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Commentary: How Karla Sofía Gascón turned a historic Oscars first into a historic Oscars nightmare

With a series of resurfaced tweets, the lead actress nominee for ‘Emilia Pérez’ has caused an awards season uproar — and plenty of culture war confusion.
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Commentary: Stop the outrage. To cope with Trump, ignore what he says and watch what he does

Perpetual outrage, no matter how justified it may seem, is not a sustainable political strategy. Those who disagree with Trump’s vision of America must figure out a more effective form of resistance.
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Commentary: The Oscars ‘must go forward’ — and will, says film academy CEO. He’s right

With L.A. burning, many have called for the Oscars to be canceled. Film academy CEO Bill Kramer tells The Times that the March 2 ceremony will proceed, with ‘special moments’ acknowledging first responders.
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Commentary: Fire is part of L.A.’s ethos. But this Angeleno is asking, ‘Is it time to go?’

After evacuating from the Eaton fire, our columnist wonders if climate change, the insurance crisis and other factors have made remaining, or rebuilding, too risky.
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Commentary: ‘Are you OK?’ Thank you for asking about us in fire-ravaged L.A.

If you live in Southern California, you’re getting the messages via text, email, IMs, chats and every other way imaginable: People worldwide asking if you are safe.

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