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
Movies
With ‘Will & Harper,’ the ‘SNL’ star and his friend Harper Steele face a new twist on an old challenge in LGBTQ+ representation: How to educate cis viewers without alienating trans ones.
Sept. 23, 2024
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
Mortgage interest rates have fallen into the low 6% range this summer, and some experts say more declines probably are around the corner.
Sept. 18, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
“Silents Synced,” a new series pairing classic films with alternative rock, launches with “Nosferatu X Radiohead” at American Cinematheque.
Sept. 19, 2024
Business
Wall Street romped to records as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide after the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates.
Most of the U.S. stock market edged lower after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates.
U.S. stock indexes remained stuck in place as Wall Street waited for the Federal Reserve to make its first interest rate cut in more than four years.
Sept. 17, 2024
Lower interest rates will ultimately help with credit card and real estate purchases, but it may take months for these benefits to seep to consumers.
The Dow Jones industrial average set a record, as Wall Street geared up for the most anticipated meeting of the Federal Reserve in years
Sept. 16, 2024