Looks like dreads are the new red. “Grown-ish” actress Halle Bailey and her signature locks have been cast as Ariel in Disney’s live-action remake of the 1989 classic, “The Little Mermaid.” The news of Bailey’s casting ran like wildfire across the internet after director Rob Marshall announced that Bailey, one half of the R&B sister duo Chloe x Halle, would star as the titular character. Read more...

Photo: Actress Halle Bailey was recently cast as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live action remake of the 1989 animated film, “The Little Mermaid.” (Courtesy of Dylan Bonner)

Winged sorcerers and kunai-wielding shinobis flew down Figueroa Street on Bird scooters to mark the return of America’s largest anime convention. The Los Angeles Convention Center hosted Anime Expo from Thursday to Sunday, featuring a plethora of exhibition booths, panels and premieres. Read more...

Photo: Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center offered a plethora of booths over the weekend for anime fans of every kind, even the gamers. Attendees had the opportunity to put their Super Smash Bros. skills to the test against one another in a friendly competition. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)