Adam Tschorn

1 week ago | latimes.com | Adam Tschorn

With “How to Eat Weed and Have a Good Time,” L.A.-based cannabis confectioner Vanessa Lavorato makes cannabis cooking fun — and safe. Lavorato says that when it comes to cannabis cooking, the biggest rookie mistake is “dumping in too much weed.” Recipes in the book range from meatballs to Bloody Marys to cookies and queso and how to make the four “mother infusions.” The spacious kitchen of a rented house just off Melrose Avenue in Beverly Grove is in full 420 mode.

1 week ago | latimes.com | Adam Tschorn

Try your hand at 10 multiple-choice quiz questions based on Los Angeles Times stories published over the previous seven days. This week, we’re asking you about Val Kilmer’s first movie, the new NCAA women’s basketball champs, Trump’s tariffs and more. If you’re proud of your score, post the results to your social media account to see how you stack up against other players.

2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Adam Tschorn

New Zealand-born actor Antony Starr, best known to American audiences as arch-villain Homelander from the Prime Video superhero parody “The Boys,” says that although he’s lived in Los Angeles for the better part of a decade, his busy shooting schedules have kept him far afield for long stretches.

2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Adam Tschorn

Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz. I’m Adam Tschorn, senior features writer, former game show question-and-answer man, and your weekly quizmaster. This week’s 10 handcrafted, California-leaning, multiple-choice questions will test your recall on stories that appeared in The Times (in print or online) over the previous seven days.

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Adam Tschorn

To television viewers, Kat Dennings is probably best known for playing down-on-her-luck characters — first in a six-season run as Max Black on the CBS sitcom “Two Broke Girls,” and, more recently, as Tim Allen’s estranged-but-reunited daughter on ABC’s “Shifting Gears,” which aired its first-season finale earlier this month (all episodes are available for streaming on Hulu).