The crew had just poured a concrete foundation on a vacant lot in Altadena when I pulled up the other day. Two workers were loading equipment onto trucks and a third was hosing the fresh cement that will sit under a new house. I asked how things were going, and if there were any problems … Read more

Professor Kevin Waite had just finished a seminar on the run-up to the American Civil War on Friday morning when a student cautiously raised her hand. “Can I ask about the Charlie Kirk situation?” she said in Waite’s classroom at the University of Texas at Dallas. The student, he said, wondered whether recent events carried … Read more

Dev Patel in ‘Rabbit Trap’. Photo: Magnet Releasing. In theaters on September 12th is ‘Rabbit Trap’, a horror mystery that represents the feature directorial debut writer/director Bryn Chainey. Release Date: Sep 12, 2025 Run Time: 1 hr 28 min Dev Patel (‘Monkey Man’) stars alongside Rosy McEwen (‘Blue Jean’) in the story of married musicians looking to … Read more

Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, grew up in a quiet, close-knit community in Washington, Utah, where most neighbors attended the same neighborhood church and know each other by their first name. “I’m shocked,” said Kristin Schwiermann, a 66-year-old neighbor. “That’s not the kid I knew.” Like most of the … Read more

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of conspiracies related to his failed 2022 reelection bid. The court found that Bolsonaro tried to instigate a military coup and to poison his opponent, current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, the former president of Latin America’s largest democracy and its wealthiest … Read more

Less than 24 hours after a bullet whizzed across a Utah college campus and claimed the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, polarizing figures from across the political spectrum swiftly canceled public events. Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) decided to postpone a North Carolina stop on the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour this weekend, while Trump allies Stephen … Read more

(L to R) Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, and Christopher Guest in Bleecker Street’s ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’. Credit: Bleecker Street / Kyle Kaplan. Opening in theaters September 12 is ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,’ directed by Rob Reiner and starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Kerry Godliman, Chris Addison, … Read more