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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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 Sea, in which girls go missing and a shapeshifter haunts a mother's dreams.
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 ...
Conspiracy theories helped nix proposed housing authority to rebuild after L.A. County wildfires
After a social media firestorm based on misinformation, a proposal to create a new housing authority to help rebuild after ...
Tom Girardi, 86-year-old disbarred lawyer, begins prison sentence as dementia worsens
The 86-year-old disbarred lawyer, once the most prominent trial attorney in California, will likely spend the rest of his ...
Even if you think Sean Combs is guilty, his conviction should give you pause
The law he was found guilty of violating was created for racist, xenophobic and misogynistic reasons and has a history of ...