An influencer, an AI clone and plenty of pillow talk

Enjoy these seven great reads from our Entertainment & Arts team.
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Thousands chatted with this AI 'virtual girlfriend.' Then things got even weirder Click to view images

Caryn Marjorie, an influencer with 2 million followers on Snapchat, recently made a digital clone of herself. But what happens to social media creators when the robots come for their jobs?

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Commentary: Why did Center Theatre Group really halt programming at the Mark Taper Forum? Click to view images

Center Theatre Group announced that it is indefinitely halting programming at the Mark Taper Forum, L.A.'s flagship theater. CEO Meghan Pressman and incoming artistic director Snehal Desai explain their rationale for the controversial decision.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea on the meaning of God, the band's worst album and the vice he misses most Click to view images

At 60, Flea shows no signs of slowing down: He has a podcast, a Chili Peppers' stadium tour and a new infant son.

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There's no movie star like Harrison Ford. And there never will be again Click to view images

Hollywood is no longer capable of creating a career like Ford's, and he knows it. So he plans to keep doing it while he can.

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What Ryan Murphy's and Harry and Meghan's deals say about the state of Hollywood Click to view images

Ryan Murphy is moving his deal from Netflix to Disney amid changes in the way Hollywood approaches deals with top producers.

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How 'Fishes,' the most chaotic episode of Season 2 of 'The Bear,' came together Click to view images

Christopher Storer, the creator of "The Bear," discusses how he directed the season's wild and stressful holiday episode, "Fishes."

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Netflix turns to South Korean writers and crews as Hollywood strikes. But they feel exploited too Click to view images

South Korean content is likely to become even more important to Netflix it seeks to weather the Hollywood writers' strike. But many writers and producers in the country feel exploited by the streaming giant.

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