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Claim your profileLorraine Ali is News and Culture Critic with the Los Angeles Times. She was formerly a television critic and music editor with the Times. Prior to joining the Times, Ali was a music critic and senior culture writer with Newsweek and a senior critic with Rolling Stone. Her byline has appeared in a diverse roster of outlets including The New York Times, GQ and The Hollywood Reporter.Ali has appeared as a culture critic in several documentaries, including HBO's "Music Box: Jagged," and CNN's docuseries "The History of the Sitcom" and "Decades." She's guested on countless news programs and podcasts ranging from PBS News Hour to "Muslims Doing Things." Ali has also conducted live, onstage interviews with talent such as Patti Smith, Bryan Cranston, Ramy Youssef and George Stephanopoulos and moderated Emmy and Oscar roundtables for multiple studios and the L.A. Times Envelope series.Ali's book, "No Lessons Learned: The Making of Curb Your Enthusiasm," is due out October 21, 2025.