World & Nation
Experts had feared realistic AI-generated deepfakes would fool voters and threaten the presidential election. But even cartoonish images can be a problem.
Sept. 21, 2024
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
California
A Los Angeles sanitation truck powered by compressed natural gas caught fire Thursday, prompting evacuation of about a dozen homes in Sun Valley.
Sept. 16, 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.
Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
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
Opinion
The federal minimum wage hasn’t been raised in 15 years. How has Congress failed America’s working people for so long?
Sept. 4, 2024
Many Iraqi women fear parliament will open the door to child marriages as lawmakers consider giving religious authorities more power over family law.
Sept. 7, 2024
Unpredictable and accelerated land movement prompted power shutoffs in Rancho Palos Verdes. Faced with continued uncertainty residents struggle with solutions to stay in their homes.
Sept. 5, 2024