November 28, 2023, 5:42am Life
Among the presidents of nations, high-profile dignitaries, and leaders of household-name companies like Visa, ExxonMobil and Microsoft who descended on San Francisco last week to speak at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation events was a Santa Cruz computer scientist who put a buzz in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ear. Read story
November 27, 2023, 8:40am Business
In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Read story
November 27, 2023, 7:41am Latest News Free
Did you miss the twelfth and final day of this year to visit one of Washington’s state parks for free? Not to worry, the Washington State Discover Pass Program has announced designated free days for 2024. Read story
November 27, 2023, 6:05am Business Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 1 day ago
When Renee Serface and her husband, Justin, bought the old white church in downtown Ridgefield in May 2021, they thought it would take about six months to renovate the space and reopen it as a cocktail lounge. Read story
November 27, 2023, 6:02am Life
As a teenager in the 1970s, Jovita Arellano would perch in the window of her family’s National City apartment to watch the candy-colored parade of lowriders cruise down Highland Avenue. Read story
November 27, 2023, 5:45am Entertainment
Prolific Atlanta producer Will Packer had already produced two Christmas family movies over the years: “This Christmas” in 2007 and “Almost Christmas” in 2016. Read story
November 26, 2023, 6:07am Churches & Religion
Diana Almendariz often uses tule for basket weaving, but on this day she uses the dried bulrush wrapped around a cattail to carry fire across a narrow trail to a small field. She sets the tufted bundle down with intention to start the first of three new fires within a… Read story
November 26, 2023, 6:05am Entertainment
“The world wants us to be only one thing, and I find that deplorable.” That’s Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper), who, in his late 20s, has already been many successful things: pianist, composer, teacher, seducer, bon vivant and, of course, conductor. Revered for his prodigious talent and larger-than-life charisma, he also… Read story
November 26, 2023, 6:02am Entertainment
“Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham’s Christmas special and this week’s edition of “Dancing With the Stars” promising celebrities swaying to the music of Taylor Swift are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Read story
November 26, 2023, 6:02am Entertainment
David Rysdahl had enough on his plate. The 36-year-old actor was playing a pivotal role in the upcoming season of “Fargo” as a Twin Cities car salesman overwhelmed by a mysterious wife (Juno Temple) and a bossy mom (Jason Jennifer Leigh), by far the most substantial role of his screen… Read story