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Why Benito Bowl felt more like a movie, and Paula Pell tells how 'Heated Rivalry' made her cry
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (761+ words) Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who can't stop thinking about Benito Bowl. If you're looking for more to watch, our writers have a couple of action-packed recommendations. Plus, comic writer and actor Paula Pell stopped by Screen…...
A barista turns tragedy into a coffee shop where customers can caffeinate and cry
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (869+ words) In an art gallery in Long Beach, a makeshift coffee shop roars in the corner. Baristas call out orders over the hum of chatter. Magnetic mahjong tiles stick to the espresso maker. On the walls hang "Reinne Checks" where customers…...
Commentary: MAGA launches another 'save the children' campaign targeting LGBTQ+ families
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (1462+ words) The latest nauseant from MAGA types pretending to care about children was dished up last week, but amid the internment of kindergartners, the slashing of funds to catch child predators and a measles outbreak at a detention center, you are…...
New study shows Latinos account for only 6% of roles in top U.S. broadcast series
1+ week, 3+ day ago (751+ words) Latinos account for only 6% of all roles across the top U.S. broadcast series, despite making up nearly 20% of the country's total population. The data comes from a new study by "Pa'lante!, a Latino representation initiative from the USC Norman Lear Center,…...
Sundance 2026: Queer Mexican rodeo film 'Jaripeo' bucks tradition
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (809+ words) Before starting a cosmopolitan life as an artist in Mexico City, queer filmmaker Efra'n Mojica came of age between Riverside and the rural town of Penjamillo, Michoac'n: home to an annual jaripeo, or a Mexican rodeo competition that takes place…...
LAPD oversight commission overrules chief, says fatal shooting of trans woman was 'out of policy"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (787+ words) The use of lethal force on a transgender woman who had reported being held against her will inside a Pacoima motel last year was not in line with Los Angeles Police Department policy, the board of police commissioners determined this…...
California's largest pediatric healthcare system to halt transgender care amid Trump admin threats
2+ week, 6+ day ago (691+ words) The largest pediatric healthcare system in California will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth next month amid increasing pressure from the federal government. Rady Children's Health, encompasses Children's Hospital of Orange County, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego and…...
California's largest pediatric healthcare system to halt transgender care amid Trump administration threats
2+ week, 6+ day ago (701+ words) The largest pediatric healthcare system in California will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth next month amid increasing pressure from the federal government. Rady Children's Health, encompassing Children's Hospital of Orange County, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego and…...
Justice Department drops demand for records naming transgender kids treated at Children's Hospital L.A.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1359+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop demanding medical records that identify young patients who received gender-affirming care from Children's Hospital Los Angeles, ending a legal standoff with families who sued to block a subpoena that some feared would…...
About 200 Texas A&M courses could change due to new restrictions on teaching gender, race
3+ week, 3+ day ago (723+ words) Faculty at Texas A&M University have been told that roughly 200 courses in the College of Arts and Sciences could be affected by a new system policy restricting classroom discussions of race and gender. The changes were made days before…...