Gracie Abrams grew up in Hollywood, and still can’t decide if that’s a confession or an excuse. The Grammy-nominated artist released her third studio album, “Daughter from Hell,” on Friday. Read more...
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July 16, 6:24 pm
Restaurant review: Worth the wait? Raising Cane’s Westwood location packs flavor into every dollar
For three years, Bruins walked past construction barriers. Now, they’re walking out with Box Combos. As of Monday, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, located on the corner of Broxton Avenue and Weyburn Avenue in Westwood, is open for business. Read more...
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July 14, 11:06 am
TV preview: Summer shows bring action, book adaptations to the small screen
This post was updated July 15 at 1:01 p.m. The small screen is set to stay sizzling all summer. Clear skies and sunshine promise a slate of returning and premiering shows, some newly released and some upcoming, ranging from frontier journeys to female-centered crime thrillers. Read more...
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July 11, 8:18 pm
Album review: Future falls short in truly unmasking himself in ‘The Real Me’
The ever-elusive Pluto remains inscrutable for a different reason: there’s not much left to uncover. “The Real Me” is Future’s tenth studio album, released on Friday, and arrives just two years after his legendary three-album run, which featured two collaborative albums with producer Metro Boomin and the solo mixtape “MIXTAPE PLUTO.” That 2024 stretch marked one of the most prolific periods in his career, earning him four Grammy nominations and chart-topping songs such as “Like That,” which peaked at No. Read more...
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July 5, 3:53 pm
Second Take: The World Cup needs Shakira more than Lionel Messi
This post was updated July 12 at 10:37 p.m. The FIFA World Cup has always been as much a spectacle of sound as of sport. That spectacle echoed through Los Angeles when nearly 50,000 fans flooded into Union Station for the Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone from June 25-28. Read more...
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July 1, 5:02 pm
Film review: ‘Supergirl’ soars with casting, visuals but loses sight of its heroine
This post was updated July 5 at 10:09 p.m. DC Studios’ new film “Supergirl” finds its kryptonite in its inability to keep the titular hero at the center of her own story. Read more...
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June 28, 1:56 pm
Second Take: ‘Obsession,’ ‘Backrooms’ prove fresh stories spark conversations, fill theaters
This post was updated July 5 at 9:33 p.m. Warning: Spoilers ahead Nights at the movie theater are back in style. Generation Z directors Kane Parsons and Curry Barker seem to have cracked the code to refilling red velvet recliners with their blockbuster horror films, “Backrooms” and “Obsession.” Both indie titles have effectively dwarfed their microbudgets at the box office, with each grossing over $300 million since their respective releases in May. Read more...