REVIEW: Just when it seems there’s nothing original to watch, “3 Body Problem” falls from the skies.

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The new BuzzMeter is out -- I know it's strange to think about awards while the writers and actors are on strike, but here are the panel's predictions for the Emmy winners ... whenever the ceremony happens: latimes.com/buzzmeter

Nice start to the day

Wordle 767 2/6

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When the #actorsstrike is resolved and auditions return, The Times' Michael Ordoña has you covered. He spoke to experts to tell you exactly what you’re doing wrong (and right) with your self-taped auditions - and crafted a nifty (self-taped) video to help: latimes.com/entertainment-…

I wrote this and when it was assigned to me, I was surprised self-tapes had become an issue ... hopefully the article explains why. Thanks to those who spoke to me for the piece. #SAGAFTRAstrike

From the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Substack this week: 'More Americans believe that dreams can foretell the future and that rooms can be haunted by spirits than believe in systemic racism.' (followed by several article links, including this one: businessinsider.com/us-systemic-ra…)

#RIPTonyBennett Yes, he was one of the defining crooners of his time; his great career spanned decades. But he was also a passionate proponent of the Civil Rights movement. The Martin Luther King Center bestowed upon him their 'Salute to Greatness Award.' pbs.org/wnet/americanm…

Happy 76th Birthday the legend, Brian May! 🚀🎈👑

📸 Credit: Neal Preston ©️ Queen Productions Ltd.

The punchline is what he did about it ...

#HayleyAtwell #MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning

Check out the quotes from #HayleyAtwell , #ChristopherMcQuarrie and others about how they accomplished that amazing train sequence in #MissionImpossible7

The ending of the new 'Mission: Impossible' is a real train wreck. Just as they planned it latimes.com/entertainment-…

I guess some people are talented.

Good god i love this

I'd like to be / Under the sea / In an octopus's garden / In the ughhhh

Before he was a star, Robert de Niro did this incredibly New York Italian car commercial in 1970.

Stars of #SuccessionHBO , #Picard , 1923, #TheLastOfUsHBO , #Andor and #YellowJackets   on the roundtable

Jeremy Strong of #SuccessionHBO
on the LAT Entertainment
drama actors roundtable

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TFW the punch is laced with bath salts

Fertile.
Across time and space …

Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Diego Luna, Jeremy Strong, Christina Ricci and Bella Ramsey open up about their roles, series and the heart of drama in the L.A. Times’ Envelope Drama Roundtable, hosted by The Times’ Michael Ordoña

Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=83T9cu…