Entertainment

Banks report large cash deposits — typically those of $10,000 or more — to the IRS as a way to combat money laundering. (Associated Press) Dear Liz: My mother passed away a little over a year ago, and my father about 18 months prior to her. I discovered that my parents saved up quite a … Read more

Louis Malle, a pioneer of French New Wave cinema and one of the more versatile of modern directors, died at his Beverly Hills home of complications resulting from lymphoma. He was 63. Malle, who underwent extensive heart surgery in early 1993, was found to have cancer of the lymph nodes and a resulting immune deficiency … Read more

Chase Sui Wonders, front, with Catherine O’Hara, from left, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, Ike Barinholtz and Kathryn Hahn of “The Studio.” (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) With an opening allusion to Robert Altman’s 1992 classic “The Player,” Apple TV+’s new comedy “The Studio” tees up an age-old subject — how the Hollywood sausage is … Read more

Kaitlyn Dever, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey of “The Last of Us” at the 2025 SXSW Film and TV Festival. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Although the video game “The Last of Us Part II” came out in 2020 — seven years after the blockbuster original — there are still enough viewers blissfully unaware … Read more

Host and musical guest Lady Gaga performed with “SNL” cast member Bowen Yang twice in this episode. (Rosalind O’Connor/NBC) The best “SNL” episodes tend to bend to the sensibilities of the host, and sometimes the musical guest, drawing from their talents as fuel for the big sketch-comedy machine. It can be even more seamless when … Read more

(Patrick Hruby / Los Angeles Times) Woven throughout most of this newsletter is the understanding that our past informs our present. It shows up in the choices we make, our relationships, our work. No corner of our lives goes untouched by the shadows of our former selves. The concept that personal history plays a key … Read more

Lady Gaga made her acting career the center of the jokes in her Saturday Night Live monologue — roasting her own movie, “Joker 2,” which flopped historically hard in theaters last fall. The New York-born pop star pulled double-duty at 30 Rock on Saturday as host and musical guest, and kicked the festivities off with … Read more

(Patrick Hruby / Los Angeles Times) If you’ve ever searched for a therapist, there’s a high likelihood you’ve been completely perplexed by the various acronyms affixed to the names of potential clinicians. It’s enough to make you go cross-eyed. I’ve written about how to find a therapist that’s a good fit for you depending on … Read more

“Wheel of Fortune’s” Vanna White made a surprising revelation about what her work schedule is like at the long-running game show.  During an appearance Wednesday on “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show,” White, 68, who has co-hosted “Wheel of Fortune” 42 years, set the record straight after the radio broadcast’s co-host, Nate Marino, told her … Read more

A recent study from the University of California, San Francisco, indicates that pre-teens with greater exposure to certain types of tech use could be at a higher risk of developing manic symptoms. Published in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, the study analyzed a nationwide sample of 9,243 children in the U.S. between 10 and … Read more