In the early 1990s, Kelvin Anderson Sr. built a makeshift recording studio in the back of his Long Beach record store, a vinyl-filled paradise called the World Famous VIP Records …
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President Trump accused the Smithsonian Institution of propagating “divisive, race-based ideology” and issued an executive order Thursday demanding an end to federal funding for exhibitions and programs based on racial …
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Megan Fox welcomes a baby daughter with Machine Gun Kelly
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMegan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are the parents of a new baby girl, the singer announced Thursday on social media. “She’s finally here!! our little celestial seed,” he wrote, …
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Bob Baker Day to bring healing (and SpongeBob) to L.A.’s puppet lovers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe all-things-puppetry extravaganza that is the yearly Bob Baker Day at Chinatown’s Los Angeles State Historic Park has landed on its themes and parade-leading grand marshal for its 2025 edition, …
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‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ a Broadway musical with Asian roots, inspired design
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMarcus Choi, Helen J Shen, Dez Duron and Darren Criss of the Broadway musical “Maybe Happy Ending,” photographed at the Belasco Theater in New York. (Justin Jun Lee / For …
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Apple TV+ documentary goes in-depth on Dodgers’ World Series run
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn 2018, toward the end of a decade in which Mike Trout was the best player in baseball, Major League Baseball reckoned with its failure to transform him into a …
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Richard Carlson, former KABC reporter and father of Tucker Carlson, dies at 84
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRichard Carlson, a controversial fixture in West Coast TV journalism during the 1970s, died Monday at his Florida home after a long illness. Carlson’s death was announced by his son …
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There are plenty of cheap seats left for Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour. A bad omen for live music?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBeyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” just took home the Grammys’ top prize, but fans in some markets aren’t yet pulling the trigger on buying her concert tickets. The pop megastar’s upcoming “Cowboy …
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Hardcover fiction 1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 2. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones (S&S/Saga Press: $29) …
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Buscabulla teases summer U.S. tour and new album, ‘Se Amaba Así’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPuerto Rican indie-pop act Buscabulla is entering a new era. Nearly five years after the release of its critically acclaimed debut album, “Regresa,” the duo has announced an upcoming U.S. …