The first information released on Saturday night about the attacker who entered the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for journalists and U.S. President Donald Trump was his photograph: a young, shirtless man lying face‑down on the floor, subdued by security, still inside the Washington Hilton, where the event was halted. He was identified shortly afterward as Cole Allen, a 31‑year‑old man from California.

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No matter how athletic you are — active or just a couch potato — the Olympic Games are one of those once-in-a-lifetime events. So, the residents of Los Angeles were thrilled when, in late 2025, they learned they would have priority access to a ticket sale for their third Games, the 2028 Summer Olympics. Registration began in early January, after zip code verification. They had to wait until the end of March, when the purchase period would open. Well, the wait is over. And so is the hope.

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It took nearly 20 years of work, tons of concrete, $724 million, demolishing buildings, and changing the urban landscape of a city to finally inaugurate the largest and most ambitious cultural project in Los Angeles in recent years: the expansion of LACMA, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the western United States and home to the largest collection this side of the Mississippi. An immense concrete structure, a Herculean amoeba, now snakes through the heart of the United States’ second-largest city to house part of the vast permanent collection, previously stored in warehouses, which will now be enjoyed by its million annual visitors, and likely many more.

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On Wednesday, April 8, in Los Angeles, California, one of the most anticipated sentencing cases in recent years took place: that of Jasveen Sangha, the main defendant in the death of Friends star Matthew Perry. She became infamous as the “Ketamine Queen” for supplying the actor with the drug that ended his life in 2023. Of the five defendants, she faced the longest prison sentence, of up to 65 years. The prosecution had sought 15 years, and that is what they ultimately obtained.

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When you’re in the highest echelons of power, stepping back has its difficulties. Saying goodbye to full access and the best connections requires a certain adjustment. But there are people who know perfectly well how to use what they accumulated in positions of authority, among them the Obamas. Almost 10 years after leaving the White House following two successful and highly publicized terms, Barack and Michelle Obama (64 and 61 years old, respectively) have managed to maintain their popularity and even increase it, while also becoming owners of a powerful media empire that turns everything it touches to gold: deals with video and audio platforms like Netflix, books, podcasts, and now, even theater. Because the Obamas have arrived on Broadway.

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