
Mike Roe
Former associate editor
(he/him)
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A new exhibition in downtown L.A., Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure, takes an inside look at the man and his work. That’s aided by access to the artist’s personal life — made possible because it’s presented by Basquiat’s estate, run by his sisters Jeanine Heriveaux and Lisane Basquiat.
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A new spinoff company created by mega-agency Endeavor — now controlling the industry leaders in both real and simulated fighting — will be valued at more than $21 billion.
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This weekend is WWE’s WrestleMania, the Super Bowl of the athletic fantasy known as professional wrestling — meanwhile, they face their toughest rivalry in years.
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His classic design work is still featured in longtime attractions including It’s A Small World, the Haunted Mansion, and the Enchanted Tiki Room.
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Every sketch, everywhere, all at once.
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Ngor wasn’t an actor — he was a Cambodian OB-GYN, who came to the U.S. after surviving torture and imprisonment. Ke Huy Quan has now become the second Asian actor to win, almost 40 years later.
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The beloved bishop was shot to death in his home last month.
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Carlos Medina had previously done work at the bishop’s home. When Medina was interviewed by investigators, his reasons for the killing “didn’t make sense” to them, according to authorities.
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High winds, high surface, snow and ice at unusually low elevations. Buckle in.
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K-pop group BTS is being immortalized in a Lego set inspired by their 2020 music video “Dynamite,” the band’s first U.S. No. 1 single.
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