Erick Medel creates artwork as an ode to the Los Angeles Flower District
I always start with a photo on my phone. Sometimes I don't look for images: the images are just there…
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How Keith Haring's art transcended his untimely death
Book Review Radiant: The Life and Lineage of Keith Haring By Brad GoochHarperCollins: 512 pages, $40 If you buy books…
I am an assistant director. Specialists deserve an Oscar
To the editor: As an assistant director with more than 40 years of work in the film and television industry,…
A critic has some ideas about our critical culture. Feel free to disagree
Book Review Without judgment: essays By Lauren OylerHarperOne: 288 pages, $28.99If you buy books linked to on our site, The…
Oscars Rewind – 2004: Why the Makeup Winners Apologized
Many of the Academy Awards categories have a long history dating back almost 100 years. However, that's not true for…
From Cardi B to Lil Nas X, Sean Bankhead revolutionizes the world of dance
With a comfortable stroll, Sean Bankhead entered Evolution Studios dressed in a black Nike tracksuit. It was January and the…
'The Bloody Nightgown' is a monument to the wild wit and unsentimental generosity of Joan Acocella
Book Review The bloody nightgown and other essays By Joan AcocellaFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 368 pages, $35 If you buy…
Opinion: “Working longer” is not a solution for people who cannot afford to retire
In April 2023, Betty Glover, a 91-year-old grocery store employee in Oregon, was finally able to retire after a GoFundMe…
Los Angeles forgot about Times journalist Frank del Olmo. He also made the school named after him.
Staff members at Frank Del Olmo Elementary School were taken aback when I asked them about the name of the…
'The Last Repair Shop' puts music in the hands of LAUSD students
The stories of hardship, dedication and love of music in the Oscar-nominated short documentary “The Last Repair Shop,” about the…