Five decades after its release, Pink Floyd’s album about absence, burnout and corporate greed reads like a description of campus life.

“Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” lead the field of 2026 Oscar nominees with 16 and 13 nominations each, respectively. (Photo illustration by Avery Fox / Los Angeles Times; Photos from A24; Focus Features; Getty; Netflix; Victor Juca; Warner Bros. Pictures) There’s something oddly predictable about the way Oscar nominations are discussed every year. A film racks up a high number of nods and suddenly the conversation shifts from why this film worked to whether it now b

An Israeli air strike in Qatar's capital killed five members of the Palestinian Hamas group. (Credit: Reuters/CNN) On Sept. 9, Israel...