Barbara Williams

LA spends tens of millions of dollars settling sidewalk injury lawsuits each year. But the city says that actually fixing the sidewalks would cost more.

Writer and psychologist Andrew Solomon shares his research about the impact of social media on the escalating youth suicide crisis.

For 25 years, race car enthusiasts have had a place to legally test the limits of their machines: the Irwindale Speedway. Now that space will be no more.

Food scholar Darra Goldstein traces the lineage of early fermented beverages, which were offered to deities and used in rituals.

Jude Law enters his lawman era (and joins to tell us about it), Aasif Mandvi talks “Waiting for Godot,” and Ilana Glazer has The Treat.

Tiffany Haddish talks “Black Comedy in America,” Jake Kasdan breaks down his new Christmas-action-comedy “Red One,” and Dan Ackroyd has The Treat.

Philanthropy has enabled several expensive private medical schools to offer all students free tuition. Has this changed the practice of medicine?

The latest film releases include Y2K, The Return, Get Away, and Nightbitch.