When it was first published in 1975, “Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock ‘n’ Roll Music” was immediately recognized as something new. In six taut, probing, far-ranging essays about …
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Hollywood-AI battle heats up, as OpenAI and studios clash over copyrights and consent
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA year after tech firm OpenAI roiled Hollywood with the release of its Sora AI video tool, Chief Executive Sam Altman was back — with a potentially groundbreaking update. Unlike …
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‘The Chair Company’ review: Tim Robinson, the difficult hero
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“The Chair Company,” premiering Sunday on HBO, is a conspiracy comedy — dark comedy, one would definitely have to say — in which Tim Robinson goes down a rabbit hole, …
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MAGA wants an ‘All American’ Bad Bunny alternative. Donations welcome.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRemember when snack choices fueled the most contentious debates around Super Bowl halftime? Cheetos versus Doritos. Hot wings versus garlic knots. And who the hell brought carrot sticks?! Now Turning …
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Bad Bunny is the Super Bowl halftime star. People are still mad.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHow much clout does Bad Bunny have? Enough that certain people are still mad nearly two weeks after it was announced that the “Nuevayol” singer — one of the most …
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How Leonard Bernstein’s honoring JFK teaches us about about memorials
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTuesday, Oct. 14, would have been the 32nd birthday of Charlie Kirk, the right-wing political influencer murdered last summer. It is a birthday shared by George Floyd, Jr., asphyxiated by …
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Bob Ross to the rescue: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThirty paintings by the late artist — and PBS staple — Bob Ross are heading for auction beginning Nov. 11. American Public Television, which syndicates programming to public stations across …
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‘Aztec Batman’: New animated film brings Gotham to Tenochtitlan
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThough the new animated feature “Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires” bears the name of one the most emblematic American superheroes, its creation was entirely a Mexican affair. The action-packed saga …
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As Chappell Roan takes L.A., the city’s sapphic nightlife scene is hot to go
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBack in 2022, Chappell Roan walked into Amy Ordman and Jess Panneton‘s new party. “She came to our second night,” said Ordman, the co-founder of the roving sapphic nighclub Futch, …
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LACMA’s ‘Grounded,’ a rambling show of acquisitions, jumps the rails
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“Grounded,” the newly opened exhibition of relatively recent acquisitions of contemporary art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, starts out setting a very high bar. It’s a compelling …