‘Somebody Somewhere’ showed Joel’s ‘naked and real’ truth — and Jeff Hiller’s too
“I know it’s a cliche to say I wasn’t expecting it, but I was not expecting it,” says Jeff Hiller of his surprise Emmy nomination for his supporting role in...
Arts
Larry King’s legacy extends beyond the suspenders, Frank Sinatra letters up for auction
It sometimes happens that when a celebrity dies, some of their stuff — whatever their survivors have not been left or absconded with — might be auctioned off. Objects that...
How Not to Fix American Democracy
Is America a democracy? Reactionaries, such as the activist Charlie Kirk and Senator Mike Lee of Utah, say it is not, never was, and shouldn’t be. They justify the antidemocratic...
Who will be late-night TV’s last man standing? Byron Allen takes his shot
Before Byron Allen became a media mogul, he was one of those comedians whose life was changed by Johnny Carson. Growing up, Allen would accompany his mother to the NBC...
‘The Studio’ guide to L.A.: Where your favorite characters live, eat, shop, exercise and more
The characters on “The Studio” — the Apple TV+ hit that recently earned a record-breaking 23 Emmy nominations, the most ever for a freshman comedy — don’t have much of...
Can Blue Note become the new hot spot for L.A. jazz?
Danny Bensusan opened the Blue Note in Greenwich Village in 1981 and helped it quickly became home to some of the biggest names in jazz. Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar...
TV networks want in on your ‘watercooler moment.’ In fact, they’re trying to re-create it
In an age of changing media consumption (and work-from-home) habits, the phrase “watercooler television” may be something of an anachronism. But as anyone following shows like “The White Lotus” can...
Carrie Coon breaks down that ‘Gilded Age’ finale, her ‘White Lotus’ monologue and more
Even hardcore fans of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” may have been surprised how far Bertha Russell, portrayed by now three-time Emmy nominee Carrie Coon, went this season in her quest...
Bobby Whitlock, Derek and the Dominos founder and solo artist, dead at 77
Bobby Whitlock, the keyboardist, singer-songwriter and co-founder of the blues-rock group Derek and the Dominos, has died. He was 77. In a statement, his manager, Carole Kaye, said, “With profound...
‘Miracle Mile’ depicts ‘the kind of apocalypse that L.A. people imagine’
“Miracle Mile” takes place in a city in the throes of chaos as Angelenos flee the threat of a nuclear strike. The film was released in 1988, but it has...
