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Entertainment reporting
Celebrities hit the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Awards red carpet
From Cheetos to ‘Wakanda Forever’: Overheard on the 10 Directors to Watch red carpet
How Palm Springs architecture, landscape bring Olivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ to life
New show highlights Trixie Mattel’s Palm Springs motel
‘I danced a long way away from Belfast’: Director, writer Kenneth Branagh discusses latest film
‘King Richard’ star Jon Bernthal on becoming tennis coach Rick Macci, what makes a strong ensemble
‘Egregor’ actor Omri Rose talks Ukrainian spirit, upcoming benefit for displaced children
Bobby Berk from ‘Queer Eye’ talks Casa Tierra ahead of Modernism Week – May
Coachella 2022: Harry Styles dazzles in festival debut, Shania Twain joins on stage
Stagecoach 2022: Carrie Underwood rocks the Mane Stage with Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses
Stagecoach 2022: Country legend Tanya Tucker pumps up the crowd, FaceTimes Brandi Carlile during set
Stagecoach 2022: Breland on his first Stagecoach performance, what to expect from set
health reporting
For decades, queer men have had trouble donating blood. Change could be on the horizon
Palm Springs man shares monkeypox experience: ‘This could have been so much worse’
Fentanyl overdoses, deaths are up in Riverside County. Many don’t know they’ve taken it
He used to spend his nights at homeless centers. This holiday, it’s a different story
Energy vortices attract visitors around the world. Could the same happen in Desert Hot Springs?
Mental Health Awareness Month: Palm Desert man heals after decades of trauma
‘It’s OK to not be OK’: Local experts, students shed light on pandemic’s effects on mental health
Reflections on 40 years of HIV/AIDS: Community members compare epidemic to COVID-19 pandemic
Local Planned Parenthood CEO reacts to leaked opinion: ‘We will continue to fight for it forever’
EDUCATION REPORTING
Bakersfield man overcomes act of violence, years of struggle to finally earn diploma
COLUMNS
At Transilvania food market, I found pieces of my Bosnian heritage in Palm Springs
Black cinema brought to the forefront in new Academy Museum ‘Regeneration’ exhibit
Coachella 2022: This is what Coachella was like for a festival newbie
Coachella 2023: Here’s what it’s like to dine at Outstanding in the Field
EMA SASIC: An afternoon with the stars at the Golden Globes
EMA’S PICKS: Oscar movies at the click of a button
EMA’S PICKS: ‘Minari’ hits home with compelling immigrant tale
FILM REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
‘It’s beyond me’: Danielle Deadwyler on playing Mamie Till-Mobley in ‘Till’
Actor Bill Nighy is not slowing down any time soon, just like his ‘Living’ character
Anna Kendrick reflects on ‘vulnerable’ film ‘Alice, Darling’
Interview with “Empire Of Light” Cinematographer Roger Deakins
Interview with “Yellowjackets” star Melanie Lynskey
HCA “Severance” roundtable interview with Britt Lower
“Montana Story” review and interview with star Owen Teague
“Emergency” review and interview with stars RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins and Sebastian Chacon
Interview with “The Phantom of the Open” director Craig Roberts and screenwriter Simon Farnaby
“The Novice” review and interview with director Lauren Hadaway
Awards and memberships
Member of Online Association of Female Film Critics, GALECA, International Film Critics Society
Rotten Tomatoes and Cherry Picks-approved critic
2019 California Journalism Awards coverage of youth and education, second place
2019 CJA profile story, fifth place
2020 CJA profile story, fourth place
2020 CJA coverage of protests and racial justice, fifth place
Ema Sasic 