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A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, fashionistas such as Marie Denee are yearning for some escapism through the red carpet even as the glamour and drama will be served virtually. “Right now, we’re in sports bras, fancy caftans, sweats or matching sets in the home,” said Denee, the Atlanta-based founder of a digital plus-size fashion platform called the Curvy Fashionista. “I may not want to put on a gown to go into the grocery store, but I would love to look at one.” Ahead of this unconventional awards season, The Times compiled 20 major red-carpet looks from the last two decades. Bec...

Design and illustrations by Jade Cuevas Good morning, would-be travelers, cooped-up adventurers and frustrated wanderlusters. We all miss multistate road trips and plane rides to far-flung countries, but California has urged residents to stay within 120 miles of their homes. Until things change, we should do our part and comply with the guidelines. So I’m back with another all-virtual Escapes edition — and this time I’m focusing on national parks, the travel destination I miss the most. I recently read some exciting park news: New River Gorge, in West Virginia, is now the country’s n...

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Millions in California coronavirus jobless benefits sent to out-of-state prisoners Anita Chabria, Richard Winton, Patrick McGreevy © (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) A month after officials estimated $400 million in unemployment benefits have been paid on fraudulent claims in the names of California prison inmates, a report to the agency has warned California benefits appear to have been paid to thousands of others behind bars in other states. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) In the latest revelation of potential criminal fraud involving California jobless benefits, an an...

Print Restaurants and clubs — well, most of them — aren’t making New Year’s Eve party plans in SoCal in this pandemic year. Home parties to ring in the new year are fraught with peril as COVID-19 cases and deaths rise. Even New York’s Times Square isn’t inviting guests. But some things remain consistently available as we roll toward 2021: television and its pandemic-pumped cousin, the livestream. Here is a roundup of visual entertainment you can tap into Thursday night. So grab that bottle of bubbly and the closest remote, and pick from a lineup of New Year’s Eve specials. The...