Exactly a year after the Eaton fire broke out, musicians are banding together once more for an upcoming benefit show, called A Concert for Altadena. As a way to both …
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“Can you sound like you’re falling in love?” Adam McDonald asks the question in earnest. He’s standing in front of a Yamaha keyboard, facing more than two dozen adults enrolled …
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‘Our reality, our values’: Graffiti finds growing acceptance in West Africa
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCONAKRY, Guinea — It was the middle of the day when Omar Diaw, known by his artist name “Chimere” — French for chimera — approached a blank wall off the main thoroughfare …
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‘Queens of the Dead’ review: Tina Romero queers the zombie film, exuberantly
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“They’re coming to get you, Barbara” is the most famous line from 1968’s revolutionary “Night of the Living Dead.” It’s a mean taunt that comes from a sibling, unaware that …
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‘Chainsaw Man’ takes weekend box office; Springsteen biopic disappoints
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc,” the Japanese anime from Crunchyroll and Sony, claimed the top spot at the domestic box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $17.25 …
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Hollywood’s romance with micro dramas is heating up. Will it last?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSUNNYVALE, Calif. — A young woman is desperate to raise $50,000 for her mom’s life-saving medical treatment. She will get the money, but only if she agrees to her stepsister’s unusual proposal: …
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After ‘Megalopolis’ flops, Francis Ford Coppola puts his pricey watch collection up for auction
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFrancis Ford Coppola wants an offer he can’t refuse — on his timepieces. The Academy Award-winning director is selling seven watches from his personal collection, including his custom F.P. Journe …
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June Lockhart dies; TV’s favorite mom on ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost in Space’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJune Lockhart, the perennial TV mom who consoled her son Timmy and his faithful pet collie in “Lassie” and explained the unfolding galaxy to her children in the kitschy prime-time …
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In Megha Majumdar’s new novel “A Guardian and a Thief,” a cataclysmic climate event in the Bengali city of Kolkata has wiped out shelter and food supplies, leaving its citizens …
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The image of a grieving parent is not an uncommon sight on the dramatic stage. Euripides, whom Aristotle called “the most tragic of the poets,” returns to the figure of …