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What literature belongs in today's classroom? 5 L.A. high school teachers weigh in14:10 F. Scott Fitzgerald, Octavia E. Butler, Homer: Los Angeles teachers share what they are teaching in today's high school classrooms, book recommendations and how they're fighting AI and tech fatigue. 'Coriolanus' in Griffith Park: Indie Shakes conscripts Shakespeare's haughty warrior14:10 Independent Shakespeare Co. presents a vivid outdoor rendering of William Shakespeare's 'Coriolanus,' directed by David Melville, as part of its Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival. Commentary: Even in ugly times, the bicentennial united us. America 250 still can14:10 If grassroots America could find reason to celebrate in the shadow of political assassinations, a crippling gas shortage and the Vietnam War, we can figure out a way to do it again, 50 years later. After Amazon drops OpenAI movie 'Artificial,' film finds new home at Neon3:04 "Artificial," the movie that chronicles the time when OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman was ousted from and later reinstated at the company, has found a new home after Amazon dropped the film earlier this month. Disneyland to offer $59 evening tickets next month1:23 Disneyland Resort is commemorating its 70th anniversary through Aug. 9, and has introduced new shows and additions to rides as part of the occasion. He thought old-school Hollywood silent films were missing one thing — Minions0:49 French animator Pierre Coffin created the Minions and still voices them. For the new movie, he wanted to pay homage to Hollywood's silent clowns. 'Zorro' is L.A.'s masked hero, but France makes him magnifique0:49 Jean Dujardin stars in this wonderful French take on the masked vigilante, who has been out of the hero game for 20 years and jumps back in. British regulator may challenge Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery22:34 'For US consumers, this merger has become a proxy fight about political influence and control of media,' according to Forrester Research. 'In the UK, it's being treated as a structural competition issue where regulators, not consumers, will decide.' '47 Ronin' director Carl Erik Rinsch sentenced to 30 months in prison for Netflix fraud case19:41 Carl Erik Rinsch, the director known for '47 Ronin' and 'White Horse,' was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison. He was convicted of defrauding Netflix of $11 million. Commentary: Commemorate America's 250th with these 6 series, historical and satirical30.června As America's 250th anniversary approaches, a number of TV docuseries and web series, both historical and satirical in nature, offer timely civics lessons. Sequins! Dancing queens! ABBA! Go backstage for 'Mamma Mia!'s' 25th anniversary tour at the Ahmanson30.června Twenty-five years after its Broadway debut, the veteran BTS creatives of "Mamma Mia!" helps turn the Ahmanson Theatre into an ABBA-fueled, multigenerational dance party. How Donny Hathaway turned this soft rock cover into America's defining song30.června Hathaway's gospel-infused arrangement and call-and-response with a crowd at the Troubadour transformed Carole King's song from a private promise into a proclamation of Black resilience. As L.A. dance spaces shutter, dancers keep moving through a funding drought30.června As major dance institutions like Bodytraffic and L.A. Contemporary Dance Company close their doors, dancers still persevere. Here's how. Her buzzy new novel is a millennial time capsule, dripping with American Apparel and AIM angst30.června Author Gabrielle Korn discusses "Long Island Girls," a novel tracking a queer millennial's journey from AOL Instant Messenger-era youth to adulthood in a changing media landscape. Alannah Keyser is latest fired 'Love Island USA' contestant to apologize for using a racist slur30.června Ousted 'Love Island USA' contestant Alannah Keyser has apologized for a past video of her using a racist slur that circulated on social media. |