Since Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA started chopping up samples and making hip-hop beats on a drum machine nearly 40 years ago, he’s been pulling inspiration from a variety of musical …
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Actor James Van Der Beek said he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer and has been “privately dealing with this diagnosis,” according to People magazine. The 47-year-old actor, known for …
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Cal State University system shifts focus to careers, not just degrees
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGood morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday. Don’t forget to switch your devices back an hour for daylight saving time. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. …
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How ABC, CBS and more will cover 2024 election night (or week)
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEver since network television started covering presidential election nights in 1948, there have been only two occasions when viewers had to wait more than a day to learn the outcome. …
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John Mulaney hosts eventful ‘SNL’ with Kamala Harris in cold open
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesYou know it’s a stacked week on “Saturday Night Live” when a new John Mulaney-led Duane Reade at the Port Authority Bus Terminal musical sketch is only about the fifth-most …
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In an election supposedly about women’s issues, the media are obsessed with men.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThis is not a polling story. It’s critical I state that fact right up front, because if you’ve practiced any sort of self-care over the past few torturous months of …
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Around the world, October is the sweetest, meatiest month for crab
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn Los Angeles, fall for me means researching, eating and writing at the fastest possible pace to pull together our annual 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. project. But it’s also …
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‘Noticias Telemundo’ anchor Julio Vaqueiro on why the Latino vote matters
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThere is no Spanish word for “swing state.” But there are many Latinos living and voting in the seven battlegrounds that will determine the outcome of race for the White …
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‘Emilia Pérez’ review: Musical heightened by danger, boldness
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA lawyer, a kingpin, and his wife walk into a musical, and “Emilia Pérez” is born, Frenchman Jacques Audiard’s full-bodied, colorful epic about transformation, redemption and finding one’s voice in …
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‘Dahomey’ review: African art returns home, colonialism stings
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA long-silent voice from a distant past — eerie and reverberating — awakens in the climate-controlled, antiseptic chambers of a Paris museum. The forum through which this entity communicates to …