Arts & Life

Lawyer Mathew Rosengart (right), with actor Matt Damon and Kenneth Lonergan at a party in Los Angeles in 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

Who Is Mathew Rosengart, Britney Spears' New Lawyer?

9:53am July 15, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The lawyer whom Britney Spears has chosen to represent her is a former federal prosecutor turned high-profile Hollywood lawyer. His celebrity clients have included Steven Spielberg and Sean Penn.

The Roberts Temple in Chicago, where Emmett Till's funeral was held.

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Emmett Till Funeral Site, Other Black Landmarks Share $3 Million Preservation Grant

9:35am July 15, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

A $3 million grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Fund is aimed at helping 40 landmarks across the country address repair, renovation, and other preservation needs.

Sword Stone Table, edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington

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New Anthology Gives Everyone A Seat At The Round Table

8:02am July 15, 2021

by Liza Graham

Sword Stone Table brings together a group of authors from marginalized groups to re-imagine the legends of King Arthur for new eras, places and players, inviting all to sit at the Round Table.

Meet Oakland's First Poet Laureate: Dr. Ayodele 'WordSlanger' Nzinga

5:13am July 15, 2021

by David Exumé

Oakland, Calif., has named its first Poet Laureate. Dr. Ayodele Nzinga — also known as WordSlanger — will serve a two-year term aimed at making poetry more accessible to Oaklanders.

Britney Spears supporters gathering outside a Los Angeles courthouse before her June 23rd testimony.

Britney Spears Can Choose Her Own Lawyer In Conservatorship Case, A Judge Has Ruled

11:25pm July 14, 2021

Former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart will now represent the pop star in the fight over her conservatorship.

Stillwater centers on an Oklahoma oil worker (Matt Damon), who seeks the help of a French theater actress (Camille Cottin) when his daughter is accused of murder in Marseille, France.

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After Attending Cannes From Afar, Justin Chang Recommends 7 Bold Festival Films

4:55pm July 14, 2021

by Justin Chang

Reviewer Justin Chang didn't travel to the Cannes Film Festival this year, but he managed to see a number of the movies in Los Angeles. His favorites include The Souvenir Part II and Stillwater.

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Best Actor Or Actress? Gender-Expansive Performers Are Forced To Choose

4:28pm July 14, 2021

by Melissa Block

There's a growing call for entertainment award categories to no longer be split by gender. Some nonbinary performers say these gendered divisions erase their identity.

MLB Pitcher C.C. Sabathia Shares Stories From The Mound — And Of Sobriety

1:48pm July 14, 2021

by Dave Davies

The six-time All Star pitched for the Yankees and the Indians during his 19-year career. He also struggled with alcoholism. Sabathia reflects on baseball and sobriety in the memoir, Till the End.

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#FreeBritney activists protest outside a conservatorship hearing for pop singer Britney Spears on June 23 in Los Angeles.

Britney Spears' Conservatorship Is Back In Court: Who's Who, And What They Want

8:30am July 14, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

On Wednesday, the parties involved in the pop icon's conservatorship head back to court for the first time since Britney Spears spoke to the judge last month. Here's who the main players are.

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Arts

'A Passage North' Is A Quiet Elegy For Lives Lost To Civil War

5:00am July 14, 2021

by Jenny Bhatt

In his second novel, Anuk Arudpragasam returns to the subject of Sri Lanka's civil war — this time to examine the ways people live amidst the aftermath of war, and to memorialize the lives lost.