Entertainment

A little piece of the Dodgers lives on Beachwood Drive
The Los Angeles Dodgers season is in full swing, and fans regularly are heading to the stadium. A family on South Beachwood Drive has taken being a Dodgers fan to a new level. They’ve recently embedded a beautiful, locally crafted custom brass home plate in their driveway. It tells you exactly how far you are […]

Relax and breathe at Academy Museum’s ‘Calm Mornings’
I am calm from head to toe. Big breath in and blow out slow. -From “I am Calm from Head to Toe: Calm is my Superpower” by Lisa Thompson It’s easy to lose composure in our chaotic world. Restaurants with conversations turned to volume level 11, constant gridlock with blaring horns, flashing lights at rock […]

Nasa Hataoka wins LPGA tournament at Wilshire Country Club
The last time Wilshire Country Club allowed spectators to attend the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) tournament was three years ago, in 2019. The impact of COVID-19 was very much felt: the tournament was cancelled in 2020. In 2021, it returned but was closed to everyone but the press. Not this year. The LPGA’s Dio […]

Notarile’s commute takes him to galaxies far, far away
Talk about a commute: For the last five years, cinematographer Crescenzo Notarile of Windsor Square has been working in the 32nd century. Or perhaps the 25th century. It all depends on which iteration of the Paramount+ Star Trek television series he happens to be shooting. How does Notarile, a 34-year resident of Beachwood Drive, feel […]

‘English ‘Anatomy’ and ‘Scandal;’ slam-bang bank heist
Anatomy of a Scandal (10/10): Six one-hour episodes. TV-MA. I prefer to read a good book before I see a good film. Alas, I did not read this book (by Sarah Vaughn), but this is a series I could not turn off. Sienna Miller gives a boffo performance as the wife of a British MP, […]

Larchmontians getting out and about even more — on both coasts
As COVID-19 fades into history (we hope), there is further evidence of local denizens starting to get “out and about.” After a couple of years of lackluster Easter plans, due to the global pandemic, two local families got the chance to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll in Washington, D.C. last month. The Tracy-Paley […]