Lorraine Ali is news and culture critic of the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she was television critic for The Times covering media, breaking news and the onslaught of content across streaming, cable and network TV. Ali is an award-winning journalist and Los Angeles native who has written in publications ranging from the New York Times to Rolling Stone and GQ. She was formerly senior writer for The Times’ Calendar section where she covered entertainment, culture, and American Arab and Muslim issues. Ali started at The Times in 2011 as music editor after leaving her post as a senior writer and music critic at Newsweek Magazine.
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Republicans chose Alabama’s Sen. Katie Britt to give their response to the State of the Union address, but the kitchen setting said more about what the party thinks of women.
March 8, 2024
Arab Americans voting ‘uncommitted’ rather than for President Biden wasn’t just a protest against his Hamas-Israel policies. It reflected something deeper.
March 1, 2024
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. found an audience to laugh with him rather than at him at a comedy campaign fundraiser in downtown L.A.
Feb. 23, 2024
After stepping down as host of Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’ in 2015, Jon Stewart returned to the stage Monday to roaring applause — and with election questions.
Feb. 12, 2024
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a dancing Ben Affleck: When the news becomes too heavy, there’s always the Super Bowl.
Feb. 12, 2024
Jay-Z’s comments about who gets overlooked by the Grammys interrupted regularly scheduled programming in a ceremony that badly needed it.
Feb. 5, 2024
Jay-Z’s comments about who gets overlooked by the Grammys interrupted regularly scheduled programming in a ceremony that badly needed it.
Feb. 4, 2024
What do Taylor Swift and the NFL have to do with the 2024 election? Nothing, but the right insists they’re a threat.
Jan. 31, 2024
On the 30th anniversary of the Northridge temblor, Lorraine Ali recalls a city living with instability, danger and fear.
Jan. 17, 2024
The fight for accountability now raging in the courts, and the court of public opinion, is so vital and at times worrying — because it’s unclear who is winning from week to week, hour to hour.
Jan. 10, 2024