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Best Things To Do This Weekend In Los Angeles And SoCal: Dec. 2 - 4

LA Comic Con returns for a weekend of cosplay and pop-culture. Giant Robot’s Post-It Show showcases tiny art for sale. A Holidayfest features a great music lineup. And a Comedy Coven conjures up the laughs.

A cosplayer dressed as a Transformer in blues, reds and grays poses during 2021 Los Angeles Comic Con.

Disney’s Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office: It's A Turkey

The studio’s latest animated release, Strange World, fizzled over the holiday weekend, as Disney’s annus horribilis nears its end.

An image of an animated character named Searcher Clade, voiced by Jake Gyllenhaal, with an animated dog in Disney's "Strange World."

The Rules Of Improv Can Make You Funnier. They Can Also Make You More Confident

I used to be shy about speaking up at meetings, for example, but after doing sketches in front of a live audience, it seemed like a piece of cake.

An illustration shows sic people backstage at a theater. They are holding up empty word bubbles into the shape of a laughing face. It is dark around them, and stage lights, a ladder and a hanging platform can be seen.

A Teary Will Smith Opens Up To Trevor Noah About The 'Rage' Behind His Oscar Slap

In his first big interview since March, the blockbuster actor said he "just lost it" over Rock's joke about his wife's hair. "That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time," he said.

Actor Will Smith's success at the 94th Oscars was largely overshadowed by his behavior earlier in the ceremony, when he slapped comedian Chris Rock over a joke about Smith's wife's hair. In a new interview, Smith says that bottled up rage led to that moment.

Best Things To Do This Week In Los Angeles And SoCal: Nov. 28 - Dec. 1

Celebrate the holiday season at the Irwindale Speedway. Watch National Geographic documentaries or films hand-picked by MoMA. Attend a Star Wars-themed burlesque show. Listen to Everclear on its 30th-anniversary tour.

Holiday Season In Southern California: A large tree at the top of the Music Center steps bathed in white lights.

Gingerbread! Santa! Moppets! Here's Your 2022 Holiday Movie Guide

It's time once again for holiday-themed TV movies. Does this largely mean Christmas romcoms? It does.

The actress Lindsay Lohan, a white woman who appears to be in her 20s or 30s, is shown in a movie still wearing an expensive-looking red dress, a large black hat. and sunglasses. She is speaking on a cell phone and trailed by a man and a woman.

Winston The French Bulldog Has Won The National Dog Show

The three-year-old French bulldog competed against some 1,500 dogs representing 200+ breeds and varieties of the American Kennel Club. "He fits the standard perfectly," said his handler, Perry Payson.

Three-year-old Winston was the best-in-show winner at the 2022 National Dog Show.

Best Things To Do This Thanksgiving Weekend In Los Angeles And SoCal: Nov. 25 - 27

Celebrate the holiday season on Holiday Road or at the Lighting of the Bay. Watch The Nutcracker — performed by puppets. Catch The Three Stooges on the big screen. Add to your vinyl collection with Record Store Day’s Black Friday releases.

Floating holiday display in the middle of a lake at sunset.

Inside An Early Morning World Cup Watch Party In Boyle Heights

The PodeRosas normally come together to root for women's soccer. But they're willing to make exceptions.

Smiling soccer fans clap and high-five each other while inside a restaurant. In the background, fans cheer at stadium on a television screen.

Best Things To Do This Thanksgiving Week In Los Angeles And SoCal: Nov. 21 - 24

Prep for Thankgiving by watching an improvised comedy/dinner party. Pre-burn calories by running a turkey trot for a good cause. Watch The Flaming Lips live. Ice skate in downtown L.A.

Fireworks and confetti light the stage as a performer stands inside a big plastic bottle.

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