Los Angeles Times
These costume designers rebel against conformity
From 'Wicked: For Good' to 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' this year was filled with characters who stand up to authority. These pros made sure they dressed the part.
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Slain wife of wealthy farmer had returned to her ancestral home
She left her husband and went to Pinetop, where a town that adored her is reeling after her death
6 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Inside the two visions for the future presented in the animated epic 'Arco
The film from director Ugo Bienvenu imagines the worst-case scenario for humanity under the effects of climate change but also offers reasons for hope
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
O.C. loses hardcore haven
Chain Reaction, the legendary Anaheim all-ages punk venue, closes after 30 years.
8 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Irish have more flight than fight in 'em
The world of college football may be awash in uncertainty, but the last several weeks have proven one thing beyond a shadow of a doubt.
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
7 feats of building, all imbued with a sense of the future
In a year when fire destroyed so many structures, these new area landmarks deserve recognition
9 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
An essay by Maggie O’Farrell on making ‘Hamnet’ over a series of voice notes with director Chloé Zhao
WHEN I FIRST HEARD THAT CHLOÉ ZHAO was interested in making a film of my novel, “Hamnet,” I was instantly intrigued.
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Imax films earned $1 billion in 2025. Next year is set to be even bigger
Audiences are shelling out extra cash to see movies like 'Sinners' and 'One Battle After Another' in the premium format. Will they start to feel the squeeze?
4 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
A blunt, powerful re-creation of a real-life tragedy in Gaza
'The Voice of Hind Rajab' uses actual recording of a child trapped out of reach.
2 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Michael B. Jordan had to double down for 'Sinners'
The actor on reuniting with director Ryan Coogler and developing distinctive traits for his twin characters
4 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
It took many paws to make 'Zootopia 2'
Directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard on how the Disney Animation herd pitched in
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Jim Beam putting its distillery in Kentucky on the wagon for a while
Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration and slumping demand for a product that needs years of aging before it is ready.
1 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Urgent effort to boost Mississippi 3rd-graders’ reading
Michael Cormack felt as if he’d been punched in the stomach.
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Violent drills push recruits to the limit — even death
Fatalities across the nation have renewed scrutiny of some law enforcement training.
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Schumer urges lawsuit over Epstein files release
His resolution would target the Justice Department after 'cover-up,' he says.
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Davidson and Trojans hold off Bears, head into Big Ten play
Freshman’s career-best 24 points lead 61-57 win as USC wraps up nonconference slate.
1 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Actor starred on 'The Wire' as drug dealer Ziggy Sobotka
Maryland native also appeared in horror films 'Sinister' and 'The Black Phone.'
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Iamaleava returning to lead the Bruins
Quarterback agrees to stay put as Chesney will begin era with top-level play-caller.
4 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Favorites for fans of Brit crime dramas
Agatha Christie's birthplace is killing it with stories that make sense of the senseless.
5 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
One nod after another
The academy has recognized “One Battle After Another” filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson with plenty of nominations over the years. But Oscar voters seem to have been waiting for frogs to rain from the sky to give him an award. The biggest film of his career could change that.
1 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Trump suspends major wind projects, cites national security
The Trump administration on Monday escalated its battle against offshore wind by ordering a pause on all leases for large-scale wind projects under construction in the United States, this time citing national security threats.
4 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Bass launches her reelection campaign
Mayor sees her opponents as 'the billionaire class'
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Will Christmas miracle save the ski season?
California's snowpack is low, leaving bare dirt on many runs. But an atmospheric river is coming.
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Reporter says CBS held story due to politics
A '60 Minutes' piece on imprisonment of Venezuelan deportees was to air Sunday.
3 min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
DIRECTORS ROUND TABLE
Framing the conversation about money, politics and creative ambition in Hollywood
10+ min |
December 23, 2025
Los Angeles Times
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
It is indeed one battle after another between the top two contenders, Paul Thomas Anderson's \"One Battle\" and Chloé Zhao's \"Hamnet\" (adapted with the author of the novel, Maggie O'Farrell).
2 min |
December 23, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
AI Means the End of Entry-Level Jobs
This month's lackluster employment numbers spurred talk that artificial intelligence is destroying jobs.
3 min |
December 23, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Russian General Killed in Car Bombing
Kremlin says Ukraine might be responsible; Kyiv has targeted military leaders
1 min |
December 23, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Case Against Accused Chinese Agent Ends in Mistrial
A mistrial was declared in the trial of former New York state aide Linda Sun as jurors deadlocked over allegations that she became rich from acting as a Chinese agent.
1 min |
December 23, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Australian Terror Suspects Had Amassed an Arsenal
When the Bondi Beach terror suspects drove their car from a rented Airbnb to a Hanukkah festival, they were armed with two single-barreled shotguns, a Beretta rifle, pipe bombs, a “tennis-ball bomb” and another improvised explosive device.
2 min |