Girl shopping for Devin Booker cards gets to meet the real deal. ‘I can’t believe it’

While shopping for Devin Booker trading cards at a California shop, a girl got a major surprise from the NBA star himself. Michael Rubin, the founder of the online sports apparel store Fanatics, …

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/girl-shopping-devin-booker-cards-145531067.html

Mariah Carey and Megan Thee Stallion to headline L.A.’s Pride in the Park

‘Having two women of color headline the event was very intentional,’ said LA Pride’s board president. The music festival will take place on June 9 and 10.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-03-28/mariah-carey-meg-thee-stallion-la-pride-in-the-park

Here’s a bold 2023 NFL draft prediction that could benefit Chiefs

There are just 30 days to go until the 2023 NFL draft, which means some strong opinions are starting to be formed about the upcoming crop of talent. Our friend Jeff Risdon, of Draft Wire and Lions …

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bold-2023-nfl-draft-prediction-154508600.html

Commentary: Does musical ‘The Lonely Few’ pull off the grittiness of touring life? An ex-indie rocker weighs in

“The Lonely Few” at the Geffen Playhouse is a musical that offers a solid indie-rock vibe with all the benefits of a theatergoing experience.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-03-28/commentary-the-lonely-few-musical-geffen-indie-rock

How Ukraine’s closest allies turned the tide on sending advanced tanks, and could do the same for military jets

Ukraine’s closest allies, which border Russia, spent months advocating for the delivery of tanks. The Baltic States helped break the taboo, taking the unusual step of calling out their allies publicly …

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ukraines-closest-allies-turned-tide-144559555.html

Selena Gomez’s ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ character could have been gay

“I wished we could have played more with what was quite obvious to a lot of us,” the showrunner said.

https://nypost.com/2023/03/28/selena-gomezs-wizards-of-waverly-place-character-could-have-been-gay/

Taylor Swift Gave a Speech on Giving Yourself ‘Permission to Fail’ That Everyone Should Hear

Taylor Swift merged her Reputation-era aesthetic with a little Midnights-esque “Bejeweled” sparkle for last night’s iHeartRadio Music Awards, where the singer won the ceremony’s Innovator Award. Clad …

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-gave-speech-giving-135900537.html

The haunted journey of Vietnam’s “wandering souls,” in an intricate novel of refugee flight

Cecile Pin’s debut novel, ‘Wandering Souls,’ injects the supernatural into the deeply grounded story of three orphaned siblings who escape Vietnam by boat.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-03-28/the-vietnam-wars-end-is-just-the-beginning-for-a-new-novels-wandering-souls

Review: Words aren’t the only magic in this interactive production of Shakespeare’s ‘Tempest’

Shakespeare Center L.A. and After Hours Theatre Co. present a partly immersive staging of ‘The Tempest,’ William Shakespeare’s magical late romance.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-03-28/the-tempest-immersive-production-shakespeare-center-los-angeles-review

The post-jailhouse confessions of Watts rapper 03 Greedo: ‘I don’t believe in anything but art’

After serving five years in prison, rapper 03 Greedo speaks exclusively to The Times about the death of his friend Drakeo and the ‘voo’ elevating his new music.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-03-28/03-greedo-prison-release-free-halfway-there