Новости за 23.12.2017

I know there are some people done with their holiday shopping; I am not one of them. If you, like me, still have some gifts to get, this newsletter may be able to help you. (Your friends and family like books, right?) I’m L.A. Times books editor Carolyn Kellogg with this week’s newsletter.

A growing number of airlines have announced restrictions on luggage with built-in batteries because of a potential fire hazard they may create in the cargo area of a plane.

When it comes to Christmas, there’s Sylvia Nash — and then there’s the rest of us.

Happy Saturday and happy holidays. Hanukkah may be over, but you still have a little (very little) time before Christmas morning. In which case you may be doing what I’m doing — heading to my local farmers market to shop for both gifts and menus, ideally at the same time. (Does it help to have...

QUESTION: I am dissatisfied with the performance of our board of directors and am considering running for a spot myself, but I’d like to know what I am getting myself into. I talked to one of the board members about his duties, and he told me that they are clearly laid out in Civil Code section...

From his top hat to his leather pants, Slash commands attention both on and off the stage. But when it came to the sale of his Sherman Oaks mansion, the rock star kept things surprisingly low key.

For much of its early life, “Call the Midwife” lived in the period-drama shadow of its more glamorous PBS cousin “Downton Abbey.” How could a group of young, shirtwaisted midwives bicycling through London’s East End in the early days of the National Health Service ever hope to compete with the...

New on Blu-ray

“Dunkirk” (Warner Bros. Blu-ray/DVD combo, $35.99; also available on VOD)

Perhaps only “Inception”/“Interstellar” writer-director Christopher Nolan could earn a half-billion dollars at the global box office with what’s essentially an expensive experimental film. Nolan’s “Dunkirk”...

Hollywood is celebrating the end of 2017 with astronomical sales from “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” which is on track to soon exceed $1 billion in global ticket sales and eventually become the biggest movie of the year. But that won’t be enough to write a happy storyline for the industry.

Bernard David Jones didn’t need a lot of persuading to move from his home in Baldwin Hills to his new place in Koreatown — it reduced his commute by up to 45 minutes each way.

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It is Saturday, Dec. 23. Here’s what you don’t want to miss this weekend:

Although it’s a ways from El Camino Real — the 600-mile road that connects California’s missions — this Coachella Valley estate captures the Spanish Colonial spirit with its clay roof tiles, cathedral ceilings and sunburst emblem above the front door.

Regular readers of the Los Angeles Times’ letters page know that our writers tend to criticize more than praise — in other words, letters that react negatively to an article or an event come in much greater numbers than those that respond favorably.

To the editor: I agree with the premise of your editorial: It is past time to reconsider how we think about mobility. (“If California is serious about climate change, the car can’t be king of our roads,” editorial, Dec. 16)

A Santa Monica school district’s conflict of interest investigation has grown to include three of the board’s seven members, a school district official confirmed on Friday.

To the editor: Here's a life lesson for those who may need it and are open to it: If something isn’t working for you, do not double down and get more of it. This works on a larger scale too.

To the editor: Jonah Goldberg insists that socialism is disastrous and hard to reconcile with democracy. (“Venezuela’s a disaster. Yet socialism’s more popular than ever,” Opinion, Dec. 19).

Naughty, nice — so judgmental, yes, but, well, that’s what editorial writers do. We pass judgment. Here’s our list of folks deserving coal, or worse, and those who can line up for virtual candy canes.

The Christian savior cared so passionately about the poor probably because he was poor himself - plus, other opinions from the week before Christmas.

After a year of legislative fits and starts, the Republican-led Congress can claim victory on an agenda of tax cuts, judicial confirmations and a substantial regulatory rollback.

Two weeks after the Thomas fire swept into their lives, the residents of Ventura reflect on what it means to lose everything in less than 24 hours.

It’s the most wonderful time of the week — when the Essential Arts newsletter hits your inbox! I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, and I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone for reading throughout the year — and thank you to the writers, performers, painters,...

As the Thomas fire raged in the hills above Oxnard, shops were empty and streets were silent. Smoke shrouded the seaside town, making it dangerous to breathe without respirators, according to public health officials.