Politics
In an interview published two weeks before election day, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff said he had grave concerns about Trump’s fitness for office.
Food
For John Cleveland, who runs Post & Beam in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza with wife Roni Cleveland, Thanksgiving season begins with his mincemeat cookies.
Donald Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff is warning that the Republican presidential nominee meets the definition of a fascist and that while in office, Trump wanted generals like the Nazi leader’s.
Movies
The title star of ‘Being John Malkovich’ looks back on the ‘iffy call’ to make the movie that would introduce audiences to future Oscar winners Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman.
High School Sports
Times high school sports columnist Eric Sondheimer reflects on nearly 50 years covering preps in the Southland.
Sports
Readers of the L.A. Times Sports section give their opinions and thoughts on the passing of John Robinson, the Rams and Chargers, plus USC and UCLA football.
Also this week: Tributes to Kris Kristofferson continue with ‘A Star Is Born’ in 35mm, a celebration of the unique writer and performer Zoë Lund, and China’s ‘Black Dog.’
John John Florence and Caitlin Simmers are crowned champions at the Lexus WSL Finals in San Clemente on Friday.
A defense of Nazis shows that vulgar language is the least of our worries. There’s just one F-bomb that should rattle us all right now and it’s being used by those who know Trump best: Fascism.
Music
Pisano’s career spanned seven decades and included sharing the stage or recording studio with many jazz luminaries, including Chico Hamilton, Herb Alpert, Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra.