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What the steady drumbeat of layoffs means for Hollywood workers

Hollywood’s workers have endured the pandemic, strikes and production slowdowns in L.A. Now they’re up against an onslaught of layoffs throughout the industry.

Los Angeles, CA - November 01: California Governor Gavin Newsom attends a Yes on Proposition 50 rally at the Los Angeles Convention Center Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)

Hollywood Inc.

Off-year local elections will get national attention on cable news

Television

If ‘Star Wars: Visions’ has you newly hooked on anime, watch these 11 shows (and a movie) next

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After stabbing attack, Salman Rushdie’s new stories grapple with mortality and magical realism

Actor Sam Shepard poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival

Review

Sam Shepard made stardom look easy — his demons got in the way

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One man’s mission to save silent film artifacts

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Behind the scenes with the musical phenoms of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

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This is Emma Stone’s planet now as the alien comedy ‘Bugonia’ proves

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What are vertical movies?

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Confederate monuments were toppled. New exhibition redefines the structures as Trump reinstalls them

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‘Les Miz’: A sneak peek backstage before curtain at the Pantages

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Behind the scenes of our ‘Roofman’ digital cover shoot

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Aziz Ansari on his favorite L.A. locations in ‘Good Fortune’

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Frankie Quiñones talks fighting the stigma of therapy

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Music

No maybe, just ‘hi baby.’ Carly Rae Jepsen announces she is pregnant with first child
Hollywood Inc.

Comedy Central extends Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’ run through 2026
Entertainment & Arts

Jennifer Aniston and ‘hypno-coach’ Jim Curtis finally make romance Instagram official
Business

News outlets struggle with credibility as some owners fund Trump’s White House project
Hollywood Inc.

Dodgers’ World Series victory scores 26 million viewers on Fox
Awards

Oscars power rankings, Round 2: The top 10 best picture contenders right now
Review

Margaret Atwood dishes on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and other novels in witty memoir

Hollywood Inc.

ESPN, Disney channels blacked out on YouTube TV in contract dispute
Universal Music Group settles with AI music startup Udio
Comcast reveals interest in Warner Bros. studios and streamer

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