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The Altadena theater students who rose up after the Eaton fire; plus L.A. arts and culture this week
Students from Altadena Magnet and Eliot Arts Magnet performed at the Ahmanson Theatre after their school burned in the Eaton fire.
Hero Complex
Bob Gurr, the designer of the monorail, the Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Haunted Mansion ‘doom buggies’ and more, isn’t slowing down.
Unveiled last Friday at Octavia’s Bookshelf in Pasadena, with illustrator John Jennings in attendance for a Q&A, the adaptation will be released Tuesday by Abrams ComicsArts.
The Envelope
Oscar voters will no longer be able to skip watching some of the nominated films
‘Black Mirror’ creator Charlie Brooker, director Toby Haynes and stars Cristin Milioti and Jimmi Simpson break down ‘Into Infinity,’ the first sequel in the series’ history.
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An emboldened president and his allies have launched a vigorous campaign to use levers of government to intimidate an increasingly fragmented and polarized media, experts say.
In the wake of the Palisades fire, should Malibu’s Getty Villa and the Getty Center in nearby Brentwood evacuate — for good?
Critics
Gustavo Dudamel’s second-to-last L.A. Phil season may have seemed less ambitious, but he made more history closing it out with Carlos Simon’s “Good News Mass” and a remarkable appearance at Coachella.
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Jim Sanfilippo says his lighting company, Nila, has planned carefully to get some breathing room with smaller projects. But what will happen to the multimillion-dollar ones is up in the air, he said.
The Kings are 2-0 in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Harmonica players from the Koreatown Senior and Community Center have played the national anthem before both games. Coincidence?
Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ is screening in Imax 70mm in only eight theaters in the U.S. These moviegoers traveled thousands of miles to watch the movie in its intended format.
Beyoncé will be performing five concerts at SoFi Stadium to kick off her ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour. Here’s everything you need to know about the shows.
The comedian, who starred in “Ted Lasso” and co-created “Shrinking,” explains how “The Second Best Night of Your Life” came to be a puppet-filled ode to American stand-up specials.
Jiggly Caliente of ‘Drag Race’ is taking a break after most of one leg was amputated due to a ‘severe’ infection. Recovery will be extensive, her family said.
Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal and Gavin O’Connor follow 2016’s seriously good ‘The Accountant’ with a sequel that doubles the drama and comedy but adds up to less.
Shannon Sharpe is ‘electing to step aside temporarily’ from ESPN after a woman accused him of rape in a $50-million lawsuit that also mentions another woman’s defamation suit against him.
David Thomas, the live-wire frontman for experimental rockers Pere Ubu, has died. He was 71.
Fyre Festival promoter Billy McFarland says ‘it’s clear that I need to step back’ as he puts his brand up for sale. Fyre Festival 2 is currently indefinitely postponed and without a host location.
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