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And while there were many standout stand-up performances in 2018 — John Mulaney, Iliza Shlesinger, Cameron Esposito, W. Kamou Bell and, inexplicably, Adam Sandler — rarely have two performers raised as many questions about the form as Michael and Gadsby. Though Netflix’s deluge of stand-up releases from around the world at times felt like a […]

“It makes this surreal world — this hyper-reality — grounded, and makes it relevant to us,” she said. “King Orm, for instance, is justifying wanting to start this world war and referencing reasons that give you pause and make you think, ‘Well, actually, we are poisoning our waters and dumping plastics and trash into the […]

In 2009, she suggested Murai pitch a treatment for a video by British dance rock band Bloc Party. Laughing, Hinde recalls, “He was just this quiet little Japanese guy — and he ended up writing something so dark, with singing vaginas.” The director has since directed clips for Earl Sweatshirt, St. Vincent, Flying Lotus, A […]

In 2009, she suggested Murai pitch a treatment for a video by British dance rock band Bloc Party. Laughing, Hinde recalls, “He was just this quiet little Japanese guy — and he ended up writing something so dark, with singing vaginas.” The director has since directed clips for Earl Sweatshirt, St. Vincent, Flying Lotus, A […]

Goldman, in turn, was a high-level aide to former Councilmen Mike Hernandez and Hal Bernson before opening his own lobbying firm in 2004. Over the past decade, his firm has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for city politicians, including more than $58,000 for Huizar’s council campaign and office holder committees, according to city records. […]

“I am a California native who was born in Compton in the ’40s. I lived there with my family until I was 11, when we moved to a ranch in Morro Bay. While living in Compton, I had an idyllic life; horseback riding, kite flying, bike riding and swimming, swimming, swimming! We had a wonderful […]