Scholars and practitioners around the country sign letter sent to CEOs of television news networks about issues of systemic racism within the organizations.
Amid multiple social media allegations against Chris D’Elia, women spoke to The Times about encounters with the stand-up comic and TV actor.
Steve Bing, the heir to a $600-million fortune, was a noted film producer and philanthropist. He became a household name after paternity suits involving Elizabeth Hurley and Kirk Kerkorian.
Whitney Cummings and Amy Schumer have spoken out following allegations that Chris D’Elia has behaved sexually inappropriately with teenagers.
Meghan Markle’s BFF, Jessica Mulroney, is facing fallout after a disagreement with influencer Sasha Exeter. How is the Duchess of Sussex involved?
Envelope: Comedy Roundtable
Actors Ted Danson and William Jackson Harper of “The Good Place,” Linda Cardellini from “Dead to Me,” Nicholas Hoult from “The Great,” Jane Lynch from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and Annie Murphy of “Schitt’s Creek” chatted with L.A. Times culture columnist L.Z. Granderson for a conversation that included exploding bodily functions, returning to work and eating all of a production’s prop sushi.
Ted Danson, Jane Lynch, Linda Cardellini, Annie Murphy, William Jackson Harper and Nicholas Hoult discuss their fears and their funniest moments.
Here’s how to keep up with pop culture during self-quarantine due to coronavirus concerns.
Comedian D.L. Hughley said he tested positive for COVID-19 after collapsing onstage during a performance in Nashville.
Over the last three months, 17 writers provided diaries to the Times of their days in isolation, followed by weeks of protest. This is their story.
In late March, Neal Brandenburg used street art to keep his daughters occupied. Months later, the Culver City chalk became a neighborhood sensation.
Kim Hyun Soo, head of CJ ENM global festivals, tells The Times about KCON:TACT, the digital K-pop festival replacing KCON amid a coronavirus outbreak.
Too soon? Time will tell. Here’s a list of California museums that have reopened or provided a timeline for welcoming back visitors.
British-German collective Gob Squad is staging a live 12-hour performance marathon that you can stream for free.
CEO Adam Aron previously said AMC would not require masks in all its movie theaters as the chain plans to reopen most locations July 15.
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What’s on TV Tuesday, June 23: “American Masters: Toni Morrison” on PBS; coronavirus; movies on TV; TV talk shows
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John Bolton’s memoir. A Tulsa rally letdown. After mishandling the coronavirus and the George Floyd protests, Donald Trump’s comeback tour has been a disaster.
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DC Universe’s “Doom Patrol,” Season 2 of which also premieres this week on HBO Max, leads this week’s TV picks from the Los Angeles Times.
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Andy Cohen’s young son, Benjamin, met his future “good buddy,” Anderson Cooper’s baby Wyatt, over video on “Watch What Happens Live” Sunday.
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw, star of Apple TV+ series “The Morning Show,” breaks down the #MeToo drama’s most challenging scene on our TV podcast, “Can’t Stop Watching.”
What does reopening look like? With Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla and Zubin Mehta conducting, orchestras return with tiny audiences and distanced musicians.
Junipero Serra was declared a saint in 2015. But his role in California’s colonization via the mission system makes him a target for statue toppling.
L.A. and Juneteenth, why Erik Satie remains relevant, a Patti LuPone Q&A, the liberation of Aunt Jemima — all the week’s essential culture news.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation now supports the removal of public Confederate monuments, regardless of how old or “historic” they may be.
Quaker Oats may “bury” its racist Aunt Jemima brand, but the figure will survive in art that parodied the stereotype and turned it into one of power.
Guadalupe Rosales brings together fellow artists Nao Bustamante, Rafa Esparza, MPA and Zackary Drucker for video art screening online Sunday for LAND.
Kimberly Drew explains her journey as a Black gay woman through the world of art in a new book for young adults, “This Is What I Know About Art.”
Martha Graham’s company collaborates with Wild Up and the Soraya in Northridge to reimagine a 1937 dance for the digital (and coronavirus) age.
As COVID-19 keeps theaters in prolonged darkness, Patti LuPone talks about career survival, the future of Broadway, Trump and Black Lives Matter.
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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation, supported by famous actors, raised its fundraising target to $12 million to help performers hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amid a bleak job market in the entertainment industry, the program First Jobs helps USC film grads find employment.
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The world’s largest cinema chain will reopen in phases, starting with 30% capacity.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted the first official trailer for the film version of “Hamilton” Sunday night ahead of its release on Disney+ next month.
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has announced that the 2021 Golden Globes will take place Feb. 28, 2021, the date previously reserved for the Oscars.
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In her directing debut, filmmaker Oge Egbuonu explores the history of Black women in America with the documentary "(In)visible Portraits.”
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Director Agnieska Holland’s “Mr. Jones” is an overreaching but compelling historical political thriller starring James Norton, Vanessa Kirby and Peter Sarsgaard.
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Tom Petty’s family wants the Trump campaign to cease and desist after ‘I Won’t Back Down’ was played at the president’s rally in Oklahoma on Saturday.
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Raised in San Jose, Remi Wolf relocated to Los Angeles seven years ago and has been showcasing an increasingly confident sound that draws on so-called wavy soul, 1980s freestyle funk and Prince-influenced R&B.
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John Legend has long made activism part of his agenda. Now, he hopes his new album, “Bigger Love,” provides “the kind of lift people could use right now”
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DaBaby and Lil Baby have two of the top three songs in the country, both of which address the recent protests against police brutality
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Season 4 of Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ features high school students protesting for the removal of school resource officers after a Latino student is assaulted.
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The ESPYs paid tribute to the life of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and recognized the off-field achievements of many of the sport’s biggest stars.
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What’s on TV Monday, June 22: ‘The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever’ on ABC; movies on TV; TV talk shows
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Comedian Chris D’Elia says that he has never knowingly pursued any underage women.
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Kierkegaard to “The Babysitters Club”; “Lawrence of Arabia” to “Crocodile Dundee”; “Gunsmoke” to “Wrestlemania”; Gregorian chants to Alabama Shakes.
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Former national security advisor John Bolton skewers President Trump and White House insiders in ‘The Room Where it Happened.’
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In 2005, Peter May wrote ‘Lockdown’ to pay the bills. Fifteen years and several bestsellers later, he pulled it out of his pocket.
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Profound remembrances of fatherhood, including Alaskan adventures and DNA revelations, Philip Roth’s tribute and an ode to a civil rights pioneer.
