Stars Wars Day, Alice Wang’s extraterrestrial art and more LA culture
Hello and May the 4th be with you! From a cultural galaxy near, near by, the Essential Arts newsletter is back again, corralling the best…
Paralympics 2024: UK Athletics head of performance Tom Paulson resigns
UK Athletics' head of Paralympic performance Tom Paulson has resigned two weeks before the world championships and with less than four months to go until…
Geffen Playhouse asks Helder Guimaraes to make magic again
Did the shattering year of 2020 actually happen? Did the country really shut down that eerie, silent spring? Did we stop going to plays, movies,…
Jess Glynne slammed over Sunday Brunch performance as one fan says their 'ears are bleeding'
Channel 4's Sunday Brunch viewers were not impressed with Jess Glynne's performance and they took to social media to share their thoughts Source link
Roasting LACMA’s big bet in Vegas
John Valadez’s 2024 acrylic painting “Chaos,” 84 inches by 144 inches, at Luis de Jesus gallery in Los Angeles. (Courtesy of John Valadez and Luis…
Coachella and Stagecoach festivals: Differences and similarities
Indio — After back-to-back weekends of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, with performances from a reunited No Doubt, Tyler, the Creator, Lana Del Rey…
Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth: Gary O’Neil says loss ‘worst performance of season’
Boss Gary O'Neil says Wolves' display in their 1-0 loss to his former club Bournemouth was "the worst performance of the season so far".MATCH REPORT:…
Review: A potent Eddie Redmayne can’t save Broadway’s ‘Cabaret’
NEW YORK — If ambience were the secret to theatrical success, the new Broadway revival of “Cabaret” that opened on Sunday at the August Wilson Theatre…
Festival of Books at USC, Andrew Scott and your ultimate culture guide to the weekend and beyond
(Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times) Apparently some lady named Taylor has a new album — or two. We’re still trying to make sense of “Tortured Poets…
L.A. Opera defies elitist label with ‘La Traviata,’ ‘Noah’s Flood’
The label of elitism sticks to opera like superglue. The label is a fake, but one for which no cultural chemical capable of removing it…
Review: ‘Monsters of the American Cinema’ confronts grief
The first thing you notice about the set for “Monsters of the American Cinema,” a recent play by Christian St. Croix that’s having its Los…
Australia names first Olympic athletics team members as Claudia Hollingsworth’s breakout champs performance earns selection
In short: Nineteen-year-old Claudia Hollingsworth is among 14 athletes named in the first wave of Olympic selection.Matt Denny, Jess Hull, Michelle Jenneke, Peter Bol and…
Best things to do in L.A.: ‘Chocolate Room,’ Maurice Sendak
Ed Ruscha, “Chocolate Room,” 1970, chocolate on paper (Christopher Knight / Los Angeles Times) It’s been asked before, and we’ll ask it again: If music…
Where to celebrate Record Store Day in Los Angeles on April 20
420 isn’t just for stoners. This year, Record Store Day — the worldwide celebration for independent record shops that typically happens every third Saturday of…
What to do in L.A.: ‘Fat Ham,’ Coachella, Virginia Woolf dance
Welcome to another edition of Essential Arts, where the question of the week just might be: How have 99 Cents Only Stores shaped L.A.’s cultural…
Young Miko discusses ‘att.’ and her upcoming Coachella performance
Young Miko might have touched down in Austin, Texas, but she’s still on Pacific time. The 26-year-old rapper from Puerto Rico has been holed up…
Essential Arts: Easter music, Butterfly Pavilion, the Broad
It’s a new Essential Arts! Based on feedback from readers, we’re rethinking this newsletter and adding recommendations from our prize-winning writers on the very best…
‘Femme’ review: Vengeance in the guise of erotic flirtation
The most revelatory aspect of the art of drag is how it lays bare the centrality of performance in our everyday lives. That’s most obvious…
'I modelled Scoop Prince Andrew performance on David Brent', says Rufus Sewell
Rufus Sewell joked 'F*** it, I'm not gonna get a knighthood anyway' as he opened up about preparing for the role of Prince Andrew in…
USC’s March Madness run built by trend-setting performance coach
The best recruit in the country has lived up to every ounce of hype. The Ivy League transfers have made the transition look seamless. But…