Entertainment

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, Aug. 25. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Newsletter …

Cal/OSHA has fined Disney $36,000 in connection with the death of Juan “Spike” Osorio, a lighting technician who fell through a faulty catwalk on the Studio City set of a …

How does a legendary band in the highly competitive field of norteño music celebrate three decades of non-stop hitmaking? Most would be perfectly content with a lavish anniversary tour across …

Just when the $8.4-billion deal for David Ellison’s Skydance Media to buy Paramount Global was gliding toward the finish line, Shari Redstone’s roller-coaster sale took another sharp turn. Seagram liquor …

How chefs think different. Also, a “Mean Girls” food crawl, Koo Koo Roo’s return, micheladas and nachos at the new Sonoratown Cantina, great recommendations for Sunday brunch and grab-and-go picnics, …

Judge Greg Mathis and his wife, Linda Yvette Mathis, are parting ways after almost four decades together. Linda Mathis filed for divorce from the “Judge Mathis” star Thursday in Los …

“The Dudleys never say die” — and neither do the fans of “My Lady Jane.” Fans of the Prime Video series have rallied behind an online campaign petitioning to save …

Queens of the Stone Age has canceled the remainder of its 2024 shows due to lead singer Josh Homme’s ongoing medical issues. “QOTSA regret to announce the cancellation and/or postponement …

“Amanda Jones is a Louisiana middle-school librarian who sleeps with a shotgun under her bed and carries a pistol when she travels the back roads.” Newsletter From the Oscars to …

CHICAGO —  Stealing a catchphrase from former President Trump, the theme for some attendees at the Democratic National Convention here might as well be “Grill, baby, grill.” From 4 p.m. to …