The famed drug lord was captured again after a dramatic shootout, inside the Golden Globes fashion and red carpet campaigns, farewell to the iconic David Bowie.
Police chief recommends criminal charges against officer
According to the LA Times, Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck is recommending criminal charges be filed against an officer who killed a homeless man, Brendon Glenn, in Venice last spring.
It's a first for Beck, who said he has never before suggested prosecution of an officer for a fatal on-duty shooting.
Late last year, a Southern California Public Radio investigation found that one in four people shot by police in LA County were unarmed.
No LAPD officer has been prosecuted for use of deadly force in 15 years.
SCPR's Frank Stoltze, who has been following officer-involved shootings in LA County, joined the show to discuss .
To hear the full interview, click the blue audio player above.
A labor economist explains why Friedrichs v. California Teachers case matters
Today, the Supreme Court hears a case that could have huge implications for unions and public employees.
The case, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, looks at whether the teachers union can require nonmembers to pay fees to cover the costs of collective bargaining.
Professor Jesse Rothstein, Director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at UC Berkeley, joined Take Two for a discussion of the potential implications of the case.
El Chapo's capture: Movies, corridos and the power of myth
Mexico has begun the process of extraditing Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the U.S. The famed drug lord was captured again last Friday after a dramatic shootout in Guzman's home state of Sinaloa, Mexico. He had escaped from a maximum security prison in Mexico last year.
Rising from poverty to build a billion-dollar drug empire, Guzman's story sounds like something right out of a Hollywood movie – and, it turns out, the fugitive was hoping someone would turn it into a big budget bio-pic.
For more, we're joined by Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda, professor of Chicano Studies at UCLA and the director of the North American Integration and Development Center.
Correction: During this discussion, a guest referred to Pablo Escobar as the head of the Cali Cartel in Colombia. Escobar was, in fact, head of the Medellín Cartel.
On The Lot: Sean Penn and El Chapo, boozy Golden Globes, Star Wars conquers China
Sean Penn and Rolling Stone are taking some heat from journalists, politicians and law enforcement officials over the interview the actor did with the drug lord known as El Chapo. But our On the Lot tour guide, Rebecca Keegan of the LA Times says, overall, most film industry types were supportive of Penn, with some remarking that it underscores his commitment to seeking out and telling important stories.
Meanwhile, the Golden Globes awards dinner was a fairly standard mix of high glamor and awkward moments – the latter best exemplified by a cringe-inducing appearance by Mel Gibson. The night belonged to Leonardo DiCaprio and his film, The Revenant, even though, as Keegan points out, the Globes are in no way a predictor of who will win the real prizes, the Academy Awards.
And the Force was strong in China. The latest Star Wars film, and actually the first to be widely released in China, set box office records there. This bodes well for the predictions that it will soon become the highest grossing film of all time.
Campaigns for women on the red carpet
Golden Globes kicked off the awards season this weekend and like last year, a lot of controversy is swirling around what women should be asked on the red carpet. Many actresses rallied together against the "Who are you wearing" question and stunts like the manicam.
L'Oreal Paris USA launched a campaign this year to continue the movement of asking women meaningful questions on the red carpet.
Many red carpet campaigns similar to L'Oreal's launched last year including #AskHerMore, #SmartGirlsAsk and #FlipTheScript.
Founder and CEO of "The Representation Project" Jennifer Siebel Newsom joined to the show to discuss the effectiveness of these campaigns.
#WhereisRey? The psychology behind gendered toys
Late last week, Paul Feig - director of the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot - released an image via twitter of Mattel dolls based on the film's four female stars.
Many fans are going wild, especially because female characters don't always make it to the shelves of Toys R Us. And if you want a clear example of this, google the hashtag #WHEREISREY?
For more on why we should care about female action figures, Take Two's Alex Cohen spoke to Deborah Best, a professor of psychology at Wake Forest University and a specialist in gender stereotypes in young children.
How far reaching was David Bowie's influence?
The legendary David Bowie passed away this weekend at 69 years old after an 18 month struggle with cancer. His impact on music, fashion, and the lives of so many can't be explained in a few short conversations, but we're going to try and scratch the surface.
Journalist Steve Hochman A Martinez to talk about Bowie's lasting impact.
In a second conversation, Alex Cohen speaks with musician Jill Sobule about Bowie's impact on the LGBT community and her coming out.
To hear both conversation click on the audio embedded at the top of the post.
El Niño rains threaten Tijuana's vulnerable homes
The break in rains this week from El Niño could be welcome news for weary homeowners and city planners who have been scrambling to respond. That's also the case south of the border in Tijuana.
Recent rains there have brought landslides, broken walls and flooded homes.
"Some [residents] had walls of mud coming at them and others were dealing with leaks and wondering if they needed to evacuate," said Sandra Dibble, reporter at the San Diego Union Tribune.
Dibble visited an area of the city called Palma Real, a working-class development in the southeastern edge of Tijuana. There's even more concern for those living in informal housing near flood channels who are vulnerable to landslides.
"It was a good warning, a good test for people who live in these neighborhoods: be really careful, the water can come suddenly and just take you away," said Dibble.
Matt Fuller on being in love while having autism
When it comes to human emotions, does anything beat love?
Falling in love can be one of the most exhilirtating and enthralling of all human experiences. Falling out of love can be one of the most devastating.
Almost everyone falls in love at least once in a lifetime... including those living with autism --
A new PBS documentary airing tonight explores some of the joys and challenges of romance for autistic adults.
It's called Autism in Love and was directed by Matt Fuller. Take Two's Alex Cohen spoke with Fuller to learn more about his experiences making the film
Styled Side: David Bowie's fashion influence and all the trends from the Golden Globes
DAVID BOWIE
David Bowie's influence stretched beyond music. To the theater. To fashion. Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld and designer Jean Paul Gaultier, among others, praised to the AP on Monday David Bowie's effect on fashion.
Catwalk trends today continue to reflect his style - pantsuits, platforms and three-piece suits, says Michelle Dalton Tyree, founder of Fashion Trends Daily.
Bowie "cemented that relationship between rock and fashion," said Dalton Tyree. "A lot of the trends we see that are happening now are things that Bowie has cycle cycled through and made synonymous with his own style."
GOLDEN GLOBES
With the start of the Golden Globes, the official awards-show season is upon us and that means dissecting red carpet style not only to see who's wearing what, but what styles we can expect to trickle down to retailers.
Dalton Tyree also joined Take Two to talk about the biggest red carpet trends on the 2016 Golden Globe red carpet.
FASHION TRENDS
There were trends a plenty to choose from and some of Hollywood's A-listers wore gowns that featured some of the biggest red carpet fashion trends.
The Dress AND Win of the night:
Lady Gaga in black velvet Versace. This was monster-size perfection. She channeled old Hollywood glamour and a heavy dose of Marilyn Monroe.
Plunging V-Necks:
The real fashion star of the show last night was fashion tape—the kind that holds dresses in place, because It was a night of a lot of deep, plunging V-necks:
Who wore it: Jamie Alexander, Olivia Wilde, Kirsten Dunst
Cut Out Dresses:
Cut-out dresses and belly-baring gowns are still slicing through the noise:
Who wore it: Kate Hudson
Rainbow Brights:
It was a Technicolor red carpet last night, lots of emerald greens and reds.
Who wore it: Jennifer Lawrence
To hear the full interview, click the blue player above.