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Now Reid, dressed in black with his chest partially exposed beneath an open jacket revealing a scar, stepped on stage and into the role of Lestat in front of the audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Two of the biggest box-office standouts of 2026 so far were not made by established studio directors or built on franchise IP.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Back in 1985, Christo’s engineer on the Pont Neuf project, Ted Dougherty, pointed out that above 25 mph, “wind is not our friend.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

In most series, which might employ several over a season, they are interchangeable — which isn’t to say they aren’t valuable, transforming words on a page into a four-dimensional living thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

General Douglas MacArthur, commander of the US Army Forces in the Far East, declared Manila an open city on December 26, 1941.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly