Peter Filkins, the winner of the inaugural Freudenheim Translation Prize, joins us with chair of the judges, Boyd Tonkin, to talk about the mercurial genius of Elias Canetti; a poem in praise of Tuesdays by Jamie McKendrick

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Most Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department phone lines are experiencing an outage Thursday night, with calls to 911 lines affected. Just after 6 p.m., LASD officials were notified of an outage affecting the Vesta System, a third-party public safety call-handling platform impacting 911 calls. A spokesperson said the cause of the disruption is under investigation […]

Actor Eric Dane, best known for his role as Dr. Mark Sloan (“McSteamy”) on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” has died at the age of 53.

The city of Beverly Hills issued an apology to NBA star Jaylen Brown after shutting down a private brand event he was hosting, claiming they received “inaccurate information.” On Feb. 14, Brown, who plays for the Boston Celtics, was in Los Angeles as a participant in the NBA All-Star Game. An event for Brown’s sportswear […]

The storm is almost over, but prepare to bundle up if you’re heading outdoors in Southern California. The region has not felt overnight lows like this at all during this winter season, KTLA weather anchor Kaj Goldberg said. Overnight forecast Rain, snow and windy conditions aside, chilly temperatures are well below normal Thursday. Downtown Los […]

Winter weather is threatening even more damage in Southern California after an eventful week of flooding and downed trees. At least five vehicles were stuck Thursday afternoon due to flooding near the Burbank Airport in North Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Fire officials said they received reports of the stranded vehicles on […]

On January 31, federal agents fired tear gas into a crowd of civilians, clergy, and children gathered outside the ICE building in Portland, Oregon. Witnesses say, and video shows, that the demonstration was largely peaceful before the gas was deployed. In the weeks since, a federal judge moved to restrict the use of these chemical […]

A Caltech research scientist known for groundbreaking discoveries in astronomy has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting under investigation in the Antelope Valley, officials confirmed on Thursday. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Carl Grillmair, 67, a resident of Llano who died Feb. 16 from a gunshot wound […]

In the run-up to the inaugural Board of Peace meeting, which began about 40 minutes late on Thursday at the recently renamed Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, representatives from over 40 countries jammed out to a mix of disco, ’80s hits, and Sinéad O’Connor classics. “Does everybody like the music?” the president […]

Families and tight-knit communities across California are mourning after a catastrophic avalanche near Lake Tahoe left eight backcountry skiers confirmed dead and one person still missing but presumed dead, authorities said. The avalanche — now considered the deadliest in modern state history — buried a guided group of 15 skiers Tuesday near Castle Peak at […]