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Fall Preview: Critics’ picks for L.A. theater, classical music

Mark your calendars and reserve your seats. As financially challenged as the arts world may be coming out of the pandemic, the fall slate of shows has our critics excited. The latest iteration of PST — more than 70 art exhibitions centered on a science theme — is dominating museum and gallery lineups, so we

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Politics

Harris primed for first campaign interview as critics rail against alleged lack of substance, sit-downs

Vice President Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are scheduled to sit for their first campaign interview on Thursday night with CNN anchor Dana Bash in Atlanta. For the prior 38 days, Harris has been lambasted for failing to take substantive questions from the press or take part in such an event. By contrast, former

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Entertainment

‘Chimp Crazy’ documentary director on Tonia, Tonka and his critics

The filmmaker expected his subject to be angry. To cry or scream, curse him out. He had, after all, betrayed her. For two years, Eric Goode, the producer behind the mega-hit “Tiger King,” had purposefully concealed his identity from the star of his new documentary series. Her name was Tonia Haddix, an Ozarks-based exotic animal

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Politics

Biden-Harris admin launched new illegal migrant ‘amnesty’ while DNC was underway: Critics

The Biden-Harris administration kicked off what critics call an amnesty program for illegal immigrants during the week of the Democratic National Convention. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services calls it “Keeping Families Together,” which will make an estimated 500,000 noncitizen spouses and another 50,000 noncitizen stepchildren of U.S. citizens eligible for parole. The agency specifies,

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Critics give verdicts on new album

Reuters Short n’ Sweet is Carpenter’s sixth album at the age of 25 Reviewers for US pop star Sabrina Carpenter’s hotly-anticipated new album have described it as “smart pop underneath the froth” at one end of the scale, to having “no ideas, no integrity and no identity” at the other. Short n’ Sweet is Carpenter’s

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Politics

Biden gets another free vacation at friend’s mansion, draws ire from critics

President Biden wants to establish an enforceable ethics code for Supreme Court justices, but the lame-duck president has been criticized over his own apparent conflicts of interest, including his relationship with friend and billionaire donor Joe Kiani. Following his address at the Democratic National Convention Monday, Biden and his family flew to Santa Ynez, California,

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Trump stuns critics with praise for ‘nice gentleman’ Obama while predecessor slams him at DNC

Former President Trump appeared to stun many of his critics Wednesday night after he offered rare praise to former President Barack Obama, an action that was unexpected given their ideological differences.  In comments to CNN, Trump said, “I like him,” referring to the Illinois Democrat: “I think he’s a nice gentleman, but he was very

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Critics claim Biden remains president ‘in name only’ despite DNC vow to finish next 5 months of term strong

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, claimed Monday that President Biden at this point is “basically president in name only.”  “Tonight, we are going to hear from President Joe Biden, who at this point is basically president in name only,” Shanahan said in a video shared to X.  “You know,

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Did Bengal Govt Score A Self-Goal? Cancelled Derby Gives Mamata Critics Fresh Ammo Amid Kolkata Protests

It appears that the Mamata government’s recent decisions have not only backfired but have also set off chain reactions that have jolted the very ground the chief minister stands on. (PTI) The abrupt cancellation of the derby over security issues and in anticipation of chaos puts West Bengal Police in further jeopardy, showing the force

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Walz’s ‘White Guy Tacos’ Comment, Harris’s Response Cause Firestorm From Critics

A Harris campaign video released Thursday featuring vice presidential candidate Tim Walz deadpanning that he eats “White guy tacos” is getting some blowback from critics on social media.   Adding fuel to the fire was Vice President Kamala Harris’ snarky response in the video, with critics saying it “mocked” White people.   “I have White guy

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