Letters to the Editor: Despite What You See on TV, Narcolepsy Is Not a Funny Punchline
November 14, 2025 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: I didn't expect to open the Los Angeles Times and…
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Rising H1B Fees in US: Will It Stop Attracting Fashion Talent?
While H-*B visas are often associated with the technology sector, but also support specialized roles beyond Silicon Valley, including fashion…
When imitation becomes intelligence
Copying often sustains creativity rather than destroying it. When a silhouette or motif expands, the margins do not necessarily collapse.…
In 'Shelby Oaks' all the clichés are sprayed with the subtlety of a t-shirt gun
New filmmaker Chris Stuckmann, YouTube film critic and horror fan, attempts to create his own horror, in an overly studious…
'Hal & Harper' review: a dramatic but natural reflection of a family
“Harper & Hal,” premiering Sunday on the Mubi movie channel, is a beautiful, generous limited series that has nothing to…
Moderate momentum defines global fashion results in the second quarter of 2025
In the second quarter of 2025, five of nine fashion companies reported “moderate” performance, two were “strong” and two were…
Review of 'The Chair Company': Tim Robinson, the difficult hero
“The Chair Company,” premiering Sunday on HBO, is a conspiracy comedy (dark comedy, one would definitely say) in which Tim…
Review of 'The Lost Bus': 2018 Camp Fire becomes McConaughey Disaster Movie
Disasters are real, also, these days, terribly common, whether they are epic confluences of nature and negligence or the murderous…
'Spinal Tap II: The End continues' Revision: Power Cameos Sap The satire
The cultural legacy of the 1984 Rock-Mock Doco “This is spinal tap” is of sufficient breadth that, to give the…
Review of 'The Toxic Avenger': an antihero Ludio wants corporate recovery
Nostalgia for extreme tactics is surely one of the funniest results of the success of a cult film. (Does one…