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Travis lead singer Fran Healy on the f-word, community in LA and the band’s 'live friendship' on stage

He vents about his complicated relationship with L.A. on the band's latest album. But the response to the recent wildfire emergency challenged those assumptions.

The four members of the band Travis pose together wearing all black in a white studio room. Lead singer Fran Healy stands at the center, with his short hair dyed vibrantly orange.

Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal: January 27 - 30

Benefit concerts galore, last chance for William Eggleston’s photographs at Zwirner, a Lunar New Year comedy show, Travis at the Wiltern, and more of the best things to do.

A crowd at a concert as a band plays. Purple, orange and white stage lights obscure who's performing.

5 takeaways from the 2025 Oscar nominations

From Emilia Pérez and its 13(!) nominations to the profoundly gross The Substance getting a Best Picture nod, the 2025 Oscar nominees addressed big social and political issues, all to varying degrees.

Here are the 2025 nominees for the Oscars

The Academy Awards will be broadcast March 2 on ABC and Hulu.

Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: January 24 - 26

Enjoy music events from pop to jazz to roots, a cruise-in, French toast to benefit the LAFD, a 30-minute storytelling festival and more.

Car meet up with people standing outside looking at the cars.

Replay: 2025 Oscar nominations came out this morning

Comedians Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott announced the nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards on Thursday morning. Nominations were delayed twice due to the fires in Los Angeles.

Best things to do in Los Angeles and Southern California: January 20 - 23

Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by volunteering, eat at one of the many restaurants supporting first responders, Jill Sobule plays the Ebell, and more.

A young Black woman smiles ofr the camera, wearing workers' gloves and holding loose green shrubbery as she volunteers outdoors. Behind her, you can see others working the land.

Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Lil Baby and more will play FireAid benefit concert in LA

The Jan. 30 event at two venues in Inglewood will stream live and raise money for those affected by the wildfires.

Go Fact Yourself quiz for January 18

Our celebrity panelists Paula Poundstone and Open Mike Eagle go head to head this week on their knowledge of the TV show Breaking Bad and the Jonathan Hickman era of X-Men comics. 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 Paula Poundstone and Open Mike Eagle". 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, Paula Poundstone a white female and Open Mike Eagle, a dark skinned male.

Here are some LA shows supporting people impacted by the fires

Musicians, artists, and creatives are donating their time and talents across Southern California.

A white sign with red text reads "We [love] u beautiful Altadena" is affixed to a tree on a sidewalk. A two story home can be seen in the background with yellow caution tape hanging down from the roof towards the left.

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