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Billy Al Bengston, Ferus Gallery pioneer and purveyor of 'Kustom Kar' culture, dies at 88

LOS ANGELES — Billy Al Bengston, the artist who helped establish L.A. Cool School at the Ferus Gallery through his geometric brand of West Coast, custom car-culture inspired Pop art, has died. He was 88.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 10, 2022

LA council chief caught racially attacking fellow lawmaker’s son on hot mic

California lawmakers join condemnation of comments amid apologies

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

'Jeopardy!' champ Amy Schneider weds Genevieve Davis in California: 'I'm so lucky'

Amy Schneider and Genevieve Davis wed earlier this year during a "small private ceremony" in Alameda County, California, the "Jeopardy!" champion announced Tuesday on social media.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 28, 2022

Henry Fuhrmann, LA Times editor and 'word nerd' who fought for fairness in grammar, dies at 65

LOS ANGELES — No one had really paid too much attention to the hyphen. In matters of race and heritage — as in "African-Americans" or "Italian-Americans" — it was easily overlooked, an innocuous piece of punctuation that seemed to make sense.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 15, 2022

Demi Lovato declares ‘this next tour’ will be the last: ‘I can’t do this anymore’

Is Demi Lovato hanging up those touring shoes? The singer announced Tuesday in a since-deleted social media post that she was sick and that “this next tour” would be her last.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 14, 2022

Jean-Luc Godard, deeply influential French New Wave filmmaker, dies at 91

Jean-Luc Godard, the influential French New Wave writer-director who broke new ground in cinematic expression in the 1960s with films such as “Breathless,” “Contempt” and “Weekend” and became a guiding light to fellow filmmakers throughout his more than six-decade career, has died. He was 91.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 13, 2022

Peter Straub, influential horror author and Stephen King collaborator, dies at 79

Horror writer Peter Straub, who cemented his place in the genre with works including “Ghost Story,” “The Talisman” and “A Dark Matter,” has died. He was 79. Straub’s son, Benjamin, told the Los Angeles Times he died “surrounded by love ones” in Manhattan on Sunday from complications due to a…

Los Angeles Times · Sep 8, 2022

Accuser to DA: Arrest Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears immediately amid allegations

LOS ANGELES — The woman who recently sued Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears for alleged child sexual abuse submitted a letter Monday to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office calling for the comedians' immediate arrest and prosecution.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 6, 2022

The winners and losers of a muted Telluride Film Festival

TELLURIDE, Colo. — The Telluride Film Festival has long cherished its image as an oasis for movie lovers, tucked away in a remote Colorado box canyon, free from the cares of the world.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 6, 2022

Alejandro G. Inarritu answers critics of his new film: 'There's a kind of racist undercurrent'

TELLURIDE, Colo. — Everything about Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's new film is on a big scale. The themes and ideas — involving identity, Mexican history, race, success, family and mortality — are big. The level of cinematic ambition is big. Even the complete title — "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful…

Los Angeles Times · Sep 6, 2022