The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is underway and for some music fans, it’s a way to express their style with the Empire Polo Club in Indio acting as …
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Fish-eye ice cream is no stunt. Sustainability in Australia
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAustralians in Malibu, cookbook season, the chili crunch debate gets crispy and are flat croissants a pastry abomination? I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s …
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Best things to do in L.A.: ‘Chocolate Room,’ Maurice Sendak
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEd Ruscha, “Chocolate Room,” 1970, chocolate on paper (Christopher Knight / Los Angeles Times) It’s been asked before, and we’ll ask it again: If music festival-goers need payment plans, have …
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‘The Sympathizer’ review: A moving story about friendship
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhat is more psychically exhausting, in fiction and I suppose in life, than the story of the double agent, the mole, the traitor embedded among those he’s working against? It’s …
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Carrie, Big and Aidan: How ‘Sex and the City’s’ love triangle has aged
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBallet flats, low-rise jeans and Cosmopolitans are back in style, so it is the perfect time for all six seasons of “Sex and the City” to stream on Netflix. The …
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‘Don’t Tell Mom’ review: Smart remake has heart, vital signs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe hazards of remaking a beloved film are well known. While the 1991 comedy “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead,” starring Christina Applegate, didn’t exactly thrill critics 33 years ago, …
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Roku on Friday disclosed that 576,000 accounts were accessed by malicious actors. The San José technology company said that it discovered the problem after monitoring unusual account activity on its …
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‘The People’s Joker’ review: An iconic villain, reimagined
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe first lines that greet viewers of Vera Drew’s gonzo new film, “The People’s Joker,” are a necessary disclaimer meant to assure audiences (and whatever legal departments at various corporations …
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Live from Jimmy Buffett tribute at the Hollywood Bowl with Kenny Chesney
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHe did his bit of smuggling, he once sang, and he ran his share of grass. Now, the late, great Jimmy Buffett is being honored by an assortment of his …
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‘Tamron Hall’ set evacuated after grease fire at ABC Studios
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe sets of ABC’s “Tamron Hall” and “The View” were evacuated Wednesday morning after a grease fire broke out in the former program’s on-set kitchen. A spokesperson for the New …