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Best things to do this weekend in LA and SoCal: July 12 - 14

Two nights with Alejandro Escovedo, The Rolling Stones at SoFi, a Gordon Parks exhibit, a sunset swim and more.

The Rolling Stones perform on stage in front of a black background with circle designs. Mick Jagger stands in front, wearing a black-and-white strips blazer and fedora.

Save the date K-pop stans: Grammy Museum to launch exhibit in August

The exhibit features 78 K-pop idols, including costumes from BTS.

Six young Asian men dressed in matching variants of suits and sneakers arrive and pose for cameras at a convention.

Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal: July 8 - 11

Missy Elliott at Crypto.com, The Moth takes on "Temptation," understanding the Supreme Court at the Hammer, outdoor yoga in Culver City and more.

A Black woman who appears to be in her 40s smiles, looking just to the right of the camera. She wears large diamond rings on both hands, large gold hoop earrings and a rhinestone baseball hat. Her hair is long, curly and purple-ish black. It is daytime.

Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' producer, dies at 63

Landau's family announced his death Saturday. No cause of death was given.

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One of Hollywood Bowl's founders wanted only to put on religious plays. How the venue became what it is today

The new exhibit, Building the Bowl: From Dream to Destination, focuses on six of the venue's founders and their clashing visions for the space.

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Take a sneak peek into a legendary songwriter's creative process

The Library of Congress has acquired the papers of Leslie Bricusse, the songwriter who gave us "Pure Imagination," "What Kind of Fool Am I?," "Goldfinger" and "Talk to the Animals."

Need the perfect show to binge this summer? Here's what critics recommend

Critics recommend a few new shows plus a couple throwbacks worth revisiting.

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Best things to do this weekend in LA and SoCal: July 5 - 7

Tournament of Cheeseburgers, a Lana Del Rey tribute night, custom motorcycles, and a party straight from Barcelona.

A cheeseburger topped with a thin slice of red tomato, shredded light green iceberg lettuce, a cooked burger patty covered with a thin layer of yellow American cheese, held by two hands wearing black rubber latex gloves.

These TV shows are leaving emissions on the cutting room floor

As climate themes become more common onscreen, the entertainment industry is also grappling with how to decarbonize.

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Denied visas and stigma: Challenges faced by returnees from the US to Mexico

Part 3 of Imperfect Paradise: Return to Mexico follows Daniel Zamora as he rebuilds his life in Mexico after deportation — getting a new job as a teacher, buying a home, finding a new partner and reclaiming Mexico as his homeland.

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