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Stories of Gay Jesus and Mexican Wrestling Among Highlights of NFMLA's LGBTQ+ Cinema Program

Stories of Jesus if he were gay, passion between masked Mexican wrestling, and intensely competitive rowing were among the highlights of NewFilmmakers Los Angeles' InFocus: LGBTQ+ Cinema program. The Pride celebration consisted of two InFocus: LGBTQ+ shorts programs and the Los Angeles premiere of writer-director Honey Lauren’s debut feature narrative Mistake , about a family struggling with the birth of their intersex baby in 1941, and how their decision shapes many lives. “In telling Larry Benson’s story, I’m not only exploring his struggle to exist within a world that doesn’t see him — I’m also honoring the part of myself that’s still learning how to exist within mine,” says Lauren, an NFMLA alumni and award-winning writer, director, and actress, of her debut feature. June also marked FIFA World Cup 26 in Los Angeles with an exciting June Shorts program that spotlighted FIFA participant countries. The festival was also additionally supported by Hollywood icon, Technicolor . You can discover more about the legacy of Technicolor here . NFMLA showcases films by filmmakers of all backgrounds throughout the year, across both our general and InFocus programming. All filmmakers are welcome and encouraged to submit their projects for consideration for upcoming NFMLA Festivals,

Los Angeles, CA · 14d

Sports Illustrated

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Michelle Wie West Is Back, and This Time She's Taking on WTGL

The former child prodigy and U.S. Women's Open champion is returning to competition November 8 as part of Los Angeles Golf Club.

Los Angeles, CA · 13d

Los Angeles Times

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Tony Berlant, artist known for large-scale found-metal collages and comic Kate Berlant's dad, dies at 85

Tony Berlant, a seminal influence in the West Coast Pop Art movement of the 1960s who was known as a 'painterly collage artist' with a penchant for working with tin, has died. He was 85.

Los Angeles, CA · 14d

LAist

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An Alhambra artist is helping Angelenos build ofrendas. Come look at their collective altar

The community altar is part of a 10-day cultural exhibition at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown L.A.

Alhambra, CA · 14d

FOX 5 Atlanta

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Actor Patrick Stewart dies at 86

Los Angeles, CA · 13d

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Silver Lake Trades Gay Landmark for Apartments

Last week, a developer filed paperwork with the city of Los Angeles to demolish the Tenants of the Trees bar at 2810 Hyperion Avenue in Silver Lake and replace it with a couple dozen apartments. Urbanize reports that H for Hyperion, LLC plans to build a five-story structure filled with one-bedroom units on top of 2,200 square feet of retail on the ground floor.

Los Angeles, CA · 15d

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Dolores Huerta, powerful-yet-flawed labor leader, dies at 96

Labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta died today at 96. Alongside Cesar Chavez and Gilbert Padilla at the United Farm Workers, she led strikes, boycotts, negotiated contracts and fought for farmworkers’ right to organize, get health benefits and pensions. Journalist and historian Miriam Pawel examines Huerta’s achievements and her struggles for recognition in a male-dominated movement. She also looks at Huerta's recent decision to reveal the rape and sexual assault she suffered at the hands of César Chávez.

Los Angeles, CA · 14d

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This Pirates Dinner Theater In California Is One Wild Show That Brings Out The Kid In Everyone

Somewhere in Buena Park, California, there’s a building where grown adults willingly cheer for pirates, eat roasted chicken with their section’s color, and absolutely love every second of it. That place is Pirates Dinner Adventure, and it’s the kind of night out that makes you wonder why you...

Buena Park, CA · 16d

KTLA

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TikTok launches Must Eat restaurant guide in L.A. Here are some of the restaurants featured

Los Angeles, CA · 13d

LOCAL NEWS PASADENA

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Music in the Shadows: Young artists perform at Pasadena Mausoleum

On Sunday, November 1, the Pasadena Mausoleum will provide an atmospheric setting for Music in...

Pasadena, CA · 16d

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Judge Clarifies Nick Reiner’s Participation Mode in Upcoming Mediation

A judge has clarified how the incarcerated Nick Reiner can participate in an upcoming mediation session to try and resolve a dispute with other family members regarding his entitlement to trust fund fees to pay for his criminal case defense costs. Reiner, 33, wants the money in order to hire...

Los Angeles, CA · 14d

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Tinker Bell’s Neverland in Los Angeles at the South Coast Botanic Garden

This holiday season, audiences are invited to leave the ordinary behind and journey to Neverland as Tinker Bell’s Neverland Adventure: An Illuminated Adventure makes its US debut at South Coast Botanic Garden from Friday, November 13, 2026 through Sunday, January 3, 2027. Following its successful run in London, the enchanting outdoor experience will transform the Garden’s 87 acres into an illuminated world inspired by J.M. Barrie’s timeless tale of Peter Pan.

Los Angeles, CA · 15d

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Men's Golf Edged in Match Play by Arizona at East Lake Cup

ATLANTA, Ga. – The UCLA men’s golf team lost in an East Lake Cup match play consolation event to Arizona, 3-2, on Wednesday in the Bruins’ final competition of the fall season. Josh Kim won his match against Arizona at East Lake Golf Club, while sophomore Tyler...

Los Angeles, CA · 14d

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Altadena's Bunny Museum Unveils Renderings for Its Rebuilt Hoppiest Home

The Bunny Museum shared new renderings on October 25 of the building it hopes to construct on the northwest corner of Lake Avenue and N. Altadena Drive, the same Altadena corner where its collection burned to the ground in the Eaton fire in January 2025. Co-founders Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski vowed to rebuild within days of that fire, and the fresh images offer the clearest look yet at what visitors might eventually walk into.

Altadena, CA · 15d

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This Massive California Bookstore Has 250,000 Books And A Tunnel Made Out Of Them

Somewhere in downtown Los Angeles, inside a grand old bank building, there is a bookstore that will make you question every boring afternoon you’ve ever spent at home. The Last Bookstore is not a normal bookstore, and the sooner you accept that, the better your visit is going to be.

Los Angeles, CA · 20d

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A Staff Writer’s Look Inside the Lucas Museum

From the outside, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art looks like something from one of the stories displayed inside. Its enormous white, curved structure stands out against the landscape of Exposition Park, giving it a futuristic appearance. When I first walked toward the entrance, I could hardly tell whether I was looking at a museum, a spaceship or something from a science fiction movie.

Los Angeles, CA · 20d

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Civil rights icon, Dolores Huerta, dies at 96

Legendary civil rights leader and labor activist Dolores Huerta died Wednesday at age 96, her family announced. As co-founder of what became the United Farm Workers union alongside Cesar Chavez, Huerta spent decades championing higher wages, health benefits and safer conditions for farmworkers. Tributes poured in from local leaders, including...

Los Angeles County, CA · 14d

American Songwriter

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Born 90 Years Ago Today in California, the Wrecking Crew Guitarist Who Helped Shape Hits for Nancy Sinatra, the Beach Boys, and Glen Campbell

On this day (October 26) in 1936, Al Casey was born in Long Beach, California. He started playing ukulele when he was six. He was playing steel guitar in the Phoenix, Arizona, club scene. Later, he became a member of the elite group of Los Angeles session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew. During his time as a session player, he recorded with the Beach Boys, Glen Campbell, Nany Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and many more.

Long Beach, CA · 16d

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Metrolink F40PH Heads to Southern California Railway Museum

The Southern California Railway Museum (SCRM) in Perris, Calif., has added another F40PH to its collection: former Metrolink 800. The locomotive moved to the museum on Oct. 24, accompanied by the museum’s Santa Fe SD45-2 5704, which wears a special bicentennial paint scheme. Metrolink 800 was built by EMD...

Perris, CA · 15d