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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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Give 'Fresh Off The Boat' A Chance, Despite The Controversy

Comments (0) | America, asian, asian american, bias, chef, Chinese, Chinese American, Controversy, Eddie Huang, entertainment, Film, fob, Fresh Off the Boat, hollywood, Los Angeles, Media, memoir, New York Magazine, Opinion, race, Racial Slur, racism, reappropriation, reclaiming, representation, time, Twitter, Vulture

Belinda Cai
Staff Reporter

“You’re almost shamed into assimilation… I wanted to be fresh off the boat.”

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Sundance Film Festival 2015: Best Films Premiering

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(Dope Production Companies)

Diana Lee
Entertainment Producer

Which films will get positive responses from its first set of audience?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

'Not That Kind Of Girl' Book Release

Comments (0) | author, book, book release, Books, Dunham, feminist, Girls, Lena, lena dunham, memoir, Not That Kind of Girl, writer

Jessica Harrington
Staff Reporter

How are people responding to Lena Dunham's new book "Not That Kind of Girl?"

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

4 Audiobooks To Make Your Commute Fly By

Comments (0) | A C, Art, arts and culture, Arts+Culture, audiobook, audiobook narrator, author, barbara kingsolver, book, Books, books, car, carefoot, college, college student, commute, culture, David Sedaris, dean robinson, Drive, Harry Potter, helen, Helen Carefoot, humor, I-5, joe hurley, Johnny Depp, Keith Richards, laugh, let's explore diabetes with owls, let’s discuss diabetes with owls, life, list, listening, Listicle, memoir, narrate, narration, neon tommy, smile, student, the poisonwood bible, traffic, university of southern california, USC

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Helen Carefoot
Staff Reporter

Start your day with an emotion other than rage.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Todd Akin Brings Back “Legitimate Rape" In New Memoir

Comments (1) | 2012 elections, anti-choice, campus rape, claire mccaskill, gender hostility, legitimate rape, memoir, missouri, political memoir, Politics, pro-choice, pro-life, sexual violence, Todd Akin

In this memoir, Akin reminds us how he lost his congressional seat in 2012. (U.S. Congress, Wikimedia Commons)

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

To Akin, some rapes are still "illegitimate." 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

L.A. Times Festival Of Books Recap: Day One

Comments (0) | #bookfest, author, bookfest, Books, Carol Muske Dukes, Dinah Lenney, Festival of Books, Innovator's Award, Jennifer Chavez, John Green, Kurt Vonnegut, L.A. Times, L.A. Times Festival of Books, Leo Braudy, Meghan Daum, memoir, novel, Pico Iyer, poetics, poetry, The Fault in Our Stars, writing

Sara Newman
Senior News Editor

Writing for readers is anything but obsolete, as these passionate novelists, memoirists and poets show. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

This Week’s Must Listen Playlist: Be ‘Open’ To New Jams

Comments (0) | benjamin francis leftwich, Beyonce, Destiny's Child, memoir, Music, music playlist, must listen playlist, Rhye, the holidays

via Twitter/@ulyanowww

Jillian Morabito
Associate Entertainment Editor

Because Valentine's Day weekend isn't about sulking.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Kelly Clarkson And Clive Davis Feud

Comments (0) | Aerosmith, American Idol, Because of You, bisexual, Clive Davis, Columbia Records, Entertainment News, feud, fight, Janis Joplin, Kelly Clarkson, memoir, mentor, Music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Since U Been Gone, The Soundtrack of My Life, Whitney Houston

Kelly Clarkson at 2012's "VH1 Divas" Event (Photo Credit- Pinterest)

Leah Harari
Staff Reporter

Music legend Clive Davis's new memoir has Kelly Clarkson telling her fans, "I refuse to be bullied." 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Book Review: 'My Inappropriate Life'

Comments (0) | Books, Chelsea Handler, Chelsea Lately, Comedy, heather mcdonald, humor, memoir

My Inappropriate Life by Heather McDonald

Katie Buenneke
Theater Editor

The "Chelsea Lately" writer's latest book, is, as its title would imply, inappropriate, but fun to read.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Justice Sonia Sotomayor Discusses Her Book And Life In Beverly Hills

Comments (1) | bench, beverly hills, book, Books, bronx, community, english, Eva Longoria, father, hispanic, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, latina, latino, Laws, life, memoir, mother, My Beloved World, recalled, rule, Saban Theatre, society, Supreme Court, WritersBloc Presents

Justice Sonia Sotomayor shaking hands with members of the audience in the Saban Theatre. (Max Schwartz/Neon Tommy)

Max Schwartz
Executive Producer

Justice Sotomayor stopped in Beverly Hills as part of her book tour, but she talked about more than just her book.

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