Barry Freeman

Those who read to write will want to hear Eileen Myles talk about “For Now,” which is part of the "Why I Write" series from Yale University Press.

Writer-director Aaron Sorkin on writing up to the edge of melodrama.

Nielsen released year-end streaming data for 2020, and more minutes were spent watching “The Office” on Netflix than any other show.

Clay Tweel’s HBO Max documentary on the New Age “cult of cults” that claimed dozens of lives raises powerful questions about the checkered histories of various religions.

Jolly Old St. Nick is still coming to town this pandemic Christmas — straight to living rooms via Zoom, Skype, etc.

Actor Riz Ahmed on getting out of his head for his newest role.

Brit Bennett pushes questions of race and color to their extremes in her new novel, The Vanishing Half.

In LA County right now, COVID-19 is killing one person every eight minutes .

We can watch everything in our pajamas. We can do our jobs with unprecedented efficiency. We hate it. We miss movie theaters. We miss big screens. We miss uncomfortable seats.