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‘Boop!’ Arrives on Broadway, With a Surprising 100-Year Back Story

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[ad_1] Betty Boop has arrived on Broadway, nearly a century after she first boop-oop-a-dooped her way onto the big screen. “Boop! The Musical,” like the “Barbie” and “Elf” films that preceded it, imagines a transformational encounter between an anthropomorphic character and the real world (well, a fictional world full of people). Betty’s journey to the … Read more

As Wildfire Flames Consume Architectural Gems, a Hit to ‘Old California’

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[ad_1] To live in Los Angeles is to be regularly reminded that much of what surrounds its residents is fleeting. That pertains, most essentially, to human life and the natural world, as the deadly fires reminded us this week. But also to both the vital everyday structures and the cultural monuments that helped mark this … Read more