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On the road again--and again
HollywoodIn Chloé Zhao's gorgeous "Nomadland," a woman in her 60s, played with gusto and intimations of grief by Frances McDormand, joins a transient population of older and just plain old…
A deep dig into the distant past
HollywoodSutton Hoo, in the English countryside in Suffolk, was the site of one of the most spectacular archaeological finds of the 20th century.
Director Garrett Bradley and Concordia Studio’s Rahdi Taylor on ‘Time’
HollywoodGarrett Bradley's documentary “Time,” about one woman’s fight to release her husband from prison, was an award winner at Sundance last year and is considered a top Oscar contender.
The Egregious Price America Exacts for Integrity
PoliticsJoel Whitney joins Robert Scheer to talk about the lives of poets George and Mary Oppen, two admirable Americans persecuted for their leftist ideals.
Fran Lebowitz: ‘Pretend It’s a City’
HollywoodWriter and speaker Fran Lebowitz on her misinterpreted affection for New York.
Agencies drop Armie Hammer, Gina Carano, Marilyn Manson, Morgan Wallen
HollywoodIn a recent spate of actors and singers — including Armie Hammer, Gina Carano, Marilyn Manson — getting in trouble for past or current behavior, talent agencies are figuring out how to…
Photographer Alexis Hunley captures LA’s Black neighborhoods on the precipice of change
My Black LAPhotographer Alexis Hunley shares her experiences documenting life in LA’s Black neighborhoods
Previewing the Pandemic
Hollywood"Little Fish" finished shooting many months before Covid-19 hit, but it gets some things right and other things very right, even though the virus in the movie attacks your memory…
Black Space: Artist Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin captures the spirit of LA’s urban landscapes
My Black LAArtist Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin’s photographs of LA’s black neighborhoods showcase monuments to what once it was and reimagines what it can be.