Music
To mark her 85th birthday, Mavis Staples will perform at YouTube Theater with friends and admirers, including Chris Stapleton, Michael McDonald and Norah Jones.
Feb. 12, 2024
Movies
Long before apps and smartphones, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing was a program that helped with touch-typing skills. The program’s fictional icon spurs an investigation.
Sept. 6, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
From Moo Deng to Raygun, the rise of the meme-inspired Halloween costume not only displays the power of social media — it also shows the endless adaptability of the holiday itself.
Oct. 24, 2024
Television
Jay Leno tears up while presenting the inaugural Mavis Leno Award for Global Women’s Rights, named after his wife, who has Alzheimer’s.
May 17, 2024
Jay Leno’s wife, Mavis, who has been battling dementia for years and is now in a conservatorship, joined him at the premiere of the Netflix movie ‘Unfrosted.’
May 1, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
It’s unclear when Mavis Leno, 77, began suffering from dementia. ‘Jay is fully capable of continuing support for Mavis’s physical and financial needs, as he has throughout their marriage,’ a court filing said.
Jan. 27, 2024
Mavis Leno is battling ‘advanced dementia’ and ‘sometimes does not know her husband, Jay [Leno], nor her date of birth,’ her court-appointed attorney reported.
April 2, 2024
Jay Leno says his wife Mavis Leno is ‘fine’ and ‘everybody’s good’ after he set up a will and conservatorship hinging on her dementia diagnosis.
Jan. 30, 2024
Travel & Experiences
You never know what you’ll be asked to do during the participation-driven experience. Act in a moving-picture show? Participate in a mustache contest? Help a gang rob a bank?
Aug. 12, 2024
Soccer
The Galaxy and LAFC have created something that has the potential to be a real Los Angeles tradition, and they would be shortsighted to not stage this event every year.
July 5, 2024