How is it that mere weeks after most Americans even became eligible for vaccination, their behavior and motives are suddenly being so scrutinized?
Here’s what to expect when Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla CEO and noted ‘wild card,’ hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’ this weekend with musical guest Miley Cyrus.
A day after the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. voted for sweeping reforms, Time’s Up and a coalition of publicists ratchet up pressure on the group.
A Times investigation finds that the nonprofit HFPA regularly issues substantial payments to its members in ways that some experts say could skirt IRS guidelines.
All in all, as ‘SNL’ goes, the mega-rich tech magnate made a decent showing, in part because the show went out of its way to ensure him one.
Vaccinated entertainment
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After more than a year, my husband and I have a movie date (“Together Together”) and it was very weird and extremely wonderful.
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Theater has returned to UCLA’s Royce Hall, pairing perfect strangers in a private encounter.
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Milestone pandemic reopening: From essential workers seeking escape to an 8-year-old playing hooky, a California-only crowd came to Disneyland Friday.
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In the first area concert since the pandemic, and the first at SoFi Stadium, Foo Fighters, Jennifer Lopez and Prince Harry appear at “Vax Live.”
In the COVID-19 era, my 12-year-old played more video games than ever. What kind of parent was I to allow this? But then I talked to experts.
The designer of Washington, D.C.'s Vietnam Veterans Memorial is shaping the way women learn at Smith College and with ‘Ghost Forest’ makes a climate change statement.
Congressman Ted Lieu introduced the 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project act on May 6. It all started with an article by David Kipen in the L.A. Times
Celebrities were out in force to urge vaccine equity at ‘Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World’ at SoFi Stadium on Sunday.
With the next chapter of the pandemic comes a fear of returning to the roles we all used to perform, even among friends.
A year after graduating into a pandemic, my son was reluctant to attend his ‘make-up’ college graduation ceremony. In the end, it was amazing.
It’s where pros train for music videos, and where amateurs go for a creative outlet. The pandemic knocked them down, but dance studios aren’t giving up.
More than a year after closing due to the pandemic, the theme parks at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim reopened April 30. Here’s what to expect.
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Scarlett Johansson, citing ‘sexist’ treatment, calls for Hollywood to ‘step back’ from Golden Globes
Scarlett Johansson, citing ‘sexist’ treatment, calls for Hollywood to ‘step back’ from Golden Globes
Scarlett Johansson joins Hollywood callout of Golden Globes, slams ‘sexist’ questions from HFPA journalists.
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Tawny Kitaen, ’80s rock video star and actress, has died at 59.
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SWV and Xscape, two powerhouse R&B girl groups of the 1990s, will go head-to-head Saturday night for the latest Verzuz matchup.
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‘The Raid’ made Joe Taslim a star. Now, he brings depth to Sub-Zero in ‘Mortal Kombat’ and dreams of doing more.
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Shantrelle P. Lewis’ “In Our Mothers’ Gardens” provides a space for Black women, including #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, to honor their histories.
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Paul Pescador explores gender identity at Tyler Park Presents. Plus, live theater, stolen treasures and how our pandemic year shaped the work of Maya Lin
Pop-up art for Mental Health Awareness Month, a star-studded reading of “The Normal Heart,” John Cleese, Sofia Coppola and so much more.
Streaming through Center Theatre Group and Oregon Shakespeare Festival, “Black Feminist Video Game” explores our relationship with digital media.
Haven’t made Mother’s Day plans? Don’t have reservations? We have ideas.
Dan O’Brien, the playwright and poet behind “The Body of an American” and “The House in Scarsdale,” channels hurt and healing into new work.
The Hammer Museum launches Hammer Channel, a streaming archive of every artist talk, panel discussion and live performance since 2005.
Cornerstone in L.A. and Oregon Shakespeare Festival pair up with BIPOC artists to launch the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation program.
In Geffen Playhouse’s “Someone Else’s House,” multimedia artist Jared Mezzocchi opens the door to his family’s haunted 200-year-old New England house.
LACMA and UCLA’s Fowler Museum ponder repatriation of so-called Benin bronzes stolen during an 1897 slaughter by British colonists.
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AMC’s Adam Aron loves quoting Winston Churchill in earnings calls. Now he’s embracing the company’s memestock identity.
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Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. voted in favor of moving ahead with proposed reforms prompted by a Los Angeles Times investigation that raised questions about the group’s practices.
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Amid a boom in Spanish-language programming, Telemundo opens a new studio in Miami dedicated to creating programs specifically for streaming services.
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Find a flick with our weekly guide to classic movies, cult favorites, film festivals, etc., playing now or coming soon to a theater, drive-in, pop-up or rooftop near you.
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The coming-of-age drama ‘Paper Spiders’ stars Lili Taylor and Stefania LaVie Owen as a mother and daughter dealing with delusional disorder.
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“Silo,” a fact-based drama about a farming accident, doesn’t fully commit to the rescue genre or the art house and suffers for it.
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‘Wrath of Man’ has director Guy Ritchie and star Jason Statham right where we want them, wielding guns and seeking revenge.
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The reviews are in — and they’re mostly savage. Critics say Van Morrison’s new album plays up conspiracy theories and “troubling alt-right-y stuff.”
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The family of late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell and a doctor who they alleged overprescribed him drugs agree to settle a lawsuit over his death.
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Daft Punk sampled Eddie Johns’ “More Spell on You” on their hit “One More Time.” Johns, who has struggled with homelessness, was never paid or credited.
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A documentary from Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Matthew Heineman, “The Boy From Medellín” profiles Latin music star J Balvin.
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Sunday talk shows, May 9: Gina Raimondo on “Face the Nation” on CBS; “Meet the Press”; “This Week”; “Fox News Sunday”; “State of the Union”; “60 Minutes”
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What to watch Saturday, May 8: “Attenborough’s Journey”; “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”; the Dodgers visit the Angels; and more.
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Hilary Duff, now the star of “How I Met Your Father,” explains why the “Lizzie McGuire” reboot went kaput. Blame “creative discussions” with Disney.
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Movies on TV this week: May 9: ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ on Showtime; ‘Forrest Gump’; on Comedy Central; ‘The Philadelphia Story’ on TCM and more
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Olivia Laing’s fifth work of nonfiction, a series of essays on what bodily freedom means, is a compendium of echoes, drawing on many artists and writers.
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Bestsellers List Sunday, May 9
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Suzanne Simard’s groundbreaking research inspired Richard Powers’ ‘The Overstory.’ Now she’s published her own memoir, ‘Finding the Mother Tree.’
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‘The Bench,’ a new children’s book by the former Meghan Markle, is based on a Father’s Day poem she wrote for her husband, Prince Harry.
