It turns out the amount of objectifying Pete Davidson received from the tabloids took a toll on his βBDE.β The βSaturday Night Liveβ alumnus told βThe Breakfast Clubβ on Wednesday that he was βembarrassedβ by the way his personal life crowded out his work. βI brought a lot of pop culture into [SNL], like, I…
Before sunup on Jan. 8, as the Eaton fire roared across the San Gabriel Mountains, a blaze of texts and calls lit up my phone with a ferocity of their own. Iβm used to being a switchboard of sorts β as a journalist, inevitably, word travels to and through me. In those chaotic, early hours,…
Louis Naidorf, the visionary architect behind the iconic Capitol Records Building, died Wednesday night of natural causes. He was 96. His death was confirmed by his longtime friend Mike Harkins. Naidorfβs distinctive approach to architectural design, blending logic with creativity and function with feeling, helped define the Los Angeles cityscape. Though best known for the…
On a wide, empty stretch of Venice Beach in 1980, seven Los Angeles architects β Frank Gehry, Thom Mayne, Eric Owen Moss, Coy Howard, Craig Hodgetts, Robert Mangurian and Frederick Fisher β gathered for a group portrait by photographer Ave Pildas. Clad in mismatched outfits and standing casually in the sand, they looked more like…
At Whisky a Go Go, the Doors were the house band during the summer of 1966. Guns Nβ Roses and Bob Marley and the Wailers recorded live albums at the Roxy. Van Halen got their start at shuttered nightclub Gazzarriβs. Itβs undeniable that West Hollywoodβs Sunset Strip is a legendary music mecca β particularly when…
Thirty years ago, the coming-of-age romantic comedy βCluelessβ opened in movie theaters and went on to become an enduring American pop culture touchstone. βIβm thrilled that people love it and continue to love it,β the movieβs star, Alicia Silverstone, said in a recent conversation in New York. βYoung people. Old people. Itβs really gone on…
In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, Kathy Bates discusses starring in a hit TV series at 77 with βMatlock,β and Jason Segel explains why he finds the emotional vulnerability of βShrinkingβ so creatively fulfilling. Mark Olsen: For the Los Angeles Times, Iβm Mark Olsen. Welcome to The Envelope podcast. Iβm here today…
From the opening moments of βHighest 2 Lowest,β Spike Leeβs remix-as-remake of Akira Kurosawaβs 1963 crime thriller βHigh and Low,β you should know that the filmmaker is here primarily for a good time and heβs asking us to play along. Over aerial shots of the sun hitting the New York City skyline, including the stunning…
Itβs a good time to be Danielle Brooks. She received an Oscar nomination for βThe Color Purpleβ in 2024 β her performance as Sofia also earned her a Grammy for best musical theater album β but Brooks has arguably had an even better 2025. So far this year, she has starred in the nearly billion-dollar-grossing…
The entertainment news show βExtraβ is getting a new host in its old age. Derek Hough, best known as a dance pro and now judge on βDancing With the Stars,β will replace Billy Bush as lead anchor of the syndicated series, which is going into its 32nd season in September. In a statement to The…