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Readers react to Times coverage of the 'Rust' film set shooting and Charles McNulty's essay debating Laurence Olivier's blackface role as "Othello."

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The short 'Trips, Friends, Night & Destiny (Los viajes, los amigos, la noche y el destino),' screens at the OUTFEST Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival. (Courtesy: OUTFEST Fusion) Attend the L.A. Times Festival of Books from the comfort of your couch. Watch bicycle-themed flicks or works by queer BIPOC filmmakers. Tune in, turn on and drop out during a day of serenity. Celebrate 20 years of music at The Hotel Cafe. Fill out your Oscar ballot during AirTalk's FilmWeek preview. Enjoy kimchi quesadillas, a literal sausage fest, vegan ice cream and duck confit enfrijoladas. Friday, April 16 - Tuesday, A...

Copacetic colloquialisms Regarding “Flappers said ‘baloney!’ to idea that slang was for men” in the Dec. 14, 2020, Monitor Weekly: Oh, what fun memories Melissa Mohr’s column stirred up for me. I was born in the late 1920s, so I grew up hearing my folks and their friends use “flapper slang.” I figured it was just normal English.  I’m now living in a large retirement building and will occasionally use “the cat’s pajamas” or “the bee’s knees” or “the cat’s meow” – which always makes someone say with delight, “Oh, I haven’t heard that for years!”  In...