How Kamasi Washington and 100 musicians filled LACMA’s empty new building with a sonic work of art
“The general public was admitted to new Los Angeles County Museum of Art for the first time on Friday night — not to look at art but to listen to...
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Jake Brasch’s ‘The Reservoir’ suffers from arrested character development at the Geffen Playhouse
All unhappy families of addicts are unhappy in their own way. Unless, of course, you’re a stage family, overrun with “characters” who don’t so much speak as deliver laugh lines...
Commentary: By taming its chaos, ‘The Bear’ bravely shows us what addiction recovery looks like
In the beginning there was chaos. Three years ago, FX’s “The Bear” splattered across our screens and made it impossible to look away. The yelling; the cursing; the gravy-slopping, bowl-clattering,...
In new indie flick ‘Ponyboi,’ River Gallo sheds light on an intersex experience
“How the f— does this baby know if she loves her father?” asked River Gallo one day at Walmart, back in 2010, when they saw an infant sucking on a...
What to know about the US Supreme Court’s ruling on public school lessons using LGBTQ books
A divided U.S. Supreme Court has sided with religious parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom when a public school lesson uses LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The 6-3...
The 9 LGBTQ+ children’s books targeted in high court ruling upending education policy
Picture books are not usually the stuff of Supreme Court rulings. But on Friday, a majority of justices ruled that parents have a right to opt their children out of...
Rebekah Del Rio, singer known for moving performance in ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 57
Rebekah Del Rio, the singer-songwriter known for bringing her talents to the David Lynch classic “Mulholland Drive,” has died. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed Del Rio died in...
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez tie the knot in opulent Venice wedding
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are officially husband and wife. The Amazon founder, who’s been linked to Sánchez since 2019, hosted an extravagant, reportedly $50-million celebration in Venice, Italy, stretching...
Laguna Beach’s ‘Passport to the Arts’ offers summer access to major festivals for $29
Art lovers heading to the coast this summer have a new way to explore Southern California’s creative scene at a discount. For just $29, the “Passport to the Arts” provides...
Chrisleys tell Lara Trump: Learning they had been pardoned wasn’t as simple as all that
Julie and Todd Chrisley were not exactly prepared to learn they had been pardoned by the president. “Unfortunately, most of the news that you get in prison is bad news,”...
