$44 billion can buy Twitter, but not respect

Elon Musk's trolling and despotic workplace practices have set the tone for a grass-roots insurrection inside Twitter.
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Commentary: $44 billion can buy Twitter, but it can't buy respect Click to view images

Twitter's biggest problem used to be the human nature of its own users. Elon Musk has changed that.

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Randall Emmett settles racial discrimination lawsuit brought by former assistant Click to view images

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Elton John will take his final bow at Dodger Stadium. So let's time travel back to his legendary 1975 concert Click to view images

Beginning Thursday, Elton John will play his final U.S. concerts at Dodger Stadium, where, in 1975, he donned a sequined Dodgers uniform and made music history.

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Daniel Craig needed his Bond to die so he could move forward: 'I don't want to go back' Click to view images

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Constance Wu and Finn Wittrock bring horror, and audiences, to live L.A. theater with '2:22' Click to view images

The Ahmanson Theatre has a hit with the supernatural thriller "2:22 — A Ghost Story," starring Constance Wu and Finn Wittrock.

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In Guillermo del Toro's darker, weirder 'Pinocchio,' it's Geppetto learning the lessons Click to view images

The Oscar-winning director tosses aside obedience and embraces defiance in the face of conformity in his retelling of the classic "Pinocchio" story.

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