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“I beg you to please share your stories and to please be kind to those pouring their hearts out,” Chrissy Teigen wrote after losing a child with John Legend.
“This Is Us” adapted on the fly to COVID-19 and protests against racial injustice: “It almost felt irresponsible to not take on the moment,” says its creator.
Jeanise Jones, a grandmother who played Borat’s babysitter in the new “Borat” sequel, wasn’t in on the joke and was paid $3,600 for her role.
‘I’m always looking for people to play racist buffoons,’ Sacha Baron Cohen tweeted after Trump called him a ‘creep’ upon the new ‘Borat’ film’s release.
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The 25th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Stories & Ideas kicks off this weekend. Due to the pandemic, this year’s series of free events will be virtual. Here’s everything you need to know about how to tune in.
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Writers Rachel Howzell Hall, Attica Locke and Ivy Pochoda talked with Times reporter James Queally for a 2020 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books event.
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Roberto Lovato discusses his life and work with Times writer Esmeralda Bermudez for the 2020 Festival of Books.
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Former Gov. Jerry Brown discusses a new biography on his California political life at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
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Marlon James, Natalie Portman, Marilynne Robinson, Jerry Brown, Laila Lalami, Kevin Kwan, Roberto Lovato and so many more writers will take part.
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As the L.A. Times Festival of Books turns 25 with a virtual fest, the author recalls how its tight-knit community helped obliterate his L.A. cliches.
Jimmy Fallon, local authors and devoted regulars are rallying to help Once Upon a Time in Montrose — the country’s oldest kids’ bookstore — survive the pandemic that has destroyed so many small businesses.
Some people turned to sourdough. Others became plant parents. My pandemic hobby of choice? Roller skating.
This week’s lineup in the virtual Festival of Books 2020 features conversations with Natalie Portman, Kevin Kwan, Marlon James and Maria Hinojosa.
For the first time since COVID shutdowns, and the first time since retirement, former Times critic Kenneth Turan sees a movie, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” in a theater. Here’s what brought him back.
The Otis report underscored the devastating impact the health crisis has had on key drivers of Southern California’s entertainment economy.
Stephanie Wittels Wachs lost her brother, TV writer Harris Wittels, to an overdose; producer Jessica Cordova Kramer also lost a brother to addiction. Now they’ve paired up for a podcast, “Last Day,” that tackles society’s most deadly stigmas with humor and frankness.
51 video games. Made in two weeks. All of them about life in 2020. Trust me, it’s better when it’s a game.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have you hunkered down at home, but Scott Silven delivers a mesmerizing escape to Scotland in this immersive online theater piece.
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In “The Craft: Legacy,” writer-director Zoe Lister-Jones reboots the 1996 goth favorite but can’t quite pull it off.
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Sunday’s “60 Minutes” broadcast with interviews of the major-party presidential nominees was the week’s highest-rated prime-time program, according to Nielsen.
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In the latest reorganization among Hollywood studios, Culver City-based Sony is laying off staff after streamlining some operations.
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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is the central figure of Frederick Wiseman’s sweeping yet incisive 45th nonfiction feature, “City Hall.”
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What’s on TV Wednesday, Oct. 28: ‘American Housewife’ returns on ABC; ‘Martha Knows Best’ on HGTV; ‘black-ish’ on ABC.
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A conceptual TV news show infiltrates the city, popping up as stealth art in coffeehouses across L.A. The subject: Black life, past and present.
A Black & Decker drill, “Kraptonite” chains, multiroll storage that flaunts your hoard. Artists share inspirations for the Echo Park show “Under/Over.”
Andrew Scott and Ian McKellen are among acting winners as Britain’s Laurence Olivier Awards celebrates the best of the London stage
With little presence the past six months, the L.A. Phil has stepped up its game with recordings and Dudamel virtual Hollywood Bowl concerts.
Klein’s lamppost sculpture was moved without permission in 2017, now it’s back. Plus, museums at a crossroads in our weekly arts newsletter
Outdoor art that’s part of the Hammer and the Huntington’s “Made in L.A. 2020" quietly pops up in public spots around the city. Here’s where to look.
Hit a Day of the Dead celebration in L.A.'s Grand Park, drive-in music and comedy at the Rose Bowl or a kiddie delight at the Natural History Museum.
Our weekly list of online concerts, streaming theater productions, virtual art exhibitions and other cultural experiences for your viewing consideration.
Much more than simply increasing diversity, the task ahead will consist of rethinking the very ways in which museums are governed.
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CBS hires an industry veteran to make more inclusive programming as part of an NAACP joint venture.
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In the wake of the pandemic, the entertainment industry created a new position on set to help keep outbreaks at bay.
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Quibi’s decision to shut down the company is forcing more than 200 employees out of work.
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“Holidate” knows it’s hitting every branch as it falls down the cliché tree. Does that soften the landing?
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‘Time’ director Garrett Bradley and subjects Fox Rich and Rob Rich on their powerful documentary.
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With a slew of acclaimed film and TV roles, the shape-shifting Irish actress has more than proved her early critics wrong. And she’s not done yet.
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Lupin III’s first 3DCG feature is a fun, zippy adventure where the gentleman thief and his friends triumph over Nazis.
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“The Voice” judges Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani announced on Instagram that they are getting married after dating very publicly for five years.
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Pete Buttigieg is among the celeb cameos in Tenacious D’s video for ‘Time Warp’ from ‘Rocky Horror’ to encourage voters to ‘jump to the left’ for Biden.
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No “Monster Mash,” yes “Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?”
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The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are the leading nominees for this year’s American Music Awards with eight apiece
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With NXIVM leader Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison Tuesday, take a look back at past coverage of the ‘sex cult,’ its members and its victims.
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Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley Lauren, Tiffani Thiessen and Mark-Paul Gosselaar are back in a new trailer for Peacock’s “Saved by the Bell” reboot.
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Cartoon Network has launched antiracism PSAs developed by “Steven Universe” creator Rebecca Sugar and “O.K. KO! Let’s Be Heroes” creator Ian Jones-Quartey.
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Marlon James chats during the Festival of Books about his novel, “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” winner of The Times’ 2019 Ray Bradbury Prize.
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In “The Cold Millions,” the novelist takes on proletarian lit, and honors his hometown, in the story of labor activists in early 20th century Spokane, Washington.
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In “Dark Archives,” UCLA’s Megan Rosenbloom unfurls the surprisingly fascinating, compelling and (sometimes) cheerful history of rare books made of skin.
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In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir published by the New Yorker, former President Barack Obama recalls the long battle for healthcare reform.
