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Jennifer Givhan’s otherworldly ‘Salt Bones’ is infused with Mexican American and Indigenous culture
Jennifer Givhan masterfully blends horror and mystery in 'Salt Bones,' a haunting novel set in a community near the Salton ...
The U.S. has long wanted to sell more cars in Asia. Do Asian consumers want them?
U.S. cars have been getting bigger, more expensive and more polluting in the last several decades — all the things that make ...
For Eric Bana, ‘Untamed’ and its wilderness was hard to leave behind
Eric Bana stars in the Netflix series 'Untamed,' about a park detective solving a murder mystery in Yosemite National Park.
Alex Warren has a chart-topping hit with ‘Ordinary.’ So why is he his own ‘No. 1 hater’?
The stark and brooding ballad just logged its sixth week atop Billboard's Hot 100. Warren's debut LP is due Friday.
She looked like a pro-worker Trump cabinet appointee. But now she’s gutting the Labor Department
Unions were optimistic about the appointment of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary, but her actions have dashed their ...
What was the greatest Disneyland era? We look back on 70 years at the happiest place on Earth
A decade-by-decade retrospective that highlights the SoCal landmark's greatest creations, fascinating pivots and noteworthy blunders.
Democrats, playing defense on immigration, see a flicker of hope in new polls
Recent polls released found that while a plurality of Americans still support Trump’s overall approach to immigration, a ...
Doomscrolling is a disease in ‘Eddington,’ a fever dream about COVID conspiracies
A sheriff, a mayor and a virus walk into a bar in Ari Aster’s bleak and brain-sick satire that stars a dueling Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone.
National Guard came to L.A. to fight unrest. Troops ended up fighting boredom
More than a month after President Trump deployed the U.S. military to Los Angeles amid immigration sweeps, the troops have ...
UC to consider increasing tuition and cutting how much of it goes to financial aid
UC approved a plan to lock in tuition rates for each undergraduate cohort. The plan may allow greater tuition increases if it ...
AI can write a scene. It can pitch a movie. So what happens to the screenwriters?
As generative AI reshapes Hollywood, screenwriters like Billy Ray, Paul Schrader, Bong Joon Ho and Todd Haynes, along with a ...