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Trump’s call to reopen Alcatraz falls flat with tourists, who ask: Why and how?

ALCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. — The exhibits on Alcatraz Island, the infamous federal prison that decades ago was shuttered and preserved as a national park site and tourist attraction, invite visitors…

Michael C. Hall on reviving his killer role for ‘Dexter: Resurrection’

Death becomes Michael C. Hall. In HBO’s signature drama “Six Feet Under,” Hall was consistently praised for his role as David Fisher, the closeted gay member of a dysfunctional family…

48 hours to create a 10-minute show: Inside the Immersive Invitational

Throughout the evening on Sunday, I was placed in a foreign jail, joined a folk-rock band for a sing-along uprising that involved a killer bear and ran up multiple times…

See the Savannah Bananas live this holiday weekend, via Roku

The Savannah Bananas, the team that went viral playing a hilarious brand of baseball, are coming this Sunday to a streamer near you. Could there be a more exciting Fourth…

This L.A. ‘floating’ tennis club has a pinch of country club swagger

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Across the six players on the tennis court at noon on a Friday in Beverly Hills, I clock two Cartier watches and one Rolex. There are tennis skirts…

The week’s bestselling books, July 6

Hardcover fiction 1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books: $30) A story of friendship, love and adversity during the 1980s Space Shuttle program. 2. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday:…

Cercle brings an immersive concert experience to L.A.

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> While Cercle’s in-person shows over the years have required fans to get on an airplane and travel to historical and remote destinations such as the Sisteron Citadel in…

Paramount faces backlash over its $16-million Trump settlement

Critics blasted Paramount Global’s decision to pay $16 million to settle President Trump’s lawsuit over “60 Minutes” edits, calling the move a “spineless capitulation” that erodes U.S. press freedoms. Paramount…

L.A.’s ‘Lunar Light’ VR experience takes you to the moon

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> I’m at peace with the idea that I won’t be visiting space in my lifetime. The cost of space tourism is out of reach for me and the…

‘The Last of Us’ co-creator Neil Druckmann leaves HBO series

Neil Druckmann is leaving “The Last of Us.” Druckmann, the co-creator of the hit HBO series and writer of the game on which it is based, announced Wednesday that he…