Monday’s tragic news of the ArcLight Cinemas calling it quits has released a flood of fond memories from Angelenos who have visited the upscale theaters.

At the center of many of the remembrances was the affection movie lovers have with the Cinerama Dome, the unforgettable looking staple on Sunset Blvd since 1963.

First ladies, a famous hotel, beauty pageants, and sadness at the border top her recommendations

For years I sat next to Rosie and nearly every day she came in to tell me about a book she had read the night before.

Sometimes it would take her two nights to read an especially long one, but usually she would knock one out a night. Fiction, non fiction, political, romantico, it didn’t matter.

She did prefer the ones about Presidents or history, but all of the current titles made it to her and it was fascinating to pick her brain over them.

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The Johnson & Johnson / Janssen shot hits Los Angeles & it’s worth the wait

I have been so good. Not perfect. But so good during this pandemic that it probably ended my relationship with my girlfriend.

She is young, full of life, and truly social, and I am a hermit at times. So we often bickered about her long walks and desire to be around others, and I was more concerned about surviving another day in the middle of the plague.

Over the weekend a friend posted a link on Facebook to sign-ups for those of us over 50…

And the mystery of what makes Diet Coke kosher and why Mexicoke isn’t

Kosher for Passover (or K for P) is a big deal for the 7.6 million Jews in the U.S. and those around the world.

It’s such a big deal that in the 1930s Rabbi Tobias Geffen of Congregation Shearith Israel in Atlanta worked with Coca-Cola (whose headquarters is in ATL) to figure out a way to make the popular bubbly drink kosher for the weeklong holiday.

Snippy retorts, lack of answers, and braggy posts aren’t the best look for law enforcement.

Twitter is free, seemingly easy, and a quick way to get a message across to a wide audience. Many brands and organizations do a poor job of it because PR and transparency rarely go hand-in-hand, and are easily called out on social media.

For example, the phrase “officer involved shooting” is a delicate, precious way to describe something violent, serious, and sometimes deadly. …

Here are Three Easy Tips the Paper Should Try Before Crying Over Spilt Milk

It’s my opinion that newspapers secretly hate social media because they cannot control it the way they can fiddle with the paper. Prove me wrong.

Previous to the Internet, if you wanted to raise your fist at the local rag you had to write a letter, mail it in, and hope that the Opinion Editor published it. The odds were not in your favor.

Not only were hundreds of people writing letters, but the paper only dedicated a tiny portion of its precious newsprint to highlight…

Ridiculousness’ Shane Nickerson doles out the keys to a successful TV series, and why YouTubers aren’t interested in being on magazine covers.

by Tony Pierce

Shane Nickerson is the Executive Producer of “Ridiculousness,” a better version of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” in part because instead of a goofy host wearing an ill fitting dress suit, it stars a lovable skateboarder and his friends.

Currently MTV shows “Ridiculousness” more on its air than it pumped music videos into homes in the ’90s. It’s nearly impossible not to see the show if you flip on Viacom-owned network. …