Good morning. It’s Tuesday, and these are the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

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A USC scientist was featured by a local TV station for her work fighting HIV — and moonlighting as a Hollywood science advisor. Paula Cannon, a distinguished professor at Keck, helps writers on shows like HBO’s “The Last of Us” make virus-related storylines at least somewhat realistic.

FOX11 Los Angeles

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Annenberg made a move that others could learn from: The comms school is shortening its PR and advertising master’s from 36 to 30 units. “Given the significant costs of higher education, and the time it takes to complete a graduate degree, we’ve decided it is time to evolve,” said Gordon Stables, director of the journalism program.

Ally Nakamura and Zayane El Solh / Annenberg Media

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Timothée Chalamet is getting serious flak for a viral clip where he disses opera and ballet (“No one cares about this anymore,” he said). But the LA Times’ arts editor has a hot take: “Chalamet shouldn’t have said it,” wrote Jessica Gelt, but “to paraphrase Homer Simpson, ‘It’s sad ‘cause it’s true.’”

Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times

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Move over, Napa: The New York Times’ chief wine critic declared that San Luis Obispo is home to a dramatically under-appreciated wine scene. Small wineries in SLO, The Times wrote, are making “exceptional wines that express the region’s singular coastal character.” (Given the price range, this item is for our faculty and staff readership.)

Eric Asimov / The New York Times

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Kai Trump, the granddaughter of Donald Trump, is facing internet backlash for a vlog titled “I Brought My Secret Service to Erewhon,” in which she drops $233 at the Santa Monica store before loading into a seven-vehicle motorcade. I watched the whole 19-minute video so you don’t have — just kidding. Who do you think I am?

Julia Reinstein / The Cut