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The Bel Air West Gate located at Sunset and Bellagio in Los Angeles on Wednesday October 21, 2015.

A Zillow for the uber-rich? Luxury real estate veteran thinks he can sell it

December 23, 2020 at 12:32 p.m.

LOS ANGELES — Jeff Hyland has handled some of Southern California's most notable real estate deals in recent memory, including the $150-million sale of Jerry Perenchio's famed "The Beverly Hillbillies"...

‘Soul’ review: A jazz-fueled, witty Pixar fantasy of dreams and ambitions

January 5, 2021 at 12:13 p.m.

"Music and life operate by very different rules." Those words are spoken by Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx), the protagonist of Pete Docter's new animated comedy, "Soul," and as such they...

From left to right: Ben Miller as Lord Featherington, Polly Walker as Portia Featherington, Bessie Carter as Prudence Featherington, Harriet Cains as Philippa Featherington, Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton and Ruby Barker as Marina Thompson in Episode 106 of "Bridgerton."

‘Bridgerton’ review: Jane Austen meets hookup culture in Netflix’s exquisitely silly series

December 22, 2020 at 7:24 a.m.

It's taken a little more than three years, but Shonda Rhimes' first Netflix series since signing an exclusive, reportedly nine-figure deal with streamer is here. With "Bridgerton," premiering on Christmas...

Gal Gadot and Kristen Wiig in "Wonder Woman 1984.".

Gal Gadot knows this year was rough. She hopes ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ will end it on a high

December 21, 2020 at 11:20 a.m.

Wonder Woman is breaking new ground yet again. Three years after the DC Comics icon became the first female superhero to headline a contemporary blockbuster, a much anticipated sequel reunites...

‘Monster Hunter’ review: A funky finish that Milla Jovovich can’t redeem

December 21, 2020 at 7:15 a.m.

For roughly two-thirds of its running time, the big-screen video game adaptation "Monster Hunter" feels like an attempt to answer a question no one has asked: What would the "Jurassic...

People queue in front of a promotional banner for the video game "Cyberpunk 2077" during the Tokyo Game Show in Makuhari, Chiba Prefecture on September 12, 2019.

Analysis: How the ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ botched launch reveals the need for industry change

December 20, 2020 at 8:27 a.m.

"Cyberpunk 2077" was always going to be hotly anticipated and highly debated. But now it's a cautionary tale. Since Keanu Reeves appeared last year at the Electronic Entertainment Expo to...

A tale of 2 cities: The cautious refugees hit by COVID-19 and those who call it a hoax and refuse masks

December 18, 2020 at 11:24 a.m.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Eight months ago, Sujeet Urwan locked himself in a spare basement room, muscles aching as he paged through his red Bible, trying to make sense of...

The brothers Gibb—Andy, Barry, and Robin—formed the Bee Gees in the late 1950s, but would not see the Billboard's top 20 until 1967's "The Lights Went Out (in Massachusetts)."

Commentary: Disco and the Bee Gees are beloved today. But as Disco Demolition Night and a new HBO documentary demonstrate, that wasn’t true 40 years ago

July 9, 2024 at 11:29 a.m.

Any retelling of the 1970s disco boom has to reckon with Disco Demolition Night, a shameful promotional event staged by Chicago shock-jock DJ Steve Dahl between games of a White...

2020: 'ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU' BY MARIAH CAREY | Nearly 62 years after the Hot 100 was invented and "The Chipmunk" song topped the chart as the first No. 1 of 1959, and 25 years after the song's initial release, Mariah Carey's uptempo Christmas hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" snagged the top spot. The song peaked at No. 1 just before Christmas on Dec. 20, 2019, and was still holding onto the top spot during the week ending Jan. 4, 2020.

Mariah Carey talks about why she is ‘obsessed’ with Christmas

December 18, 2020 at 7:02 a.m.

Initially, at least, Queen of Christmas was not in the plan. Mariah Carey was already a global superstar when she released her first holiday album, "Merry Christmas," in November 1994....

In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, Megan Thee Stallion attends Variety's Hitmakers Brunch in West Hollywood, Calif.

The traumatic, transformative year of Megan Thee Stallion

December 17, 2020 at 7:09 a.m.

Megan Thee Stallion didn't realize she had a thick Texas accent until she left her hometown of Houston. "Words that I can understand and that the people around me can...

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