Documentary series, 'The Synanon Fix,' shows drug rehab turned cult that was in Detroit A recent HBO Max docuseries tells the story of a drug rehabilitation program turned cult, Synanon, that operated in Detroit from 1969 to 1980. 05/1/2024 - 11:05 pm | View Link
Occupation, lockdown, tree sit-in: How Cal Poly Humboldt became California’s epicenter of pro-Palestinian student activism Editor’s note: We’ve tweaked the design of this newsletter to get to the point faster. Let us know what you think at essentialcalifornia@latimes.com. Good morning. It’s Wednesday, May 1. Here’s what ... 05/1/2024 - 3:49 am | View Link
New visual newsletter, California in Pictures, sparked by CatchLight and CalMatters partnership This is just the latest collaboration between CatchLight and CalMatters, united in purpose to tell the story of California. 05/1/2024 - 12:59 am | View Link
This man has never met his American-born twin babies. Why he is trapped overseas Many Palestinian Americans have been trying for months, in vain, to get their loved ones out of Gaza. This NJ family is among them. 04/30/2024 - 9:28 pm | View Link
Amid Israel-Hamas war, colleges draw lines on faculty free speech The conflict in Gaza has rekindled efforts to control controversy and conversation on campuses. The UC system could be the latest to weigh in. 04/29/2024 - 8:37 pm | View Link
President Peter Baxter tells IndieWire the mountain town had gotten too expensive for filmmakers. Los Angeles will let them expand their reach and physical footprint.
Inspired by his son's sketches, a New York puppeteer plans to put a monster-puppet on TV as a last-ditch effort to find his missing kid in the new Netflix limited series from Abi Morgan.
Based on Tom Wolfe's 1998 novel, directed by Regina King, and adapted by courtroom drama addict David E. Kelley, the six-hour series races through a real estate mogul's bankruptcy crisis, a mayor's immoral reelection campaign, and a Regular Joe having the worst day imaginable.