Oscar races up for grabs?
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has some issues with the way the Dodgers celebrated after they thoroughly dismantled his team in the World Series.…
‘Anora’ season once again in full swing
Would you pay a trillion dollars for California? Isn’t that what a home in Santa Monica goes for these days?I’m Glenn Whipp, columnist for the…
African Art Renaissance: Voices from the continent and the diaspora | Arts and Culture
Exploring contemporary African art with three influential women bridging the continent and its global diaspora.In this episode of Talk to Al Jazeera, we delve into…
Art as survival: Gaza’s creators transform pain into protest | Israel-Palestine conflict
Amid the rubble of destroyed homes and the echoing booms of air strikes, Gaza’s artists sit with brushes in hand, transforming despair into defiance. Flour…
Super Bowl LIX proved that the TV ad is a dying art
Has video killed the Super Bowl ad?If ever there were a Super Bowl that needed a bunch of surprising, cool and smartly written commercials, it…
Tony Roberts dead: Stage and film actor often starred in Woody Allen movies
Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies — often as…
Lakers’ free art exhibit, and more L.A. arts and culture this weekend
Attention, fellow Los Angeles Lakers fans: While we’re all understandably focused on the huge news of the team’s latest addition, let’s also celebrate the local…
Did László Tóth ever build that bowling alley?
“A good dip should whet the appetite, a great dip could be lunch and an excellent dip is really dinner.” Wise words from Times food…
How RaMell Ross made ‘Nickel Boys’ as ‘visceral’ as real life
In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, “Nickel Boys” filmmaker RaMell Ross breaks down the film’s distinctive style and costume designer Arianne Phillips…
Mia Zapata of The Gits is still influential 30 years after her death
Mia Zapata was drenched in sweat, surrounded by congested bodies as she geared up to sing “Second Skin,” the final song of The Gits’ set…
‘Emilia Pérez’ making the wrong kind of news
We’ve now entered the whisper campaign portion of the awards season, except the whispers are actually screams. Are your ears ringing too?I’m Glenn Whipp, columnist…
AI-generated art requires human contributions for U.S. copyright protection, feds say
The U.S. Copyright Office on Wednesday said it takes more than text prompts for AI-generated art to qualify for copyright protection. Image by the U.S.…
‘Emilia Pérez’ parody ‘Johanne Sacreblu’ goes viral
I’m here to champion a work of art that centers a transgender woman in the lead role, to make the case for thought-provoking cinema that…
Billy Ray Cyrus sets album release amid family’s concerns
Billy Ray Cyrus on Friday announced a new album in the wake of his lackluster performance at the post-inauguration Liberty Ball and amid family drama…
Take a shortcut to ‘womb-like’ euphoria at L.A.’s Chromasonic Field
The world inside a downtown L.A. warehouse seemed to come to a halt, and all I saw was a blur of colors, where pinkish-red hues…
David Lynch was a painter before he brought his art to film
David Lynch lived and worked beyond all definition. He was best known as a filmmaker — using his lens to unearth the tawdry, decayed and…
Altadena artists’ compound JJU destroyed in the Eaton fire
It was an improbable place. An artist collective known as JJU, or John Joyce University, hidden in the foothills of Altadena, resembled a 1960s fever…
The aw-shucks charm of David Lynch, so unlike his movies
The man at the hotel bar slid off his stool and turned, offering his hand.“I’m David Lynch. Pleased to meet you.”We were close enough that…
Faig Ahmed’s rugs: weaving tradition and Surrealism in art | Arts and Culture
The Azerbaijani artist redefines heritage with contemporary art.The ancient craft of knotted carpets, originating in the Caspian Sea region, finds a bold new expression through…
Jean Milant, founder of Cirrus Gallery and Cirrus Editions, dies at 81
Jean Milant, the master printmaker who helped expand the creative reach of young L.A. conceptual artists such as Ed Ruscha and John Baldessari with the…