Television
In Screen Gab no. 149, we catch up with ‘Challengers,’ now streaming on Prime Video, speak with the man behind Colin Farrell’s prosthetics in ‘The Penguin’ and more.
Sept. 20, 2024
From the guitarron and the requinto to the guiro and the tololoche, these are some of the instruments responsible for música Mexicana’s distinct qualities.
Sept. 19, 2024
Movies
Also this week: Leonard Maltin presents 1930s Universal rarities, ‘Rhythm Thief’ restored, Haile Gerima’s new documentary and a double-bill of Alain Delon’s beauty.
California
Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the ‘mini-moon’ will orbit Earth for nearly two months. It comes in a season of lunar phenomena.
Entertainment & Arts
“Silents Synced,” a new series pairing classic films with alternative rock, launches with “Nosferatu X Radiohead” at American Cinematheque.
Agatha Harkness, the witch who was pulling almost every evil string in Marvel’s ‘WandaVision,’ returns in ‘Agatha All Along.’ Here is everything you need to know about everyone’s favorite musical magical girl (woman) before watching the Disney+ spinoff.
Sept. 18, 2024
Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as ‘raccoon roundworm,’ according to officials.
Politics
Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on former President Trump, was in 2022 focused on lining up volunteers to help Ukraine win its war against Russia.
Sept. 16, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
The Murdoch family will battle in court this month over patriarch Rupert Murdoch’s plan to place eldest son Lachlan in charge of its news companies.
Harris candid facial expressions set her apart from the legions of men who’ve run for office before her.
Sept. 13, 2024