Did this clock belong to JFK? Inside one watchmaker’s decades-long obsession
Bill Anderson was close to 70 when he first spotted the clock. It looked like a ship’s wheel, a kitschy bit of decor you might see at a nautically themed ...
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He was in that electric ‘Jesus Christ Superstar.’ His day job? Hollywood Bowl usher
By day, he helps audience members find their seats. By night, he’s onstage, commanding them. For actor Tyrone Huntley, the hustle is part of the role in Los Angeles. Less ...
Ryan Coogler and Mary Corse to be honored at LACMA’s Art+Film Gala before Zumthor building opens
Director Ryan Coogler and artist Mary Corse will be honored at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s 14th annual Art+Film Gala, the museum announced Sunday. The splashy, high-fashion dinner ...
‘Shucked’ at Hollywood Pantages delivers a cornucopia of delight
Corn is no stranger to Broadway musicals. In “Oklahoma!,” the crop is “as high as an elephant’s eye,” according to the lyrical measurements of the show’s opening number, “Oh, What ...
Pirates in Long Beach? Go swashbuckling at this campy, interactive show aboard a tall ship
Pirating, as evidenced by centuries of stories and one of the greatest theme park rides, has long fascinated. Seafaring and sword fighting imply adventure. Dice games? Bluffing and strategy. And ...
‘& Juliet’ euphorically turns Shakespeare’s tragedy into a Max Martin dance party
Everyone can use an editor, and Shakespeare is no exception. Fortunately, he married one. Tired of being cooped up with the kids in Stratford-upon-Avon, Anne (Teal Wicks), wife of the ...
L.A.’s rebel architects, now elders, revisit norm-busting Venice Beach art scene
On a wide, empty stretch of Venice Beach in 1980, seven Los Angeles architects — Frank Gehry, Thom Mayne, Eric Owen Moss, Coy Howard, Craig Hodgetts, Robert Mangurian and Frederick ...
John Outterbridge’s daughter salvages found art from Altadena ruins — with help from his friends
Before sunup on Jan. 8, as the Eaton fire roared across the San Gabriel Mountains, a blaze of texts and calls lit up my phone with a ferocity of their ...
I attended a Black Out performance and, as a white critic, it opened my eyes in an unexpected way
“Berta, Berta,” a two-character play by Angelica Chéri, was inspired by a prison work song from Parchman Farm, the notorious Mississippi State Penitentiary whose harsh conditions and history of forced ...
The Chicano artist melting ice blocks in Riverside has a bigger story to tell
Some SoCal residents spent their summer at the beach, or at their local rooftop pool; others spent it indoors, hiding from ICE agents. It’s why Riverside artist Perry Picasshoe spent ...
