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Ready to catch up on ‘Y: The Last Man’? Here’s how it compares to the comics

‘Y: The Last Man’ spotlights the political polarization of our current times in a way that the original comic book series did not have to.
Portrait of Laurie Halse Anderson by artist Carina Guevara and "Wonderful Women of the World."

For Wonder Woman’s 80th birthday, a graphic anthology honors female icons from Beyoncé to Serena

Behind the Frame

‘Behind the Frame’ is a touching, interactive tale of art, cats, love and loss

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 28, 2021 - Los Angeles Times reporter Todd Martens raises an Oscar while taking in The Oscar Experience at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on September 2, 2021. This part of the museum will let visitors experience what it's like to win and Oscar. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

I’d like to thank the Academy for my fantasy Oscar: The theme park influence on museums

Mother Tree from Academy Museum of Motion Pictures inaugural exhibition "Hayao Miyazaki." Photo by Sherry Huang, Courtesy Academy Museum Foundation.

How the Academy Museum created its most magical moment with plain ol’ string

The new ‘WarioWare’ is the game for our attention-span-starved, pandemic times

Seen ‘Shang-Chi’ yet? Here’s everything to know about the making of the Marvel movie

Haters thought ‘Shang-Chi’ would flop. Stock-photo Simu Liu is having the last laugh

Does ‘Shang-Chi’ pass the ‘rep sweats’ test? We debate why the Marvel movie matters

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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 19: Portrait of actor Simu Liu at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021

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‘Shang-Chi’ and what it took to finally get an Asian superhero movie into the MCU

How do you turn a cliché-ridden comic book character into a distinctly Asian American superhero? Tackle the tropes one by one.

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