Arts

David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of the flamboyantly gritty proto-punk band New York Dolls has died. He was 75. Johnasen died at his home in Staten Island,...

“44 the Musical,” an affectionate spoof of the Barack Obama White House years, had its premiere at the Bourbon Room Hollywood in 2022. The show has returned to L.A. for...

The Vikingur Ólafsson and Yuja Wang tour reached Walt Disney Concert Hall this week. Demand for the superstar pianists’ recital was such that Wednesday’s sold-out performance led the Los Angeles...

Spring is just around the corner. As the days get longer, you’ll want to spend those extra hours of sunlight with a good book. This month’s must-reads include astronaut and...

A furious political leader shouting a message of hate to an adoring audience. A child crying over the massacre of her family. Emaciated men in prison uniforms, starved to the...

David Lynch died in January having never won an Academy Award. Don’t ask me to explain or rationalize it, because I can’t. The legendary director, writer and artist was nominated...

Before Joseph Wambaugh came along, the unofficial bard of the Los Angeles Police Department was Jack Webb, whose unsmiling Sgt. Joe Friday peppered every episode of “Dragnet” with homilies about...

The Golden Globes has terminated its policy of paying $75,000 annual salaries to former members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Helen Hoehne, the organization’s president made the announcement on...

“Riff Raff” is a solid crime comedy with unusual wiring. There’s no heist, no bag of money or suitcase of drugs. Instead, the director, Dito Montiel, puts the focus on...

Nickel Boys (now streaming on MGM+) is a tough but essential watch. The story of two Black teenage boys interned in a brutal reform school in Jim Crow-era 1960s Florida,...