How Gustavo Dudamel, L.A. Phil and Frank Gehry do Wagner’s ‘Ring’
Los Angeles has little history with Wagner’s four-opera “Ring” cycle, his epic on how to save the world from conniving gods, power mongers and hoarders…
Why haven’t Angels signed Cody Bellinger or Blake Snell yet?
The Angels seem mired in baseball purgatory as spring training approaches, one big bat and frontline starter away from possible playoff contention, and one or…
Movies ‘Settlers,’ ‘White on White’ tackle art and colonialism
It’s been a devastating week at the Los Angeles Times, with the layoffs of countless colleagues. That is going to mean some changes around here.…
Bass polls well in a survey from new political advocacy group
Good morning and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Dakota Smith, informing you on the events of the past…
Letters: Jim Harbaugh mania electrifies hopeful Chargers fans
‘Bolt from the Blue’ indeed! Chargers have long been considered the NFL’s version of the Clippers…wildly talented underachievers. Only time will tell if Harbaugh can…
Space shuttle Endeavour to be raised by cranes Monday night
Barring weather delays, the space shuttle Endeavour will undergo its final, historic lift starting Monday night, a maneuver no other retired orbiter has undergone. Plans…
Kings lose to Colorado Avalanche for 13th loss in 15 games
DENVER — Logan O’Connor scored two of Colorado’s three first-period goals helping the Avalanche to a 5-1 victory Friday night over the Kings in the team’s…
Charisma Osborne and Londynn Jones lead UCLA past Washington
Charisma Osborne scored 17 points and Londynn Jones had 13 to lead No. 2 UCLA to a 62-44 win over Washington on Friday night at…
‘The Breaking Ice’ review: A restless trio comes together
To leave something behind doesn’t necessarily imply a sense of direction. That active limbo permeates writer-director Anthony Chen’s appealingly liquid “The Breaking Ice,” about a…
James Harden’s 75th triple-double powers Clippers past Raptors
TORONTO — James Harden had 22 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his 75th career triple-double, Paul George added 21 points and the Clippers thumped…
How do you mend a broken heart?
My talented colleague Todd Martens spent much of the past year living — and reporting — this story on the science of heartbreak, how it…
Can NEA’s Maria Rosario Jackson help art heal America? Biden thinks so
In her young, impressionable years in L.A. and Mexico City, Maria Rosario Jackson had two cultural reckonings that shaped her outlook as the first Mexican…
Former L.A Councilman Jose Huizar to be sentenced Friday
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar, awaiting sentencing in a sprawling criminal case, asked a judge for leniency on Thursday, saying “I lost everything.”…
How to have the best Sunday in LA, according to Kate Berlant
On the stand-up stage, comedian Kate Berlant is a lot — a lot of exaggerated faces, a lot of abrupt free-form physicality and a lot…
Travel is chaos. Can a new ambient music program at LAX help?
The maelstrom of travel through LAX calms down when you walk into the Orchestrina. At the start of a 1,000-foot-long hallway connecting the Tom Bradley…
Farmworker’s son and dairy farmer face off in California election
BAKERSFIELD — As a teenager, David Valadao had a long list of chores to do before school every day. He’d jump on his tractor, buck hay…
Cody’s Wish named horse of the year at 53rd Eclipse Awards
Horse racing’s feel-good story of the last two years reached its inevitable climax on Thursday night when Cody’s Wish was named horse of the year…
CAA evacuates office after security threat
Century City-based Creative Artists Agency confirmed that it evacuated its staff from its headquarters on Thursday at around noon, after receiving a security threat. “While…
Lulu Wang’s ‘Expats’ centers the lives of women and a changing Hong Kong
I still remember ugly crying after watching Lulu Wang’s breakthrough feature, “The Farewell,” with my dad, an immigrant. I saw myself in Billi, a Chinese…
The Sports Report: Chargers finally make the right decision
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…