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Movie theaters finally emerge from the shadows of the pandemic
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (1095+ words) As movie theater owners and studio executives converge on Las Vegas this week for the annual Cinema Con trade conference, a rare sentiment is emerging " optimism. A string of hits like Amazon MGM Studios" "Project Hail Mary" and Universal Pictures,…...
Kids ate the multiplex: How family movies are taking over moviegoing
1+ week, 3+ day ago (817+ words) As "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" lands in theaters, coloring stations, collectible popcorn containers and mascot Marios are all in place to entice arguably the most prized moviegoers to Hollywood today: kids. By Sunday, Universal Pictures expects the five-day opening…...
Commentary: The grief behind the cascade of online Dolores Huerta photos
3+ week, 3+ day ago (918+ words) The famous 1960s-era black-and-white shot of her looking like a bohemian in sweatshirt and black paints while she holds up a sign proclaiming "HUELGA" in the grape fields of California's Central Valley. Chanting at the front of picket lines, strands…...
DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1590+ words) Before the lights dimmed for the film, "The Lady from Shanghai" at Vidiots, Aidan Gannon and Jason Fine were busy perusing the aisles of endless DVDs. For these young cinephiles, the Eagle Rock hub isn't just a theater " it's a…...
"Just Pure Happiness": The Owner of Instagram Star Little Bear Lumi Finds a Very Unique Way to Hit the Slopes With Her Dog
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (496+ words) If your feed has been feeling a little too serious lately, Lumi is here to fix that. The fluffy Samoyed behind @littlebearlumi is going viral for an Instagram reel that answers a question nobody asked but everyone apparently wanted to…...
Essay: The other Kate Bush banger that deserves a comeback right now
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (335+ words) As a reader, I'm more of a "Jane Eyre" girl than a "Wuthering Heights" girl. Of course, I first devoured the novels at an age when I was too young to understand the Heathcliff-Catherine ourobouros dynamic; lonely, bookish orphan Jane…...
Review: In 'Relay,' a secret fixer will help you disappear " but what if you get lonely?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (430+ words) An actor of wide range ('Sound of Metal,' 'Nightcrawler'), Riz Ahmed plays a different kind of tech bro, an anonymous helper who shields corporate whistleblowers. If history has taught us anything, it's that no one is truly safe That gathering…...
Commentary: Let's unpack our toxic fixation with 'the Tik Toker who fell in love with her psychiatrist"
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (633+ words) Let's unpack our need to unpack the whole "woman on Tik Tok who fell in love with her psychiatrist" saga. Millions of people tuned in, though the fascination appears to have been less about the alleged actions and motivations of…...
How the Tik Tok algorithm created new words like 'unalive"
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (942+ words) Adam Aleksic has somehow managed to make linguistics cool. His rapid-fire videos have attracted an audience of millions across the social media universe. In them, the Etymology Nerd explores linguistics topics like the semiotics of dating websites, the social science…...
LA Times Today: On the Curtis Stone farm at the heart of his growing lifestyle empire
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (94+ words) Watch L. A. Times Today at 8 p. m. on Spectrum News 1 on Channel 1 or live stream on the Spectrum News App. Palos Verdes Peninsula and Orange County viewers can watch on Cox Systems on channel 99. LA Times Today: On the Curtis Stone farm at…...