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Long Beach, CA - March 26: "The Mummy" superfan Evan Halleck poses for a portrait with his vast collection of the film in his home on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 in Long Beach, CA. Halleck quit his job to dedicate his time to become the largest collector of "The Mummy" on VHS. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times)
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This superfan is buying VHS copies of ‘The Mummy.’ The size of his collection is shocking

Evan Halleck says pursuing this project is “the most creatively alive” he’s felt since moving to L.A. 12 years ago to start his film career.

SAN DIEGO -- APRIL 13, 2025: Angela Halili and Arielle Reitsma at Balboa Theatre on their Girls Gone Bible Live Tour on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Armond Feffer / For The Times)
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Evangelism and Erewhon: They came to L.A. for the Hollywood dream, then shot to Bible stardom

Westminster, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2025 - For a community marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, there are countless milestones to speak of. Among them is the election of the first Vietnamese American to political office. Tony Lam, outspoken legend, is still thriving at 88. In 1992, he won a seat on the Westminster City Council, serving 10 tumultuous years and becoming a tour guide for the immigrant generations that followed him into "the arena," seeking his blessings and guidance. Along the way, many of the citizens he represented struggled and learned to assimilate into the mainstream. We profile the pioneer against the backdrop of a cultural voting bloc that faced success and scandals, growing into its own power. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Tony Lam was an original influencer in Little Saigon — and he’s still got it

SAN JACINTO, CA - MARCH 13, 2025: Scott Reierson, an operations and maintenance supervisor for the Metropolitan Water District, leads a group on a tour of the west side of the San Jacinto Tunnel on March 13, 2025 in San Jacinto, California. Southern California depends on a 242-mile water lifeline that runs across the Mojave Desert and includes 92 miles of tunnels through mountain ranges. A major feature of this engineering marvel, the Colorado River Aqueduct, is a 13-mile tunnel that runs beneath the San Jacinto Mountains.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A rare glimpse inside the mountain tunnel that carries water to Southern California

Their homes and school burned in the Eaton fire. But these theater kids rise from the ashes

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