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“The Boys” is back for Season 2 on Amazon Prime Video. And whether you’re a super-skeptic or a Marvel fanatic, its blistering cultural satire is for you.

A small L.A. artist collective beats out more than 100 entries from around the world with a “friendly” design that balances the past with the future.

Devo cofounder Mark Mothersbaugh spent weeks in Cedars-Sinai hospital, hooked up to a ventilator, his mind wracked by violent hallucinations.

Carole Baskin (“Tiger King”) and Monica Aldama (“Cheer”) will compete on “Dancing With the Stars,” alongside Disney Channel star Skai Jackson and others.

Cline’s new collection of short stories, her followup to “The Girls,” features women performing their sexuality and older men in cancellation limbo.

Emmys 2020

The (virtual) Emmy Awards are around the corner on Sept. 20. Brush up on the nominees, and get to know some of the stars and creatives vying for Emmy gold through our Comedy, Drama and Showrunner Roundtables. We’ve broken down 5 key takeaways from the nominations and shared our drama and comedy predictions. Our experts have chimed in, but who do you think will win? Let us know in the comments of those stories.

The Emmy Awards are in three weeks — plenty of time to binge what you may have missed. The Times TV team has these seven recommendations to get you started.

Remember your grandfather’s velour tracksuit or the ones that Britney Spears or Paris Hilton wore? Well, they are back in a big way thanks to Suzie Kondi.

The new 11,000-square-foot L.A. store opened earlier this year at the Beverly Center. A 500-square-foot Montecito store recently opened as well.

Amanda Kloots completed a song her husband, Broadway star Nick Cordero, began writing before he died at age 41 in July after a battle with COVID-19.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared some unfortunate news on his home front: He and his family tested positive for the coronavirus.

The good news: Plague, fire, political corruption and social media are not the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The bad news: There’s no heavenly or magical fix for our problems — just the boring ongoing revolution of equality, justice and universal empathy.

A far-flung family, each member accustomed to doing exactly what he or she wants, finds itself suddenly brought together in reduced circumstances. How “Schitt’s Creek” unwittingly became a map of life at home amid the pandemic.

“Not a single Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) to be seen,” tweeted “Moana” actress Auli’i Cravalho after people protested Hawaii’s stay-at-home order.

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Also: the Metropolitan Opera’s “Porgy & Bess” for free, Afro-Brazilian dance, and a poetry slam and Chinese music tied to LACMA exhibitions.

With cringe-worthy stereotypes and the trivialized aria “Nessun Dorma,” invoked recently by the White House, Puccini’s “Turandot” requires open ears.

Allyson Felix, Gabby Douglas and Billie Eilish are among the athletes, artists and celebrities who have created logos for the 2028 L.A. Olympics.

A look at the arts and culture that emerged from the 1970 Chicano Moratorium, with the death of journalist Ruben Salazar as a touchstone. Plus, Frank Gehry’s plans for Grand Avenue as a vital arts polis.

The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust changes its name and logo to put history first and take a stand against hatred and intolerance.

Fifty years after the Chicano Moratorium and the killing of journalist Ruben Salazar, marches, forums, screenings and more show the issues are still relevant.

Also: Leimert Park’s “Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks” and Laguna Playhouse’s star-studded annual gala move online — and both are free

  1. Labor Day is here, the unofficial end of summer, and the time of year when we start looking toward holiday festivities. But not this year: Coronavirus concerns are canceling popular Halloween and holiday light shows around Southern California.

  1. A cultural nerve was struck when it was announced that “Tony Hawk ‘s Pro Skater 1 + 2” would be remastered. Hawk even renamed a trick for the game that instantly dominated social media talk.

  1. Here’s a look at the priciest and cheapest homes in the charming beach neighborhood of Venice.

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