What led to LGBTQ+ nonprofit Outfest’s struggles
For more than 40 years, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Outfest has been a fixture in the indie cinema circuit, elevating…
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Year in Media, Entertainment: What’s Broken, What’s Surging, What Next
Today’s episode is about 2023 in media—from TV to film, from the miracle of Barbenheimer to the superhero drought, from…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: Inside the calamitous fall of a rap mogul
On a late afternoon in April, about two dozen music-industry tastemakers gathered at the 17,000-square-foot Holmby Hills mansion of Sean…
Hiltzik: This porn company profits by shaming porn consumers
Strike 3 Holdings is a Southern California maker of pornographic films that identifies its products as “high-end, artistic, and performer-inspiring…
KCRW plans staff cuts to help close $3 million budget deficit
Facing a projected $3 million budget deficit, Santa Monica public radio station KCRW-FM (89.9) is preparing to reduce staff amid…
Taylor Swift makes history as Time’s 2023 Person of the Year
Taylor Swift will never, ever, ever get tired of breaking records and making history, it seems. Time magazine named the…
Taylor Swift Says Beyoncé Is “The Most Precious Gem of a Person”
Let’s face it: 2023 has been the year of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, especially since they’re icons who have been…
After ‘The Marvels’ flop, questions mount for Disney over MCU
Walt Disney Co., whose latest superhero film “The Marvels” concluded last weekend as the lowest-grossing film in the Marvel Cinematic…
Year in Review: How women saved hollywood
In case you were doubting the notion that women have to work harder and achieve more to be considered equal…
Michael Latt, who was killed at home, uplifted diverse artists
Michael Latt, a 33-year-old marketing strategist and social justice advocate who was shot and killed in his Los Angeles home…