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The Oscars Have Never Meant Less. But as L.A. Burns, Hollywood’s Highest Awards Show Morphs into a Pledge Drive

The Oscars remain as scheduled, but it’s certain that they will be transformed due to the wildfires, and that most of the red-carpet pomp that typically stretches between now and then will be curtailed if not altogether canceled. With so many left without a home by the fires, there’s scant appetite for the usual self-congratulatory parades of the season.

Firefighters battle a fire as a trailer burns on Sunset Blvd. during the Palisades Fire i

‘Dresden in L.A.’: Victor Davis Hanson Slams California Leadership for Failures as Wildfires Rage

California’s leaders are “charlatans and empty suits” for neglecting infrastructure and embracing performative politics, according to world-renowned historian and political commentator Dr. Victor Davis Hanson, who exposed policy failures he says have turned Los Angeles into a burning wasteland, comparing the city’s devastation to the World War II firebombing of Dresden. 

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley talks during a news conference at Harbor