow-burning thriller “Charvoail.” She is back with another engrossing tale about morally dubious characters. Rather than accept her teenage son’s sexual orientation, she decides to get involved in …

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L.A. has always been a restaurant town. Now restaurants are in trouble

7 months ago

L.A. has always been a restaurant town. Now restaurants are in trouble

LA Times

It’s Thursday, May 23. The year that altered L.A.’s restaurant scene Los Angeles’ restaurant scene changed dramatically in 2023. The Times’ food team explored these questions in their new package, What will save L.A. restaurants? We can’t afford to be open, we can’t afford to be closed.” Innovating might require doing more with less Andy Kadin’s bakery, Bub and Grandma’s …

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This year’s Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival to feature women-led movies, a film market

7 months ago

This year’s Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival to feature women-led movies, a film market

LA Times

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival kicks off May 29, featuring five days of programming that will pay tribute to women filmmakers and below-the-line talent. “In the Summers” This year’s opener is “In the Summers,” a semiautobiographical drama directed by Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio — her feature debut — that was awarded the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. dramatic …

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Take an epic trip along the West Coast in 2024. Here are the top 10 places to visit now

7 months, 1 week ago

Take an epic trip along the West Coast in 2024. Here are the top 10 places to visit now

LA Times

I couldn’t help it. But I’m just realizing that for about 45 years now, Harris Ranch has been the rug tying together my adventures in the vast living room that is our West Coast. Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Deetjen’s Big …

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The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course

7 months, 4 weeks ago

The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course

Associated Press

“ Barbenheimer ” is a hard act to follow. But as Hollywood enters another summer movie season, armed with fewer superheroes and a landscape vastly altered by the strikes, it’s worth remembering the classic William Goldman quote about what works: “Nobody knows anything.” Four decades later, that still may be true. MOVIES FIND A WAY POST-STRIKE “Inside Out 2.” In …

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Los Angeles Times News Quiz for April 12, 2024: Museum walls, water use and Intuit Dome’s opener

8 months, 1 week ago

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for April 12, 2024: Museum walls, water use and Intuit Dome’s opener

LA Times

This week we’re asking about those pesky surcharges, which “lodge” is likely to leave us and the 50 best Hollywood books of all time. Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz. Before we get to this week’s quiz, I wanted to share the results of the Los Angeles Times News Quiz live event at Molly Malone’s Irish Pub on …

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Los Angeles Times News Quiz for April 5, 2024: Quirky sea critters and fun at the fluff and fold

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for April 5, 2024: Quirky sea critters and fun at the fluff and fold

LA Times

This week’s News Quiz will test how well you paid attention to Times stories about the urban landscape, gelatinous sea creatures, “Cowboy Carter” collaborations and the rising price of fast food. Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz. On April 10, I’ll ask some Los Angeles Times News Quiz questions between rounds at quizmaster Sasha Hanlon’s regular Wednesday-night pub-trivia …

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Los Angeles Times News Quiz for March 22, 2024: A closer look at Swift quakes, golf grief and more

9 months ago

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for March 22, 2024: A closer look at Swift quakes, golf grief and more

LA Times

Taylor and Justin sing, tennis players swing and a little trivia about a Kobe ring — all in in this week’s News Quiz. Quizmaster Adam Tschorn welcoming you to Friday — and the first Los Angeles Times News Quiz of spring — where the questions are blooming like California’s wildflowers. For example, this week’s stories will gauge how much minutiae …

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Los Angeles Times News Quiz for February 16, 2024: A hoax, high-rises and the Happiest Place on Earth

10 months, 1 week ago

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for February 16, 2024: A hoax, high-rises and the Happiest Place on Earth

LA Times

You know we have questions about the Super Bowl and Taylor Swift this week. If it’s Friday, it’s time for the Los Angeles Times News Quiz! A quick reminder of the rules: Everything you’re being quizzed on below has been pulled directly from a story that that appeared in the pages of The Times — web, print or both — …

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Paris may be hottest ticket of the summer

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris may be hottest ticket of the summer

China Daily

This handout illustration released on December 15, 2021 by Paris 2024 Olympic Committee shows Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26, 2024 which will take part on the River Seine, breaking the long-held Summer Games tradition of a stadium procession of athletes and officials. PARIS — Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six …

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Paris may be hottest ticket of the summer

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris may be hottest ticket of the summer

China Daily

This handout illustration released on December 15, 2021 by Paris 2024 Olympic Committee shows Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26, 2024 which will take part on the River Seine, breaking the long-held Summer Games tradition of a stadium procession of athletes and officials. PARIS — Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six …

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Heatwave risk hovers over Paris Olympics

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Heatwave risk hovers over Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times

Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six months' time when the world's athletes arrive for the Olympics, another pounding heatwave would spell trouble for organisers. HT Image A new study presenting "climate simulations to anticipate worst-case heatwaves during the Paris 2024 Olympics" has focused minds after it warned that the French capital faced …

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Watch: How is Paris preparing for the 2024 Summer Olympics?

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: How is Paris preparing for the 2024 Summer Olympics?

The Hindu

With just six months to go until the start of the Paris Olympics, the clock is ticking for the organising committee. Political bickering, ongoing grumbling about ticket prices and disruption to everyday life are souring the mood in the build-up to the Paris Olympics this July -- something organisers blame on typical French pessimism. Many Parisians were dismayed in December …

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