Robert Lloyd

Trump's ballroom is not only an architectural monstrosity, but it's just going to be a big empty shell most of the time. Trump claims it's needed for state dinners, but according to Wiki, Obama had 13 state dinners in 8 years, Biden had 6 during his term, and Trump had just 2 during his first term.

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Review: How we remember our parents, and ourselves, is at the heart of Ben Stiller's dreamlike documentary Ben Stiller's documentary about his parents, the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, reflects on their work and his upbringing as a child of famous people.

Sweet family album. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

American History Be Damned Trump levels a national treasure

Trump secretly demolished part of the White House to make way for a gigantic party palace, that might just contain his ego.

"Stonewall" Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and a replica "Dukes of Hazzard" Gen. Lee all turn up in the remarkable show, MONUMENTS, at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Graduate school construction to begin The college will break ground for the new Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Education behind Central Hall on May 12.

The crap architect for the crap White House ballroom has designed many crap buildings, including this crap project for crap Hillsdale College
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To write and die in L.A. To pay tribute to London's literary dead, tourists go to Highgate Cemetery.

Ages ago at the LA Times, I mapped out the literary graves scattered around Los Angeles. It was a decade ago, but they haven’t gotten up and moved.

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Photos: No Kings Protest in Tupelo, Mississippi Hundreds of residents of Tupelo, Mississippi, turned out at a No Kings protest against the Trump administration on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Hundreds of residents of Tupelo, Mississippi, turned out at a No Kings protest against the Trump administration on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Here are some photos of those who showed up and the protest signs they carried.

The Boxcar Children and the Mystery of the Missing Norms “The White House is demolishing the entirety of the East Wing to make way for President Trump’s $200 million ballroom, a construction project that ...

"When they pulled up to the White House, the children's faces fell. An excavator was parked outside the East Wing. A large portion of the building had been completely destroyed, and important-looking documents were floating through the air."

Trump shits on America. Why doesn’t the media care? For many news orgs, Trump’s fascist coalition is uniquely legitimate.

"Perhaps the media is avoiding details in part because editors feel that talking about poop is distasteful. Even so, it’s clear that there’s a double standard at work." www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-poop...

One month ago today, Trump told members of the UN, "Your countries are going to hell." #LestWeForgetTheHorrors

Judd Apatow is in a constant state of fight or flight Judd Apatow's scrapbook autobiography, 'Comedy Nerd,' covers the entirety of a life and career that shaped 21st century comedy, encompassing the highlights, the lowlights and the never-lit.

Paid a visit to Judd Apatow. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Host New Heidecker and returning guest Expert Gregg Turkington do something a little different on the latest episode of On Cinema as a tip of the hat to Old Hollywood...

Plus, a rare third movie review and a big announcement about what is in store for On Cinema's future.

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

Democrats should be drawing up legislation right now, this very minute, to bar Trump from helping himself to $230 million in taxpayer funds from DOJ. Challenge Republicans to hold a vote on it. Push this so hard in the media that every GOP Senate and House candidate is pressed to comment on it.

US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.

"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"

* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window

This is a fucking godsend for Los Angeles.

Happy to have come of age in a world shaped by hippies.

While we spectate on The East Wing being torn down, it isn’t just another hallway, it’s where Eleanor Roosevelt built the modern Office of the First Lady, where WWII bunkers were hidden, and where the public enters the People’s House. Erasing it is rewriting history.

Fun fact: Not the first time Donald Trump demolished an architectural treasure that he'd said he would leave intact! news.artnet.com/art-world/do...

The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan’s Tenure The Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from the rapid spread of commercial AI tools.

NEW: The FTC is removing blog posts, authored by Lina Khan, including some that articulate the potential risks that commercial AI tools pose to consumers.

Media outlets who refuse to describe in plain terms what the president did because they find it objectionable are lying to their audiences and running cover for the president. It's as simple as that.

Honestly, Trump pretending to be a king while defecating on American democracy from the remote safety of an expensive plane is the most honest thing he’s ever shitposted.

Frankly if a multibillion dollar news company can't think of a next day story about a 7-million-person protest that ended with the president of the United States posting a video of himself shitting on America, everyone there should find a new line of work.

With all their super-powers, Superman, Batman, and the rest of the DC gang are powerless to protect you against diseases like polio, measles and rubella. These diseases can cripple and even kill. But they can be easily prevented with painless vaccinations. In most states (including New York), it's the law: NO SHOTS? NO SCHOOL! In New York City, call the Immunization Hotline at 349-2664. Outside New York City, call your local Health Department Stay Healthy! Carol Bellamy

"Superman, Batman, and the rest of the DC gang are powerless to protect you against diseases like polio, measles and rubella.

These diseases can cripple and even kill.

But they can be easily prevented with painless vaccinations."

[New York City Council, 1980]

Pro-Trump Tech Billionaires Are Poised to Cash In on Gaza's 'Peace' Deal Documents show Tony Blair’s Ellison-funded institute designed Gaza’s recovery plan on data-driven lines echoing Oracle-Palantir war systems.

The Tony Blair Institute is heavily backed by Larry Ellison & was “involved in plans to create a new ‘Trump Riviera.’” That vision “envisages creating a ‘blockchain registry for land’ to underpin the construction of up to 8 ‘AI-powered, smart planned cities on the inner side of the Gaza Ring.“ …1/

This is like NextDoor for poop.

Since “Antifa” is the name the Trump administration uses for people who disagree with him, this is essentially a statement that Trump is going to start having Americans who oppose him summarily executed.

Review: 'Hal & Harper' is a dramatic reflection of a family that feels natural Written and directed by Cooper Raiff, who also stars alongside Lili Reinhart, 'Hal & Harper' is a gorgeous series that proves something fresh can be done in an oversaturated medium.

Really loved this. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...