To find SML’s beginnings, you have to go back to ETA, a cocktail bar in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The space opened in 2016, thanks to the work of James Bygrave, Ryan Julio, and ...

The 8th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is fast approaching, so get set for 12 straight days of incredible stories told by puppet artists and companies from around the world playing all ...

At a March Seattle gig, SML generated three epic improvisations of subtle groove science (the second piece even evoked the funky swagger of Average White Band’s “Schoolboy Crush”) and galvanic ...

A powerhouse quintet with deep ties to L.A.’s experimental music universe breaks jazz wide open on its second album, blurring the lines between live improv and post-production sorcery. Save this story ...

Instead of CG or AI, Apple used furry puppets to make its A Critter Carol festive ad. Instead of CG or AI, Apple used furry puppets to make its A Critter Carol festive ad. is a senior reporter who’s ...

Interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan suggested Wednesday that the Biden-appointed judge overseeing the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey violated judicial conduct rules by asking ...

It started with the noblest of intentions. Actor Shaun Michael McNamara had been in Los Angeles for a few years, working primarily at Disneyland and Universal Studios, when he decided to create an ...

FountainVest and CPE have joined as new shareholders with the SML Group, a global leader in RFID and brand identification solutions, today announced that. The introduction of these two respected ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jackie Smook handcrafts puppets for her web series and film work from her small L.A. workshop below the Hollywood ...

EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine Coghlan (The Rookie) is set to headline the psychological horror film Puppet from writer-director Nick Peterson (Dark Mind), with Chris Sullivan (This Is Us), Taryn Manning ...

The Los Angeles quintet was born onstage, and that’s exactly how it records LPs: by capturing live performances and twisting them, sometimes beyond recognition. The Los Angeles quintet was born ...

If you have been following the news lately, conversations about the SML deal keeps popping up, with the latest being a call by the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana on President John ...