Television
From ‘SNL’ vets like Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig to movie stars, documentarians and reality TV judges, here are Hollywood’s favorite sketches from the first 50 years.
Sept. 25, 2024
World & Nation
The shooting happened Saturday evening in Five Points South, a district filled with entertainment venues, restaurants and bars.
Sept. 22, 2024
Climate & Environment
With 17 dairy herds in California now infected with bird flu, the state is upping its surveillance.
Sept. 20, 2024
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.
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
Long Beach police arrested a 34-year-old Long Beach resident on suspicion of killing 17-year-old Briana Soto in March.
Sept. 14, 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
Sports
Xaviar Michael Babudar, a Chiefs superfan who wore a wolf’s costume to games, robbed 11 banks in seven states of nearly $850,000. He also laundered money through casinos.
Sept. 5, 2024
Books
Pedro Almodóvar’s first book consists of a mix of short stories and personal essays that amount to ‘a fragmentary autobiography.’
Sept. 16, 2024