More from Gary Baum
After the Fires, How Toxic Are L.A.’s Beaches?
Environmental advocates say the blaze’s runoff is cause for concern, in some spots more than others.
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Dinner in a Show: L.A.’s The Gallery Offers Haute Cuisine With Interactive Tabletop Animation
Founded by veterans of Disney and Jim Henson, downtown’s immersive dining concept combines animation and molecular gastronomy.
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A Long-Forgotten Satire of Jews in Hollywood Gets New Life
The hilarious, long-out-of-print 1931 novel ‘Rabbi Burns’ gets the re-issue it deserves.
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The End of the Hollywood Kingmaker
The decline of Jeffrey Katzenberg, long the town’s chief political power broker, has left the industry’s Democratic elite without a leader, a plan or the clout they once wielded — just as Trump retakes Washington with vengeance on his mind.
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How Hollywood’s “Idiot Plot” Explains the Trump Group Chat Scandal
Satirists, as ever, may be the most astute interpreters of the failures of American power.
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Hollywood’s DEI-Promoting Nonprofits Face Trump Assault: “The Higher Profile You Are, the Bigger the Target”
Many organizations who work with studios, like Women in Film and Color of Change, are facing a newly challenging environment imposed by the White House.
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Signature N.Y.C. Restaurants Have A Mixed Record in L.A. Can Alba Beat the Odds?
The celebrated Big Apple transplant brings “holiday Italian” and a “sprezzatura” vibe to West Hollywood.
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Fine Dining Bounces Back in L.A.
Following the departure of two beloved tasting-menu mainstays, Somni and Seline are filling the void with culinary ambition worthy of ‘The Bear.’
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Candace Owens’ Latest Crusade: Exonerating Harvey Weinstein
The far-right and vociferous anti-#MeToo commentator who left Ben Shapiro’s media outfit amid antisemitism allegations said she has been talking to the imprisoned producer for years: "It will explode the world."
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Unmasking Hollywood’s Most Mysterious Movie Mogul
Steven Rales, the world’s richest indie film financier, owns The Criterion Collection, backs Wes Anderson and has two films up for multiple Oscars. But he really doesn’t like to talk about it.
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Why Justin Baldoni’s Attorney Can’t Lose
Bryan Freedman is the attack dog for powerful clients he portrays as underdogs. In today’s court of public opinion, where narratives of oppression rule, it’s often a winning strategy.
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Alex Israel’s Latest Show Turns Dead Stars into Art
The lauded L.A. conceptual artist likes to refract Hollywood’s starlight. His new exhibition, opening Feb. 15 in Aspen, explores the phenomenon of collective mourning over celebrity deaths in the social media age.
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