SANTA MONICA, Calif.—In another world, Arnold Schwarzenegger might be an elder statesman in his party. The Republican former governor of California might even be a top ally of the entertainment president: They used to be friendly, and Schwarzenegger was Donald Trump’s successor on Celebrity Apprentice. In Trump’s world, though ...

Rain Phoenix and Joaquin Phoenix attend the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Back to top

Zendaya attends the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Back to top

So you could understand why, on a recent morning at Dugan's new home near the beach in Santa Monica, a weathered-looking note was stuck to a window shade reminding her that the shade was broken. "Oh, please — that can't be in the picture," she said with a laugh to a photographer, swearing to herself that she'd find time someday to get it ...

The backyard is reminiscent of a jungle, with a zen garden, bamboo forest, a private spa area and a unique pool with a rope swing.

Cedar planks also clad some of the sharply vaulted ceilings in the airy, white-walled residence that features imported wood floorboards and well-placed windows that provide lovely and leafy, cross-canyon views of the Santa Monica Mountains. Just inside the front door, the dining room opens to a small deck with big views and the up-to-date ...

There’s this flavor to it, as if the ocean is so close, as if the sunset tastes like heat and oranges. It’s still early July but summer is alive and kicking this close to Santa Monica. “Now that you’re done being all Euro-hot,” Ella says with a sly grin. “That’s not a thing.” “It is.” “It’s very much not a thing,” Wes ...

With “Picard,” a spinoff following Patrick Stewart’s Starfleet officer, the franchise is trying to rediscover its place in a universe it effectively invented.

What the transition been like? How has that been for you? What would you say about that? CalenRaps: It was cool, I was staying in Inglewood for a month, I was staying in AirBnB’s and I stayed in Santa Monica. I finally got situated in Hollywood and signed my first lease in July. I may move back to Texas, but it depends on how my career is ...

Disney, Fox, HBO and Hulu have collaborated with Unplug Meditation — with studios in West Hollywood (above) and Santa Monica — to create programs for employees. Other studios in L.A. include DEN Meditation, founded by former NBC exec Tal Rabinowitz, and InsightLA. Paul Greenberg, CEO of digital video firm Butter Works, underwent infusions ...