Cole Escola arrives at the #AcademyMuseumGala.

TONIGHT — California gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra (D) and Steve Hilton (R) will face off at 6pm PT in a one-on-one debate. The hourlong CNN debate in Los Angeles will be moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.

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Xavier Becerra, the Democratic candidate for California governor, has taken substantial corporate funding from oil companies like Chevron. He assured us that he won’t take money from just any company, though. Watch the full interview: sf.news/3VVgRcN

Duncan Trussell recorded this conversation with his mother while she was facing terminal cancer. What you’re hearing isn’t scripted. It isn’t performed. It’s a son sitting with his dying mother trying to hold onto every word before the words run out. And she, the one facing the end, is the one doing the comforting. That is what makes these conversations so extraordinary. Not the wisdom itself, as profound as it is. But who it’s coming from. A woman who had every reason to be consumed by her own fear choosing instead to spend what little time remained helping her son understand how to live without her. These recordings became the heart of The Midnight Gospel. And I always go back to watch it again. They remain some of the most honest conversations about death, love and what it means to be human ever put on screen…

Duncan Sheik, singer of the 1996 hit single “Barely Breathing” and Tony Award-winning composer of 'Spring Awakening,' has died at age 56. Access the free article here: rollingstone.com/music/music…

Tim Curry, 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' Star, Dies at 80 variety.com/2026/film/obitua…