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Wanda and Vision are living in a sitcom world in ‘WandaVision.’ We dig into the Marvel comics that might help you make sense of the Disney+ show.
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are axing their annual pass program as they look to better manage pandemic-era crowds. Pass holders who paid for days beyond the parks’ closure last March are to get refunds.
On suiting up to replace Ruby Rose in the iconic role, Leslie says she “felt an immense amount of responsibility to save the world. Me, Javicia.”
Joe Rohde spent four decades with Walt Disney Imagineering. In his exit interview, he talks about lessons learned and what future generations need to know.
Directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart discuss their inspiration for the story and visuals of ‘Wolfwalkers.’
Disney built Galaxy’s Edge as a living theme park land in which guests can role play. That vision is fully realized in an Oculus VR experience we can do at home.
Mainstream fantasy TV often depicts white characters in white worlds. “His Dark Materials” and “Bridgerton” are among the shows trying to change that.
It has star power (Gal Gadot and Keanu Reeves presented awards), and compared to the Oscars and Emmys, its audience is growing exponentially. Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley weighs what’s next.
Keanu Reeves couldn’t save the bungled launch of ‘Cyberpunk 2077,’ the year’s most anticipated game. How its rushed release shows the industry at its most cynical.
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Extra lives. Deaths. They’ve long been part of games. But in our COVID-19 year, the games that resonated asked us to rethink how we view the end of of lives.
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In 2020, Disney’s California Adventure and Knott’s tried limited reopenings around COVID-19 restrictions. But can we explore and engage in a pandemic?
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If video games truly want the cultural resonance of film and television, then game studios need to start acting like they’re making art.
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Frog eggs, space macarons, seafood chowder and everything else Baby Yoda, a.k.a. Grogu, has eaten in two seasons of “The Mandalorian” on Disney+.
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Keanu Reeves says he took on ‘Cyberpunk 2077' partly because he’s curious about how interactivity can shape entertainment. How ‘The Mandalorian’ and Marlon Brando factored in too.
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Disney made some major “Star Wars,” Marvel and Pixar announcements at its investor day on Thursday. Here is everything you need to know.
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Christopher Nolan and Keanu Reeves are presenting. But for Game Awards founder Geoff Keighley, putting on live show amid rising COVID-19 numbers is his biggest challenge yet.
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No game mattered as much to 2020 as “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” But it’s not the only game that made an impact while COVID-19 kept us shut in.
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“Godmothered” director, co-writers and stars on how the Disney+ film subverts fairy tale tropes to offer a more inclusive definition of “happily ever after.”
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Making games more accessible is the next technological leap. Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X bring us closer but don’t ignore how Nintendo’s Switch and Microsoft’s Game Pass are changing how we play.
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Gucci, MCM and Louis Vuitton are some of the fashion brands that have stepped into the video game world with collaborations for “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” “League of Legends” and more.
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‘How do you discuss this when Jenny is white?’ Ayo Edebiri says of her character’s Blackness. ‘What do you do about it?’ Season 4 is the answer.
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With ‘Rival Peak,’ Facebook is launching a television experiment that’s betting on video games as appointment viewing with Tamagotchi-style loyalty.
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‘The Other History of the DC Universe’ by Oscar winner John Ridley features superheroes of color, including Black Lightning. He’s also at work on a new comic series starring a Black Batman.
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Why Katee Sackhoff cried as she brought Bo-Katan Kryze to life on ‘The Mandalorian,’ plus her backstory questions and how she practiced that key line.
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Many Californians 65 and older faced frustration and confusion as they tried to get the coronavirus vaccine after the state announced it was opening up vaccinations to older people.
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The governor says California should vaccinate all those over 65. But good luck getting an appointment.
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In an executive order late Monday, Hilda Solis, chairwoman of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, directed county health officials to make COVID-19 vaccination appointments available to residents 65 years of age and older beginning Thursday.
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Beutner said the district has been involved in discussions with state and county officials, but things “are not moving as quickly as we’d like.”
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In an executive order late Monday, Hilda Solis, chairwoman of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, directed county health officials to make COVID-19 vaccination appointments available to residents 65 years of age and older beginning Thursday.
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Bruce Springsteen described Spector’s music as “violence covered in sugar and candy,” and the abuse suffered by those in his orbit grew inseparable from his art.
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As the number of coronavirus infections in California approaches 3 million, health officials said Sunday that a new strain — different from a highly contagious variant first identified in the U.K. — is popping up across the state.
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California’s top epidemiologist told healthcare providers on Sunday to stop using a batch of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after a “higher than usual” number of people had apparent allergic reactions at a San Diego vaccination clinic.
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Tommy Lasorda was more than just a larger-than-life personality.
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Historians will have to decide whether any previous presidential inauguration was fraught with the kind of tension looming over the Jan. 20 ceremony when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take the oath of office.
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This Saturday is the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park in South Florida. It has evolved a lot since its inception a few years ago.
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