Box office preview: ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator 2’ hit theaters

Universal Pictures’ “Wicked” and Paramount Pictures’ “Gladiator II” are expected to post gravity-defying numbers at the…

Gen Z wants to quit vaping. Can a new wave of trendy products help?

When model Josephine Lee, known online as Princess Gollum, arrived in Studio City for a skincare…

Can anything slow fast fashion down? Lawmakers are giving it a go

Worldwide criticism of fast fashion’s waste, labor abuses and carbon emissions has done little to slow…

Fred Segal couldn’t compete in retail. Here’s what went wrong.

It was peak 1990s when Cher Horowitz, the fashionable teen queen in the hit film “Clueless,”…

L.A. fashion brand Fred Segal will close its last two stores

Fred Segal, once a centerpiece to the Los Angeles fashion scene, closed its two remaining stores…

After 57 years of open seating, is Southwest changing its brand?

Jim Kingsley of Orange County, who recently flew Southwest on a two-leg journey from Minneapolis to…