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How the more inclusive Spirit Awards recognize the true diversity in movies today

With little overlap with the Oscars, the 2020 Spirit Awards look to have a more diverse and inclusive group of nominees, setting their own standards.




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Oscars 2020 red carpet has been rejiggered. Photographers tell how

Longtime Los Angeles Times photographers Al Seib and Jay Clendenin assess the 2020 setup.




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How 'Parasite' made Oscars history as the first foreign-language best picture winner

"Parasite" won the Oscar for best picture, becoming the first non-English language movie to do so. How did it win?




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12 TV shows you'll need to watch to get ready for this year's Emmys

Peak TV is still peaking, which means Emmy season has officially begun. Here are 12 shows you need to watch to get ready for this year's awards.




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Kliff Kingsbury's Arizona home steals the show during the NFL Draft

Kliff Kingsbury's modern Arizona home — which he bought last year for $4.45 million — made the rounds on Twitter during Thursday's NFL Draft.




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Kylie Jenner reportedly drops $36.5 million on Holmby Hills showplace

Reality star and makeup mogul Kylie Jenner just dropped $36.5 million on an impressive mansion in Holmby Hills.




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Home of the Week: Bird Streets aerie offers a showcase of design

In the Bird Streets, a modern residence runs the gamut in the design world with connections to architect Gus Duffy, designer Ron Collier, designer Barbara Barry and late art patron Merry Norris. Asking price: $5.995 million.




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How to visit Paris without leaving home

Armchair Travel: Experience the French capital from where you are




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easyJet, Ryanair and BA flight refunds: How to get your money back for cancelled trips

Passengers are struggling to claim money back during the global pandemic




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Virgin Atlantic showed British Airways how to be great

Plane talk: A flag carrier needs a home-grown rival




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How to visit Barcelona without leaving home

Armchair Travel: Experience the Catalan city from where you are




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How to visit Amsterdam without leaving home

Armchair Travel: Experience the Dutch capital during lockdown




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How to visit New York without leaving home

Armchair Travel: See the Big Apple from wherever you are




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Ugly turns uglier as a Tesla filing shows results were goosed by a surge in credits

Tesla's financial results released last week didn't mention that the automaker's revenue included $200 million collected from regulatory credits.




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Volvo shows an electric SUV and plans to drop cars running on just gas or diesel

The Chinese-owned carmaker from Sweden wants to add "sustainability" to its reputation for safety




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L.A. Auto Show: VW America's chief has a plan to move past the emissions scandal

Volkswagen of America CEO Scott Keogh wants to regain your trust.




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The life and death of Lowrider: How the Chicano car magazine shaped California

Lowrider magazine was once among the bestselling newsstand automotive periodicals in the country. After 42 years, it will cease to print this year.




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Dude rented me a Tesla on Turo. It's clear how its car-sharing model is different

Peer-to-peer car sharing seems strange but turns out to be easy, if a bit expensive.




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How Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini are setting a new high bar for ultra-luxury SUVs

Fancy gas-powered 4x4s are bringing boutique brands more sales and new buyers




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How good are your car headlights? Here's how technology is making them safer

Automobile headlights haven't been very good, but they're improving, according to the auto insurance industry.




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Musk outburst over 'fascist' coronavirus shutdown shows pressure to keep up growth

With auto sales slammed by COVID-19, Musk sticks to his vision of a beautiful future for Tesla. But what about cash?




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Column: How Hollywood creators are helping below-the-line workers during coronavirus shutdown

In six days, the It Takes Our Village fund has raised nearly $790,000 for crew members put out of work after the coronavirus pandemic halted production.




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How do you release an action movie during a pandemic? The makers of Netflix's 'Extraction' find out

Chris Hemsworth and the team behind the new Netflix action movie "Extraction" on releasing the film into a world unrecognizable from when they made it.




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Reopening California: Hollywood is figuring out how to start rolling again

Hollywood is eager to get back to work after the coronavirus outbreak, but union officials, studio executives and others must first agree on new protocols to make filming safe again.




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The worst summer movie season ever? Nope. It's time for an #UltimateSummerMovie Showdown

We're compiling the greatest summer movies of all time — and we need your help.




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How will movie theaters make customers feel safe after coronavirus?

Movie theaters might start opening up as soon as mid-June. That's going to be more complicated than it sounds.




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How a white rapper's sidekick became a breakout sitcom star — and TV's unlikeliest role model

To portray his on-screen hype man, Dave "Lil Dicky" Burd turned to his real-life hype man: Davionte "GaTa" Ganter.




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Second City's free 'Last Show Left on Earth': Your quarantine must-watch of the day

Something sketchy this way comes: "30 Rock" alum Jack McBrayer hosts "The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth."




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'I'm painting rocks': How pop star Charli XCX is staying sane during quarantine

Pop singer-songwriter Charli XCX is holed up in Beachwood Canyon with her boyfriend and two roommates. "The idea of remaining still is quite daunting to me."




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Fiona Apple's stunningly intimate new album makes a bold show of unprettiness

Fiona Apple's fifth album, five years in the making, is a rich text to scour in quarantine.




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From Taylor to Elton to J. Lo: How Hugh Evans (and Lady Gaga) assembled 'One World' in just two weeks

On Saturday, Global Citizen will present the all-star concert "One World: Together at Home," to air on CBS, NBC and ABC. It has already raised $40 million for the WHO.




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At 'One World' concert, earnestness, uplift and even some glorious showbiz artifice

Starring Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Rolling Stones and more, Global Citizen's "One World: Together at Home" broadcast raised $127 million for the W.H.O.




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Happy birthday, William Shakespeare: How the Bard can be your quarantine must-watch

Mark Shakespeare's birthday with a watch party at home. How to see Patrick Stewart in 'Macbeth," Danielle Brooks in "Much Ado About Nothing" and more.




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How L.A. artist Wayne White captured the 'curdled American dream' for the cover of X's 'Alphabetland'

L.A. punk band X tapped famed "word painter" Wayne White to create the striking cover art for its new album, "Alphabetland."




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How to watch Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday party with Streep, Patinkin and LuPone

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Neil Patrick Harris, Sutton Foster, Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, Christine Baranski, Katrina Lenk and Michael Cerveris salute composer Stephen Sondheim.




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Teletherapy, meds, meditation: How musicians with mental health issues are coping with corona anxiety

With concerts cancelled and album releases amiss, musicians with mental health issues are struggling with the stress and uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic.




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How Diddy trash-talked Babyface into battling Teddy Riley on Instagram

R&B singer, songwriter and producer Babyface was initially wary of battling fellow legend Teddy Riley on IG Live. Then old friend Diddy stepped in.




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The real star of Showtime's new series? L.A.'s neglected Mexican and Chicano history

Los Angeles history — in particular its Mexican and Chicano culture and folklore — is at the heart of Showtime's "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels."




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Watching more TV than ever? Here are 5 shows worth your time this week

The Times TV team recommends the five TV shows we're watching this week — and that you should be watching too.




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How Christine Baranski pulled off her viral Sondheim song with Streep and McDonald

Christine Baranski explains how she came to sing "The Ladies Who Lunch" with Meryl Streep and Audra McDonald for Stephen Sondheim's virtual birthday.




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Dr. Fauci saw Brad Pitt's 'SNL' impersonation of him. So how did Pitt do?

In an interview with Telemundo, Dr. Anthony Fauci shared how he felt about Brad Pitt impersonating him on 'Saturday Night Live' over the weekend.




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Apple's new TV show reconsiders the 'murder gene.' Here's what the science says

In 'Defending Jacob,' based on the book by William Landay, creator Mark Bomback takes on the 'murder gene.' We looked into the science behind it.




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How to adapt an unadaptable novel? For Hulu's 'Normal People,' you hire the novelist

In adapting her novel "Normal People" for Hulu, Sally Rooney and director Lenny Abrahamson tried to "tap into the silence of the book" to capture its essence.




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How accurate is 'Mrs. America's' portrayal of Phyllis Schlafly's gay son? We researched

What the 'Mrs. America' gets right and wrong about Brenda and Marc Feigen Fasteau and Phyllis Schlafly's son in Episode 5.




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Film production is shut down but documentaries are still being made. Here's how

From a look at Barack Obama's White House photographer to a personal production on the streets of Germany, many documentaries are still in production during quarantine thanks to technology, smaller crews and archival footage.




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The 'Parks and Recreation' cast reunites tonight. Here's how to watch

NBC and Universal Television's "A Parks and Recreation Special" airs tonight on NBC, featuring the original cast and special guests filmed from their homes.




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How Mindy Kaling brought the Hindu tradition of Ganesh Puja to American TV

In her new Netflix series "Never Have I Ever," co-creator Mindy Kaling introduces American viewers to the Hindu practice of Ganesh Puja.




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This is how 'Normal People' made some of TV's steamiest sex scenes

Director Lenny Abrahamson and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal discuss making the sex scenes in Hulu's "Normal People," based on Sally Rooney's book.




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'All Rise' is the first TV drama to tackle coronavirus. Here's how they did it

Like most scripted TV series, CBS legal drama "All Rise" was on hold for the coronavirus outbreak — until producers hatched a plan for a virtual season finale.




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Watching more TV than ever? Here are 5 shows worth your time this week

The Times TV team recommends the five TV shows we're watching this week — and that you should be watching too.