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"The Steps: A Memoir" details not only the grit and determination it took to write best picture winner "Rocky" but how Stallone stood his ground to get to play the underdog boxer.

As Segerstrom Center for the Arts turns 40, its leaders look back on its rise—and ahead to a rich and varied future.

Pulitzer winner Hernan Diaz returns with 'Ply,' an ambitious, science-fiction leap into a fallen metropolis where art and anarchy reign.

When the WB and UPN merged 20 years ago, the result was the CW, a network that took younger viewers seriously, spawning stars and hit series like 'Gossip Girl,' 'The Vampire Diaries' and 'Arrow.'

Ahead of a gig Wednesday night in Rancho Mirage, the rock singer (and 'American Idol' alum) sits down for a wide-ranging chat.

Dennis Haskins, known for playing the earnest and beloved Principal Richard Belding on 'Saved by the Bell,' has died. He was 75.

"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice asked for privacy after bodycam footage showed police responding to an incident involving her daughter Milania Guidice.

'Jersey Shore' star Paul 'DJ Pauly D' DelVecchio and Nikki Hall are engaged after 6 years of dating. The two met on the MTV dating series 'Double Shot at Love.'

Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery and attorneys general from 12 states are pushing back against Sen. Cory Booker's questions about how their antitrust settlement came about and whether its terms go far enough.

Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons and John Goodman — stars of Alejandro González Iñárritu's 'Digger' — attended the LACMA unveiling of a new film poster by Ed Ruscha.

Varga contributed costumes, props, sets and artwork to Gwar, which became infamous beyond the metal world.

Taylor Swift debuted her video for 'Patient Zero' at a historic MTV VMAs for the pop superstar, who broke a Beyoncé record. The video featured Swift's 'good friend' Dakota Johnson, who also presented Swift with an award during the event.

Newsom signed AB 1349, banning 'ghost ticket' sales for concerts and sports — but urged lawmakers to revisit carve-outs critics say favor StubHub.

Rod Stewart, 81, has announced that his Final Encore tour in 2027 will be his last rock 'n' roll tour 'ever, ever, ever.'

Thanks to her role in the surprise blockbuster horror 'Obsession,' Inde Navarrette went from a relative unknown to an actor with Oscar buzz.