Food
For John Cleveland, who runs Post & Beam in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza with wife Roni Cleveland, Thanksgiving season begins with his mincemeat cookies.
Entertainment & Arts
Movies
The title star of ‘Being John Malkovich’ looks back on the ‘iffy call’ to make the movie that would introduce audiences to future Oscar winners Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman.
Opinion
A third-party voter apologia helpfully reminds us that voting is an expression of one’s priorities and values more than a strategic act.
Music
The English guitarist co-wrote Whitesnake’s ‘Is This Love,’ one of the defining power ballads of late-’80s hard rock.
Travel & Experiences
After losing her Malibu house in the devastating Palisades fire, the “RHOBH” star shares what the home meant to her, along with the places in L.A. that bring her a bit of hope and joy.
High School Sports
Brandon McCoy returns from injury and scores 10 points in the St. John Bosco boys’ basketball team’s 64-62 victory over JSerra.
With a trio of players few teams can equal, St. John Bosco starts out as No. 1 in The Times’ preseason rankings.
Ducks
Alex Killorn, Cutter Gauthier and Trevor Zegras each had a goal for the Ducks, who had lost eight in a row to the Kraken.
Consumer Goods & Retail
Library Journal (LJ), a national trade publication serving librarians and library workers has named the City Librarian of Los Angeles and director of Los Angeles Public Library, John F. Szabo, as its 2025 “Librarian of the Year.”