Today it’s an Italianate apartment building wedged between an Indian restaurant and a Target. But what stood half a century ago at 1454 5th Street in downtown Santa Monica was …
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Neil Sedaka, an irrepressible songsmith who parlayed his compositional skills into pop stardom during the height of the Brill Building era in the 1960s and later staged an easy-listening comeback …
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Soho House sued after bartender alleges she was ‘drugged and raped’ by her supervisor
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA bartender who worked at Soho House’s exclusive Soho Warehouse in downtown Los Angeles is alleging a supervisor at the posh membership club and hotel drugged and raped her, according …
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Power, politics and a $2.8-billion exit: How Paramount won Warners
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe morning after Netflix clinched its deal to buy Warner Bros., Paramount Skydance Chairman David Ellison assembled a war room of trusted advisors, including his billionaire father, Larry Ellison. Furious …
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Paramount-Warner Bros. deal stirs fears about what it means for CNN
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs the media industry took stock of Paramount Skydance’s startling acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, one question lingered on the minds of many in the news business and beyond: what …
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Bad Bunny’s São Paulo concerts were a display of pan-Latino unity
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSÃO PAULO — Bad Bunny finally answered the internet’s eternal “come to Brazil” pleas with his first-ever concerts in the South American country last weekend. The Puerto Rican superstar performed two sold-out …
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Gorillaz’s new album ‘The Mountain’ focuses on death. Here’s why
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt’s a Wednesday afternoon in West Hollywood, one day after the city was blanketed in a light coating of rain. The midday sun has only just begun to peek through …
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Actor Shia LaBeouf’s raucous Mardi Gras episode in New Orleans earlier this month has now earned him court-ordered drug and alcohol treatment. A New Orleans judge on Thursday ordered the …
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Pro-Palestinian protesters call for boycott at ‘Scream 7’ premiere
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLos Angeles — Protesters gathered outside the premiere of “Scream 7” in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, calling for a boycott of the film more than two years after franchise star Melissa …
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Olympic gold medalist skater Alysa Liu inspires new mural in Gardena
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesU.S. figure skater Alysa Liu made quite an impression at the Milan-Cortina Olympics with her unique style, her compelling backstory and, of course, her gold medals in the women’s singles …