Arts & Entertainment

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios To End Strike

Now that the actors union has announced a deal, Hollywood could soon be heading back to work as soon as 12:01 a.m. tomorrow.

A group of women mostly wearing black "SAG-AFTRA" T-shirts walk in a picket line along a sidewalk. Their signs read "SAG-AFTRA on strike." One has her sleeves rolled up to her shoulders. One has a head wrap tied tightly to her scalp. Two others are wearing wide-brimmed sun hats.

A Stalemate On Artificial Intelligence Is One Of Several Items Holding Up A Deal Between Actors And Studios

Protections around artificial intelligence and the use of actors’ digital replicas have been part of SAG-AFTRA’s demands from the beginning of the strike.

Best Things To Do This Week In Los Angeles And SoCal: Nov. 6 - 9

Take a night walk through a Lumina Enchanted experience. Celebrate the opening of the Egyptian Theatre. Skate your way into the holidays in Santa Monica.

A group of 7 people stare at a light installation with their backs to the camera.

Actors' Union Is Reviewing 'Last, Best And Final Offer' From Studios

Actors are striking over residual payments for streaming and the use of artificial intelligence, among other issues.

A person with light-tone skin in a white hat and shirt points at a picket sign that reads: SAF-AFTRA on STRIKE! Outside the Paramount Pictures gate.

We Asked Hollywood Actors And Writers To Imagine The Strikes On Screen

Some striking writers and actors told us it would be a rom-com. Others suggested a mystery, an alien abduction movie, or even a heist flick!

What To Watch This Weekend: 'Invincible' Season 2, 'Bodies' & 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves'

Get an idea of how good the latest TV releases are and save yourself the headache of scrolling through every streaming service as we look at some shows with a tinge of realism that you might like.

Promotional display for the Paramount+ show "Lawmen: Bass Reeves"

'Gimme More': LA Public Library Races to Keep Up With Demand for Britney Spears Memoir

The Woman in Me has been in such high demand that LAPL has had to buy hundreds of e-books, audiobooks and physical copies to keep up.

A physical library copy of Britney Spears's memoir "The Woman in Me" against an orange and blue backdrop.

Best Things To Do This Weekend In Los Angeles And Southern California: Nov. 3 - 5

Celebrate Día de Los Muertos with Self Help Graphics. Screen home movies at the Academy Museum. Attend Anime Pasadena.

Two cosplayers pose in front of a giant inflatable yellow Pikachu.

On Día De Los Muertos, LGBTQ+ Latinos Navigate Grief With Celebration

At Mi Centro in Boyle Heights, neighbors honored the time with a community ofrenda.

A view of two people in crowd outside at night. They have their faces painted to look like skulls and they're wearing blue dodgers memorabilia. One person on the left is wearing a nun headpiece. In the background are blue and yellow lights radiating through the fog.

Best Things To Do This Halloween Week In Los Angeles And SoCal: Oct. 30 - Nov. 2

Spend Halloween with a few thousand besties at WeHo's Carnaval. Celebrate Día de los Muertos at the 24th Street Theatre. Check out The Vampire Circus. Watch E.T. with John Williams' score performed by the LA Phil live.

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