Lorraine Berry
Freelance Writer and Creative Director at Freelance
Book critic and reviewer @LATimes @BostonGlobe @ManCity-born fan. She/her. Black Lives Matter.
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Matthew Specktor on Hollywood's 'fascist turn' toward blockbusters: 'It erodes the soul of the city'
4 days ago |
latimes.com | Lorraine Berry
Matthew Specktor is aware that his third book about Los Angeles is landing during a fraught time. “The pleasure of making beautiful things and reveling in beautiful things and making art is a bizarre thing in America,” Specktor said during a video call in late March. “There’s a Calvinist streak in the American spirit and nature that is so deeply mistrustful of pleasure.
Matthew Specktor on Hollywood's 'fascist turn' toward blockbusters: 'It erodes the soul of the city'
4 days ago |
flipboard.com | Lorraine Berry
2 hours agoPope Francis Dies On Easter Monday At The Age Of 88Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, the office of the Holy …11 hours agoBianca Censori’s Nude Comeback Post After Kanye West Split Sends Fans Into A FrenzyIn what’s become a signature move by model Bianca Censori, she posted a revealing image to her social media that left little to the imagination.
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5 days ago |
latimes.com | Lorraine Berry
It’s never too young to foster a love of reading! Two-year-old Harper Olanipekun holds the book “Let’s Share Panda Bear,” during the L.A. Times Festival of Books. Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Honestly, for bibliophiles, is there a better weekend in spring than late April at the ?
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1 month ago |
latimes.com | Lorraine Berry
Book Review A Better Ending: A Brother's Twenty-Year Quest to Uncover the Truth About His Sister's Death James Whitfield ThomsonAvid Reader Press: 304 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. How well do any of us know our adult siblings?
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Lorraine Berry
There’s been 136 Netflix No. 1 movies in the last 4 years — here’s the 15 you need to watchYou might think scoring a No. 1 rank in Netflix’s top 10 most-watched list is something of a guarantee of quality — but that’s certainly not the …
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