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As Gustavo Dudamel prepares to leave L.A. Phil, his love affair with L.A. isn’t over
On the second weekend of May, Gustavo Dudamel gave the New York Philharmonic a salsa shock. He gleefully brought the startled players together with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, an uptown salsa and jazz band, for concerts at Lincoln Center and Washington Heights. The city‘s classical music fans treated it as a cultural breakthrough; Dudamel is…
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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: The Most Purely Entertaining ‘Star Wars’ Movie Since the 1980s
Sometimes you just wanna watch a guy and his puppet kick ass. “The Mandalorian and Grogu” is the first theatrically released “Star Wars” movie in seven years, and (as near as I can tell) the first theatrical release without any characters from the original trilogy. It is blissfully free of self-reverence and connective tissue. You…
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Spencer Pratt’s Make L.A. Great Again acolytes and their dark vision of the city
If anyone needs the axiom “Tell me who you’re with, and I’ll tell you who you are” whispered to them every morning as a reminder to do better, it’s Spencer Pratt. Can someone do that ASAP, por favor? Instead of holding events around Los Angeles to convince skeptics that his mayoral campaign is for everyone,…
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CNN legend issues scathing takedown of Trump-defender Scott Jennings: ‘Divas and sellouts’
Despite long being one of President Donald Trump’s fiercest critics, GOP strategist Scott Jennings has gone on to become one of the president’s strongest defenders in his frequent appearances on CNN, but on Monday, former CNN reporter Jim Acosta lambasted Jennings as nothing more than an opportunistic “sellout.” “There are a lot of divas and…
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Steve Hilton: Chad Bianco needs to go now — before Newsom deploys nuclear option for Dems
Gavin Newsom finally said the quiet part out loud. Last week, Newsom admitted he has a secret “break the glass” plan to stop Republicans from advancing in the governor’s race. That comment revealed how the California Democrat elite views this election. They are worried. Not about whether a Democrat will make the top two. No,…
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Geena Davis, 70, looks half her age in glam red carpet appearance
Geena Davis looked younger than ever posing for red carpet pics Monday. The actress was all smiles at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Boroughs” in a plunging black dress patterned with white beads. The 70-year-old, who plays Renee on the Netflix show, completed her look with black tights, pumps and layered silver necklaces. Geena…
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A surge in Nevada data center construction threatens the electricity supply for 49,000 Californians
Those big data centers being built for artificial intelligence firms are in bad odor nationwide. Seven in 10 Americans oppose projects in their local communities, according to a recent Gallup poll. More than a dozen, valued at some $64 billion, have been blocked or delayed by local opposition in recent years. But what happens when…
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‘This changes everything’: New poll shows long-dismissed red state finally in play
A new Change Research survey shows Democrat Alex Vindman leading Republican Ashley Moody by two points in the Florida Senate race, a result the Vindman campaign on Monday hailed as a sign that the long-dismissed red state may finally be in play. The poll has Vindman at 47% to Moody’s 45%, according to numbers circulated…
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A History of ‘Utterly Ordinary People’
Decades ago, Ada Ferrer learned a lesson about what she’d later call the “misencounter between the history I was reading and the history of the people in my life.” During the late 1980s, while pursuing a master’s degree in history at the University of Texas, Ferrer asked her parents to share their memories of events…
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This Miles Davis centennial exhibit features photos even his family had never seen
It’s a celebratory Wednesday night at Musichead Gallery on Sunset Boulevard. Jazz music drifts into the night from an open doorway guarded by a resolute figure in a black suit. Light from an old marquee shines on the sidewalk, trumpeting the evening’s main event in all caps: “‘Miles Davis: A Century of Cool,’ opening Saturday.”…