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One question has bothered Martin Ludlow in his decades as a concert and event promoter in Los Angeles. In a city packed with excellent jazz musicians, and a century of history with the genre, why is there no local equivalent of the massive festivals that cities like Montreal, New Orleans or Montreux, Switzerland, have built?…

Successful romances star at least one looker. I don’t mean someone attractive. I mean an actor who gazes at their scene partner with such delight that we swoon, too. Clark Gable was a looker. Diane Keaton was a looker. The combined eyeball voltage of Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone is so powerful that it’s turned…

Before hitting the stage, the comedians of the TV series “Jokes with JoySauce” have an on-camera ritual of exchanging immigrant stories about growing up with their families. There is no audience during these moments, just comics being vulnerable with one another. The tales give insight into the lives they live offstage and their perspectives as…

Book Review If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Two figures will always haunt the human imagination: the woman in ecstasy, and the woman in madness. This enduring fascination may stem as much from the paper-thin line that separates the two…

Shaboozey has responded to the backlash over remarks he made at the 2026 Grammy Awards. In a statement posted on the social media site X Monday, the country singer-songwriter said he wanted to “acknowledge the conversation” spurred by his heartfelt speech after his historic Grammy win for country duo/group performance. After sharing that his mother,…

It’s time to play the music. It’s time to light the lights. It’s time to see the Muppets on “The Muppet Show” again. A new special, premiering Wednesday on Disney+, resurrects the beloved variety program to celebrate the 50th anniversary since it first charmed viewers of all ages. At the helm of this revival is…

“Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie will not head to Milan for NBC’s 2026 Winter Olympics coverage as she deals with the ongoing police investigation into the suspected abduction of her mother. “Savannah will not be joining us at the Olympics as she focuses on being with her family during this difficult time,” an NBC Sports representative…

Chuck Negron, one of three lead singers in the original lineup of the hitmaking Los Angeles band Three Dog Night, died Monday at his home in Studio City. He was 83. His death was announced by a representative, Zach Farnum, who didn’t specify a cause but said that Negron died peacefully surrounded by his family….

Making his first major post-arrest television interview Monday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Don Lemon detailed the moments surrounding his incarceration and his experience as a journalist becoming the center of a news story. “There’s a lot that I cannot say,” Lemon told Kimmel. “But what I will say is that I’m not a protester. I…

Controversial director Brett Ratner, whose documentary “Melania,” about the first lady, premiered last week, found himself in the headlines once again over his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. A photograph, part of the trove of files released Friday in the Department of Justice’s investigation into Epstein, shows Ratner sitting on a couch with his arms…