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.
Entertainment & Arts
‘Step Brothers’ Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly reunited during a benefit concert at the Greek Theater to serenade Snoop Dogg for his 52nd birthday.
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.
Music
The English guitarist co-wrote Whitesnake’s ‘Is This Love,’ one of the defining power ballads of late-’80s hard rock.
High School Sports
Brandon McCoy returns from injury and scores 10 points in the St. John Bosco boys’ basketball team’s 64-62 victory over JSerra.
Consumer Goods & Retail
Library Journal (LJ), a national trade publication serving librarians and library workers has named the City Librarian of Los Angeles and director of Los Angeles Public Library, John F. Szabo, as its 2025 “Librarian of the Year.”
Ducks
Ducks goaltender John Gibson is forced to exit the game after taking a stick blade to his eye during a 3-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Rams
Veteran safety John Johnson III has been designated to return from injured reserve after injuring a shoulder in the second game of the season.
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.