Awards
A loose set led to explorations with co-star Nicole Kidman.
Television
The Oscar-winning actor, known for her roles as Violet Crawley in ‘Downton Abbey’ and no-nonsense Professor McGonagall in the ‘Harry Potter’ films, died Friday.
Entertainment & Arts
Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8-million-pound ($2.3-million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities.
Books
‘Blood at the Root,’ LaDarrion Williams’ first novel in a three-book deal — a series that centers on a Black boy in a YA fantasy saga — is the kind of fiction he wishes existed when he was a kid.
Opinion
Lily Tuck cunningly layers history and character to restore to life Czeslawa Kwoka, who died in Auschwitz. It’s hard to stop reading it.
California
California leaders pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, remembering him for his ‘dignity and decency.’
Politics
Former President Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden are spending their first days after leaving the White House in Santa Barbara County.
Movies
Gary Oldman said taking on his now-famous roles in the ‘Batman’ and ‘Harry Potter’ franchises ‘saved’ him by allowing him to work and still be an attentive dad.
Three writers of recent espionage fiction, Terry Hayes, Lea Carpenter and David Downing, turn their keen powers of observation on 1950s Los Angeles, current-day Europe and beyond to shed light on their times — and, chillingly, ours.
Letters to the Editor
If the Democrats think Kamala Harris should run for another office or their problem in 2024 was bad messaging, they’ll continue to lose.