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When Hurricanes Milton and Helene battered the Southeast in the fall, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell expressed concern that a new level of misinformation was taking root.  "It's absolutely the worst I've ever seen," she told reporters, as conspiracy theorists' favorite agency was suddenly, absolutely detaining locals in tents, only saving trans people, not saving white people, demanding that all aid money be repaid with interest, and other blatant absurdities spread online. Firefighters fight the flames from the Palisades Fire burning the Theatre Palisades during a powerful windstorm on January 8 , 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles , California. Apu Gomes/Getty Images Criswell might have wished to keep the superlatives for January. The fires that are currently raging through the houses of entertainment industry professionals and (a far bigger number of) regular Angelenos have fueled an outpouring of ridiculous comment...

Wednesday night saw the start of another fire in Los Angeles, putting the famous Hollywood Bowl in jeopardy. Flames broke out in Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills around 5:30 p.m., earning the name Sunset Fire. The fire was expanding near Hollywood Boulevard and the Walk of Fame. The Magic Castle, a private magicians' club, is nearby, as are the Comedy Store, the TCL Chinese Theatre, the El Capitan Theatre, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Ovation Hollywood, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and the Bowl. ' The Hollywood Bowl. ' Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images "Due to the Sunset Fire, we have received evacuation orders and all Hollywood Bowl staff have safely evacuated the premises," the Hollywood Bowl wrote on X (formerly Twitter) Wednesday evening. "We extend our deepest gratitude to the firefighters who are working tirelessly to protect our community." Just before midnight, the Los Angeles Fire Department shared in an update...