Emperor’s new clothes: why the French are ready to embrace Napoleon again | Napoleon Bonaparte

Joaquin Phoenix, Ridley Scott and Vanessa Kirby attend the UK premiere of Napoleon.

A Hollywood war epic about the world’s most famous Frenchman – directed by an Englishman – was bound to contain its share of historical inaccuracies. So Ridley Scott’s big-budget battle extravaganza, Napoleon, which opens worldwide […]

Frankie Valli, 89, is ready for one last encore

The Four Seasons in 1964.

Nobody came to Frankie Valli’s wedding over the summer, which was exactly how the 89-year-old singer wanted it. “Oh, it was terrific,” he recalls of the very private ceremony at Las Vegas’ Westgate Hotel, where […]

Victoria Monét is ready to take control on ‘Jaguar II’

A portrait of a female R&B singer with blond hair

“I have it in my journal that I want to win 16 Grammys,” says Victoria Monét. (Justin J Wee / For The Times) Victoria Monét is curled deep into a tattered sofa at a Van […]

AI may be on its way to your doctor’s office, but it’s not ready to see patients

AI may be on its way to your doctor’s office, but it’s not ready to see patients

What use could healthcare have for someone who makes things up, can’t keep a secret, doesn’t really know anything, and, when speaking, simply fills in the next word based on what’s come before? Lots, if […]

Puerto Rican Artist Sie7e Is Ready For His Comeback

Puerto Rican Artist Sie7e Is Ready For His Comeback

It was 2011, and Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Sie7e had just won the Latin Grammys’ best new artist award following the success of his hit single “Tengo Tu Love,” a track off his self-titled 2006 album. […]

Elliot Grainge is ready to step out from his father’s shadow

Elliot Grainge

Elliot Grainge runs 10K Projects, a record label that counts hip-hop sensation Ice Spice among its recent successes. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Last summer, over sushi at Nobu in Malibu, Elliot […]