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DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media
7+ hour, 1+ min 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
3+ day, 19+ hour 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
1+ week, 4+ 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?
6+ mon, 4+ hour 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 TikToker who fell in love with her psychiatrist"
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (633+ words) Let's unpack our need to unpack the whole "woman on TikTok 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 the…...
How the TikTok algorithm created new words like 'unalive"
7+ mon, 4+ day 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
8+ mon, 2+ 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…...
Letters to the Editor: Criticism of Walt Disney animatronic seems goofy to one reader
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (163+ words) 'The Disney company is not only honoring one of their own, but is also honoring one of our great Americans,' writes an L.A. Times reader. To the editor: The criticism against the Disney company for the animatronic Walt Disney appears harsh…...