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Lorraine Ali

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Covers:  Culture, media, breaking news, pop culture and more
Doesn't Cover: Sports
@lorraineali.bsky.social. Politics, media and culture commentary @LATimes. Formerly @RollingStone, @Newsweek. Iraqi Angeleno. Pitbull named Potato.

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Lorraine Ali is News and Culture Critic with the Los Angeles Times. She is a former Newsweek Senior Writer and Rolling Stone Senior Critic. Her byline has appeared in a diverse roster of publications including The New York Times, GQ and Esquire.

Lorraine Ali’s Journalist Portfolio

Book review: 'House of Stone' by Anthony Shadid

Book review: 'House of Stone' by Anthony Shadid

Late New York Times journalist Anthony Shadid writes about insights gained rebuilding the war-ravaged home of…

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'American Dervish' review: A Muslim boy grows up in the Midwest

'American Dervish' review: A Muslim boy grows up in the Midwest

Ayad Akhtar's debut novel deftly paints a picture of an immigrant family, but when the boy's attention wander…

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Why American Cable Systems Won't Carry the Al Jazeera Network

Why American Cable Systems Won't Carry the Al Jazeera Network

After five weeks of reporting on revolts around the Arab world, Al Jazeera finds itself at the center of a ne…

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For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges - NYTimes.com

For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges - NYTimes.com

ALBUQUERQUE HEBAH AHMED assessed the weather before she stepped out of her minivan. "It's windy," she said wi…

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The Tunes You Can't Refuse

The Tunes You Can't Refuse

It's just past midnight, the mafia feast is in full swing and I'm playing a game in my head called Who's the …

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Articles

6 comedy actors on surviving bad reviews, making their castmates break and more

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By Lorraine Ali 
| Hartford Courant
Justine Lupe attends Netflix’ s “Nobody Wants This” during 2026 PaleyFest LA at Dolby Theatre on April 8, 2026, in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images North America/TNS) PUBLISHED: June 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM EDT | UPDATED: June 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM EDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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6 comedy actors on surviving bad reviews, making their castmates break and more

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By Lorraine Ali 
| The Brunswick News
LOS ANGELES - When actors from TV's top comedy series recently gathered for The Envelope's Emmy Comedy Roundtable, any lessons they'd learned over the years about how not to break quickly went out the window - this year's guests made each other laugh early and often.
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6 comedy actors on surviving bad reviews, making their castmates break and more

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By Lorraine Ali 
| Miami Herald
LOS ANGELES - When actors from TV's top comedy series recently gathered for The Envelope's Emmy Comedy Roundtable, any lessons they'd learned over the years about how not to break quickly went out the window - this year's guests made each other laugh early and often.
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Awards

New York Press Club Award

2009 - Continuing Coverage

Gay Marriage Series, "Mrs. Kramer vs. Mrs. Kramer"

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