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Movies
'Siempre, Luis' Offers Peek Into The Talented Miranda Family
A new documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival features the life of Luis Miranda, father of Lin-Manuel. A peek into the very busy lives of the very talented Miranda family.
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Under Two Weeks Before Grammy Awards, Recording Academy CEO Is Suspended
Deborah Dugan, the Recording Academy president and CEO, has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into misconduct allegations.
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Arts & Life
John Baldessari, Conceptual Art Pioneer, Has Died
Artist John Baldessari died last Thursday at his home in Venice, Calif. The artist helped shape not just a movement — conceptual art — but the LA art scene itself. He was 88.
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Television
You'll Have To Wait For Official Baby Yoda Toys
Disney's popular "Baby Yoda" character from The Mandalorian is getting his own official toys, but they're not available until next year. Meanwhile, fans are taking matters into their own hands.
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Food
Family Shares Their Oaxacan Tradition Of Giving Thanks In New Cookbook
Thanksgiving might be the most Oaxacan holiday in the U.S.; Guelaguetza, the name of the Lopez family's award-winning Los Angeles restaurant, is a Zapotec word meaning "to give and receive."
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Movies
Chinese Star Zhao Shuzhen Gains Hollywood Attention
Actress Zhao Shuzhen made her U.S. film debut in this year's hit film The Farewell. Already well-known to audiences in her native China, she has just been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
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Movies
Nigerian Film, 'Lionheart,' Disqualified From Oscar Contention
The drama Lionheart is the first film Nigeria has submitted for consideration for an Academy Award. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences disqualified it because it's in English.
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Movies
'Ad Astra' Director Says Cosmic Sounds Helped Create Celestial World
Director James Gray built sets sideways and dangled actors from wires. He also listened to space sounds on headphones as he created the lonely celestial world of an astronaut played by Brad Pitt.
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World
Getty Trust Initiative Will Work To Save Ancient Sites Worldwide
The J. Paul Getty Trust will devote $100 million over the next decade to help preserve and promote understanding of the world's cultural history and heritage sites around the world.
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Movies
Cinematographer Roger Deakins' Films Are Artistic Yet Unpretentious
From The Big Lebowski to Shawshank Redemption to Blade Runner 2049, cinematographer Roger Deakins has created some of film's most beautiful images. Now he has a new film out, The Goldfinch.