Angels

Sinister Statues is the name of a new mod for Elden Ring that uses a page from the Doctor Who playbook to make combat in the game more terrifying than ever.  The mod essentially turns every enemy into a Weeping Angel by making them entirely immobile whenever they’re observed. From basic mobs to major bosses, everyone is frozen in place as long as you’re looking at them. Sounds like it would make the game a lot easier, right? Well, to be fair, it probably does. In a video showing off the mod, its creator acknowledges that…

The massive poster of Shohei Ohtani was long gone by the time Raymond Diaz, a 33-year-old Angels fan, walked up to Angel Stadium shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday. It had been about five hours since the two-way star announced he would join the Dodgers on a 10-year, $700 million deal.“ just to see Ohtani’s poster one last time,” Diaz told The Times under the gaze of the glossy window panes left behind by the poster’s absence. “It’s official, now that he’s gone.”Diaz wasn’t the only fan who stopped by.“I just wanted to go look…

Amid the reams of confusing talk about the possibility of the Angels trading Shohei Ohtani, one disturbing narrative has emerged.It is a scenario rooted in the belief that the Angels lack courage, confidence and conviction.It is the thought that they would never trade him to the Dodgers.Why not?Why wouldn’t owner Arte Moreno want to acquire the best players regardless of geography? Why would he allow a cluttered 24-mile stretch of blacktop determine the path of his team’s championship journey?What would he be so afraid…

The Angels needed to turn the page after Sunday. They gave it their best effort, winning in walk-off fashion on Michael Stefanic’s RBI single in a 4-3 extra-inning win over the New York Yankees at Angel Stadium. It was a sweet end to a game for the Angels and included another late-inning, clutch monster home run from Shohei Ohtani and Griffin Canning’s strongest start of the season. Stefanic was celebrated for his contribution, but the players in the clubhouse still in awe over Ohtani’s homer.“I was kind of just egging…

The silence in the Angels’ clubhouse — after a crushing, 9-8 loss to the Houston Astros on Sunday at Angel Stadium — was depressingly loud.Unlike Saturday, there were no final-at-bat heroics for the Angels. Shohei Ohtani hit his 34th home run of the season in the ninth to make it a one-run game, but it wasn’t enough after the Angels’ bullpen squandered a 7-3 lead.“ to build off of yesterday, talked about the fight and everything,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said after the game. “So yeah. That one hurts.”Angels starter…

Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani warms up before a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) (Ryan Sun / Associated Press)…

Gabriels’ Jacob Lusk, Ryan Hope and Ari Balouzian present four tracks off of their debut album Angels & Queens. They are joined by Dominic Canning on keyboard and Ben Marc on bass. Filmed at Bike Shed Moto Co in Los Angeles, the group performs ‘Angels & Queens,’ ‘Glory,’ ‘Great Wind’ and ‘Offering.’ Part two of their debut album was released on July 7th. ! function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ?…

Gabriels’ Jacob Lusk, Ryan Hope and Ari Balouzian present four tracks off of their debut album Angels & Queens. They are joined by Dominic Canning on keyboard and Ben Marc on bass. Filmed at Bike Shed Moto Co in Los Angeles, the group performs ‘Angels & Queens,’ ‘Glory,’ ‘Great Wind’ and ‘Offering.’ Part two of their debut album was released on July 7th. ! function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ?…

In 2021, UK-LA trio Gabriels’ two EPs gifted us astonishing songs such as Innocence, choir director Jacob Lusk’s eaves-shaking vocals spotlit in a sparse orchestral setting that invoked the holy dread of foundational 1940s rhythm and blues. This release – last year’s debut album, Angels & Queens Part 1, buttressed by six newer songs – is just as extraordinary. Lusk, with bandmates Ryan Hope and Ari Balouzian, reassembles elements of R&B’s past into fascinating new forms, pin-sharp digital production creating…

The Dodgers’ rotation lost Dustin May because of a season-ending elbow injury in mid-May, Tony Gonsolin due to an ankle injury for all of April, Julio Urías to a hamstring strain for six weeks of May and June, Noah Syndergaard to a bruised earned-run average (7.16) in early June and Clayton Kershaw to an inflamed shoulder last week.The bullpen was a hot mess for 2 1/2 months, ranking second to last in the majors with a 4.97 ERA in mid-June before finding its footing — but losing potential setup man Daniel Hudson because…