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Iconic LA DJ Cut Chemist celebrates 20th anniversary of debut album: 'I was raised on LA radio'

Final "Expert of None" event Aug 2 in Venice.

Turntablist and DJ Cut Chemist performs at an outdoor venue in Venice

Jonathan Gold was LA. 'City of Gold' director on what he'd write now

City of Gold documentarian says Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer transformed food writing and helped many understand L.A.

A male presenting person sits at a wood table. There are three stacks of books in front of him.

Paramount agrees to delay closing its Warner Bros buyout while judge considers challenge

Paramount said it wouldn’t close the merger until five days “after the merits determination in these matters” or June 1, 2027.

New doc ‘Nothing to See Here: Watts’ brings rival gangs together in pact to stop violence

Nothing to See Here: Watts takes viewers through the lives of community members as they experience violence, decades long gang rivalries, and neglect from city services.

FilmWeek: ‘Motor City,’ ‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender,’ ‘Her Private Hell’ and more!

Julia Paskin and the LAist film critics review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

In a dark alley, a blonde female presenting person with a shiny gold dress and light skin tone is seen smoking with a rugged male presenting person in a brown leather jacket.

Fans wait hours to try to buy Lucas Museum tickets. Was the force with you in the queue?

Tickets from the Sept. 22 grand opening through the end of next February were up for grabs as of Tuesday.

A white building in an infinity shape with black, glass roofing. Off to the left is a street with a few cars driving by. In front the white building is a large grass area.

FilmWeek: ‘The Odyssey,’ ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran,’ ‘Horsegirls’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Actor Matt Damon stands on a gloomy shore wearing dark Greek armor. Tarps and historically Greek boats can be seen in the background.

'The Odyssey': Christopher Nolan talked to us about making a 2,800-year-old story feel new

Christopher Nolan talked with LAist about how he adapted The Odyssey, which brings a story that's thousands of year old to a modern audience.

A male-presenting person with light skin, short, gray hair, and a gray goatee stands wearing a dark jacket in a cobblestone room. A male-presenting person with light skin, long, gray hair, a gray beard, and a dark jacket stands to his right. The person on the left has his left hand on the monitor of a large film camera that reads "IMAX" in black and white. There are several other people, both male- and female-presenting, in the room.

FCC officials took pricey gifts from Paramount as company needed approval for billion-dollar deals

Accepting tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala compromised the commissioners’ impartiality, ethics experts told ProPublica.

President Trump, in a tux, stands next to his wife Melania Trump in front of a background with logos for CBS and The Kennedy Center Honors.

Sam Neill, known for 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78, his family says

In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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