‘Ghost students’ try scamming colleges, violence erupts over Pride month
NewsIn California, an estimated 1 in 5 community college applications are scams, amounting to hundreds of thousands of "ghost students” who are trying to steal financial aid.
Patricia Arquette looks back on career, Apple pushes out VR headset
NewsPatricia Arquette talks about “High Desert,” a twisted comedy about a former drug dealer who struggles to remain sober and cope with her mom’s death.
AI remixes music industry, directors and studios reach deal
NewsAI is reviving voices of deceased musicians and creating new tracks by contemporary artists.
AI screenwriting, lemon-lime thirst quenchers, weekend film reviews
NewsHow serious is the threat of artificial intelligence replacing Hollywood writers? It’s a point of contention in the current Writers Guild strike.
Love and immigration in film, curbing LA traffic with fees
NewsCeline Song’s film “Past Lives” is about what happens when a girl from Korea emigrates and leaves behind her childhood sweetheart, and they reconnect decades later.
‘Succession’ writer on finale, Rufus Wainwright on folk music tradition
NewsGeorgia Pritchett says the joy of writing “Succession” is seeing the characters develop, often in disturbing ways. She breaks down the series finale.
Memorial Day special: ‘Elephant Whisperers,’ ‘Dinner with the President’
NewsOn this Memorial Day, Press Play rebroadcasts some favorite interviews from the year.
What to make with loquats, how Tina Turner reinvented herself
NewsLoquat trees seem to be everywhere in SoCal this season. Eat the egg-shaped, apricot-colored fruits fresh off trees, or use them to make jams, syrups, chutney, and more.