Yale professor Jason Stanley wrote the book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them. He talked with NPR about defining fascism and how conspiracy theories play a part.

The Kentucky Derby was delayed because of the pandemic, now demands are being made that Churchill Downs use this moment to make lasting changes and to take a stand against racial injustice.

A new study from the University of Oxford looked at the finances of cities that have hosted the Olympic games and the results weren’t pretty. They found that for the last 80 years, cities have gone over their estimated budget by an average of 172 percent.

The long-anticipated movie “Tenet” is finally being released in theaters . . . except in Los Angeles. The film’s budget and intention to be a “big theater” experience pushed Warner Bros. to pursue a theatrical release, instead of straight to on-demand. But that means SoCal moviegoers are going to miss John David Washington’s leading performance in the Christopher Nolan directed film. It’s not the release he was expecting, but he’s glad it’s finally out.

Christopher Nolan’s new time travel thriller “Tenet” has been touted as the film to bring back movie theaters during the COVID-19 pandemic. While it remains to be seen whether that prediction comes true, if there’s going to be a film to do it, another one of Nolan’s so-called “brainy blockbusters” in the vein of “Inception” and “Interstellar” has as good a chance as anything. Nolan and Warner Brothers delayed the film’s release several times over the course of two months, insisting that the film be seen as Nolan intended it to -- on the big screen.

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Angie Han review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Richard Jackson from UCLA.

The L.A. City Council on Wednesday declared a fiscal emergency, paving the way to approve buyouts for city employees and a furlough program for nearly 16,000 workers.

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