There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...
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Fans sit in a darkened theater, dressed in an array of “Star Wars” apparel and intricate Jedi and Leia cosplay. A moment of silent tension, so thick you could cut it with a lightsaber, is shattered by loud cheers as an aged Han Solo boards the Millennium Falcon. Read more...
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Kid Cudi’s new album cover for “Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven” bears a striking resemblance to Robert Capa’s 1936 photo “The Falling Soldier.” In the photograph, Capa captures the moment a soldier is shot by a “speeding bullet” and falls to his death. Read more...
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After several hours of weeping over news of the November Paris attacks, Alex Beene realized his most recent children’s book was eerily relevant in the wake of the tragedy. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Alex Beene, second from left, authored “The Journey of the Paper Heart,” a story about a paper heart separated from its owner in Paris. After the Paris attacks, Beene decided to donate 100 percent of the proceeds to attack victims. (Courtesy of Marilyn Means)
Channel-hopping and advertisements become a thing of the past when people sit on the couch and binge watch their favorite series. Streaming services like Hulu and Netflix have changed the face of television, transforming it into a more free and organic industry for creators to produce content, said Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins. Read more...
Photo: Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins, left, witnesses firsthand the changing face of television, as Hulu is one of many companies that has contributed to transforming the industry into a freer space to produce original content. (Courtesy of Hulu)
Last year, Chris Martin bared listeners his broken heart with Coldplay’s album “Ghost Stories,” a sad eulogy to his split from longtime wife Gwyneth Paltrow. This year, with “A Head Full of Dreams,” he is attempting to convince his audience he’s ready to move on. Read more...
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Flip on a news channel and you’re likely to see characters with perfectly coiffed hair making fantastical claims directly at the camera. But how far does this connection between political figures and entertainment go? Read more...
