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The Eras era ends: A look back at Taylor Swift's record-breaking, 21-month tour

Swift has made over $2 billion in ticket sales and spent over 25 hours singing the 10-minute version of "All Too Well" since March 2023. Here's a look at the historic tour and what might come next.

Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal: December 9 - 12

Jonathan Richman at the Lodge Room, more holiday-themed events, a new doc about L.A. band Redd Kross, Millennial Lotería at Gracias Madre, and more of the best things to do.

Groups of people walk down the entryway for Holiday Road, with festive lights draped on trees, with a candy cane awning in the distance.

Photographer pays homage to Our Lady of Guadalupe and reclaims her connection with the divine

Our Lady of Guadalupe is a significant religious figure who signifies hope and protection for countless Latinos in the U.S. and abroad. For photographer Amanda Lopez, she's an emblem of home.

Go Fact Yourself quiz for December 7

Our celebrity panelists Marc Summers and Michaela Watkins go head to head this week on their knowledge of the talent competition TV show Star Search and pottery. Think you might know more than they do? Go Fact Yourself!

A promotional graphic with faint circles and a line pattern on a black background with circle icons that show a question mark, a brain icon, a microphone, and a lightbulb. The overlaying text reads, "Go Fact Yourself LIVE with special guests Barry Sonnenfeld and Jackie Tohn". In 4 circles are headshots of each of the two hosts, J. Keith Straaten a white male and Helen Hong a medium skin tone female, and the two guests, Michaela Watkins a white female and Marc Summers, a white male.

From SoCal to Cuba: The Cal State Long Beach jazz ensemble bringing its unique rhythms to the Caribbean

Pacific Standard Time vocal jazz ensemble prepares for their cultural exchange trip to Cuba.

A group of 16 people people all posing. From left to right: A light-skinned man wears a navy blue suit and purple tie with brown shoes and sits on a chair with legs crossed. To the right, a light-skinned woman stands next to him wearing a purple dress. Another light-skinned woman wearing a purple dress is sitting next to her. A light-skinned woman is partially laying down on a blue and white rug also wearing a purple dress. To her right, a light-skinned man wearing a navy suit sits on a chair and places hands on a drum. To the right, a medium-light toned man sits on the rug wearing a navy suit. To his right, a light-skinned woman wears a purple dress and sits on a chair. To her right, a dark-skin toned man sits on top of a tall chair. To his left, a light-skinned woman wearing a purple dress. To her left, a light-skinned man wears a navy suit. To his left, a light-skinned man wearing a navy suit holds a cello. To his left, a light-skinned woman with blonde hair wears a purple dress. To her left, behind the man with the drum, a light-skinned man wearing a navy suit holds an alto-saxophone. To his back left, a medium-light skin toned man stands wearing a navy suit. In front, a light-skinned toned man wearing a navy suit sits on a chair. Behind him, a light-skin toned woman stands wearing a purple dress.

Best things to do this weekend in LA and SoCal: Dec. 6 - 8

Tree lightings around town, the MLS Cup Final, VinylFest, a celebration of Alan Turing at Caltech, and more.

Players on the LA Galaxy soccer team cheer on stage as one player hold the conference trophy in the center of the frame.

Hollywood’s flopping. Send in the clowns!

A peculiar figure is reigning supreme in the shadow of the mainstream entertainment industry: clowns! We explore why.

A group of five people stand on stage looking out at the audience. In the center is a bald man wearing a black tank top lifting his arm and shining a flashlight out towards the audience.

The 50 best albums of 2024

You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of 2024 that we were in for a ride.

Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal: December 2 - 5

The Dandy Warhols at the Moroccan Lounge, holiday lights galore, a Jeopardy! bar trivia night, and more.

A photo showing four people sitting on a solid bench, looking at tall, illuminated sculptures that look like giant sparkles. In the distance is a large crowd and a stage.

All I want for Christmas is ... help getting this song out of my head

The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track specifically designed to banish "Jingle Bells," "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and other much-too-catchy seasonal tunes.

In this 2014 photo, Mariah Carey sings at a holiday concert in New York City. She's wearing a shiny silver dress and is holding a microphone in one hand, while her mouth is open as she belts out a song. The background is blurry red with lots of sparkling lights.

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