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In “Rooster,” a genial comedy premiering Sunday on HBO, Steve Carell, comfortable as an uncomfortable person, plays Greg…
How a Pulitzer winner resurrected a forgotten U.S.-Mexico border rebellion
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The secret lives of murderers’ wives: A new 1966-set L.A. crime mystery
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A Grain of Salt: The viral L.A. reading and dining series
In 2025, Kari Kolts was new to Los Angeles and looking to connect with like-minded readers. She stumbled…
Why actor Chris Pine turned to this nonprofit film fund
Actor Chris Pine was just 13 when his family’s finances took a turn and his parents lost their…
Michael Silverblatt dead: ‘Genius’ host of KCRW’s ‘Bookworm’ was 73
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The two, separate lives of Gavin Newsom detailed in new memoir
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California Gov. Newsom plans visit to New Hampshire
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How Emerald Fennell pushed ‘Wuthering Heights’ to the ‘squeaking point’
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” could only have been created by a true fan. The British filmmaker…