Month: January 2023

Things to do in L.A., O.C.: Movies, music, theater, dance

Things to do in L.A., O.C.: Movies, music, theater, dance

Hello and welcome to this week’s update of the Culture Guide, our curated rundown of where to find Southern California’s most promising cultural happenings this weekend and beyond. I’m listings coordinator Matt Cooper. Summer’s in full swing, and that means outdoor Shakespeare including al fresco productions of the Bard’s “Measure for Measure,” “Twelfth Night” and “Julius Caesar” as well as an indoor staging of “The Tempest.” Other theater picks include a top-flight revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” at the Ahmanson plus the kid-friendly shows “Hansel and Gretel,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “Charlotte’s Web.” Classical music aficionados can enjoy the Summer of Paris Chamber Music Festival, the iPalpiti Festival and a free performance by Pacific Opera Project, while on the pop tip, Kool & the Gang and the Village People share the stage at the Hollywood Bowl and Tori Amos holds court at the Greek. Dance lovers need look no further than DTLA with upcoming performances by Viver Brasil and the Dutch National Ballet, while drag fans can get an eyeful with shows …

Who is Nadhim Zahawi? The former Tory chancellor turned top Reform UK defector | Politics News

Who is Nadhim Zahawi? The former Tory chancellor turned top Reform UK defector | Politics News

He is a former child refugee who founded the UK’s best known polling company and served as chancellor – before failing to become leader of the Conservatives. But Nadhim Zahawi is now Reform UK’s most prominent defector, and perhaps the biggest fish that Nigel Farage has managed to net yet. The Iraqi-born businessman has had a tumultuous, if upward-bound, career in politics – becoming the chancellor for 63 days, before quitting, then joining Rishi Sunak’s government, only for him to be sacked as Tory chairman for breaching the ministerial code. Politics live – follow latest But now Mr Zahawi is back in frontline politics once again, declaring that he wants to “get behind Mr Farage and his team”. So, how did the child refugee become Reform UK’s most prominent defector? Early years Mr Zahawi was born in Bagdad and spent his early years growing up as part of an influential Kurdish family, with his father a well-known businessman, and his grandfather the governor of the Central Bank of Iraq. But after Saddam Hussein came to …

New Louisiana law requires digital ID to access online porn, raising questions and backlash

New Louisiana law requires digital ID to access online porn, raising questions and backlash

A newly effective Louisiana law is placing constraints on who can access and watch pornography on the internet. And the technology it requires for the ID process is raising concerns. Called House Bill 142, the new law requires websites containing 33.3% or more pornographic content to verify viewers’ age using a government-issued form of identification, a process known as “reasonable age verification.” The law was officially set into motion on Jan. 1 after it was introduced last year by Rep. Laurie Schlegel (R-LA) — who was inspired by musician Billie Eilish’s comments on the harmful effects of watching porn — and approved in June by Gov. John Bel Edwards. “Pornography is creating a public health crisis and having a corroding influence on minors,” the legislation text reads, per PCMag. “Due to advances in technology, the universal availability of the internet, and limited age verification requirements, minors are exposed to pornography earlier in age.” Schlegel, who is also a licensed professional counselor and certified sex addiction therapist, emphasized the importance of such laws in a statement …