Prep talk: Calabasas’ Elie Samouhi plays national anthem on guitar
Calabasas High senior Elie Samouhi, who considers himself a music producer, performer and writer of songs, got to do his own two-minute concert in front…
Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI firm for Batman, Superman copyright infringement
Warner Bros. Discovery has joined a key copyright infringement case that could test the legal bounds of using artificial intelligence to create digital replicas of…
New L.A. novels to read and writer hangouts to explore in SoCal
Dying to Know L.A. literary adventure If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support…
‘Katabasis’ review: R.F. Kuang’s dark academia thriller is set in hell
Book Review Katabasis By R.F. KuangHarper Voyager: 360 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org,…
Rick and Morty writer bringing ‘chaos energy’ for Netflix show fans can’t wait to fall in love with
Fans are already looing forward to binge watching the enture series10:11, 12 Aug 2025Updated 10:11, 12 Aug 2025One of the writers from hit show Rick…
Australian writer on his deportation from the US | Al Jazeera
Australian writer on being deported from the US for his views on Israel-Palestine.Alistair Kitchen is a writer from Australia who was blocked from entering the…
I’m a travel writer — the 1 unusual item I always pack for long-haul flights
Travelling on long-haul flights is never a pleasant experience - but there are a few things I always pack with me to try and make…
‘I’m a TV writer and found a way to get Netflix and Sky TV for 50p per day’
Stranger Things season five is slowly but surely edging closer and TV writer Jake Hackney has found a way to secure a Netflix and Sky…
‘Gorky Park’ writer Martin Cruz Smith, acclaimed for his mysteries, dies at 82
NEW YORK — Martin Cruz Smith, the best-selling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with “Gorky Park” and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has…
Profane message to anti-Trump writer costs LBCC coach his job
Long Beach City College football coach Brett Peabody has agreed to resign following backlash from a profane direct message he sent to an online publisher…
Randall Emmett pays long-standing WGA debt amid Scorsese project
The Writers Guild of America West has removed Randall Emmett from its “strike list” after the film producer paid $630,000 to resolve a judgment in…
‘Ironheart’ head writer on making Riri Williams unapologetic and real
For Chinaka Hodge, it’s important that Riri Williams is unapologetic.Comparing the young engineering prodigy to the billionaire tech CEO and Avengers founding member Tony Stark,…
Emmy Roundtable: Writers talk runaway production, binge model
When you gather the creative minds behind six of the most entertaining and acclaimed shows of 2025, the conversation is destined for narrative intrigue. The…
Ngugi wa Thiong’o was not just a writer, he was a militant | Arts and Culture
Ngugi wa Thiong’o loved to dance. He loved it more than anything else – even more than writing. Well into his 80s, his body slowed…
Acclaimed Kenyan writer and dissident, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, dies at 87 | Obituaries News
Ngugi’s work critiqued both British colonialism in Kenya and postcolonial Kenyan society.Renowned Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died at age 87, his family members…
L.A. Times Book Prizes 2025 winners spread hope in political climate
It was a night of literary excellence at the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony Friday night at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. As winners in…
Geffen Playhouse’s 2025-26 season has Athol Fugard and Pearl Cleage plays
So far, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s inaugural season at the helm of the Geffen Playhouse has spanned a muscular revival of “The Brothers Size,” a co-production…
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel laureate, dies at 89
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, his son said Sunday. He…
Lost Lionesses play ‘is coming home’ to Bedfordshire, writer says
Alex PopeBBC News, BedfordshireLloyd McDonaghThe Lost Lionesses is being performed in Bedford after a successful run in LondonA theatrical production about the rebellious, unofficial England…
‘Buena Vista Social Club’ and writer Marco Ramirez debut on Broadway
Officially, playwright and screenwriter Marco Ramirez began working on the Broadway musical “Buena Vista Social Club” a little more than six years ago. But if…