Today’s Headlines: Audit launched after ‘Housewives’ scandal takes State Bar to task

Today’s Headlines: Audit launched after ‘Housewives’ scandal takes State Bar to task

By Elvia Limón, Laura Blasey and Amy Hubbard Hello, it’s Friday, April 15, and before we get started, we’d like to highlight a great new project from our Books colleagues, an abundantly readable and useful guide to literary L.A. Two favorites from among the offerings: L.A. writers talk about their top places to go for

Today’s Headlines: Investigation is launched over Will Smith’s Oscars slap

Today’s Headlines: Investigation is launched over Will Smith’s Oscars slap

By Elvia Limón, Laura Blasey and Amy Hubbard Hello, it’s Tuesday, March 29, and for many of us Monday was a day for processing what was perhaps the Oscars’ ugliest moment. It could help if we focus on what got booted from the spotlight by the slap heard ‘round the world: an amazing win and

Africa: Banned Kenyan Gay Movie Launched in Africa

Africa: Banned Kenyan Gay Movie Launched in Africa

Just after it was banned by the Kenya Film and Classification Board (KFCB) for reportedly advertising and marketing and inciting very same-sexual intercourse marriage, the queer-themed I am Samuel film has been launched across Africa. Directed and Manufactured by Peter Murimi and Toni Kamau respectively, the film, which was shot more than five years and