'Fantastic!' Disneyland returns after fire, without dragon
For more than three decades, Disneyland's nighttime show “Fantasmic!” has illuminated Anaheim Park's Rivers of America. A story about our…
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Accusing the Jewish people of anti-Semitism is a familiar and recurring theme
In recent months, as fighting over the war in Gaza has fractured American universities (including my own at UCLA), I…
LALIFF 2024: What to expect at this year's film festival
The Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival kicks off on May 29 and features five days of programming that will…
Paul Scheer was abused as a child by his stepfather, his memoirs reveal
On the shelf Happy memories of trauma By Paul ScheerHarperOne: 256 pages, $30 If you buy books linked to on…
Drake Bell says his son is the reason for 'Quiet on Set' revelation
When former child star Drake Bell went public that a talk coach had sexually abused him when he was younger,…
'Taking Venice': how Robert Rauschenberg surprised the Biennale
The Venice Biennale may have lost much of its singular luster, now that hundreds of periodic surveys of new international…
'The Synanon Fix' shows how a rehab group became a cult
In the late 1950s, Charles “Chuck” Dederich started a drug rehabilitation program in a Santa Monica store. Dederich, a recovering…
How the women of 'Shōgun' triumphed in feudal-era Japan
This article contains spoilers for the FX series “Shōgun.” In the sixth episode of “Shōgun,” Lord Toranaga asks Mariko about…
Opinion: Israel's war in Gaza is horrible, but don't discount reports of Hamas sexual violence
Rape is a well-documented tool of war. That's why I find it difficult to understand the raging controversy over whether…
Academy Museum exhibit recognizes Hollywood's Jewish founders
Schmuel Gelbfisz, Lazar Meir and the Wonsal brothers are not names that immediately come to mind when thinking of Hollywood…