The insurrection that wasn’t, and other Trump fantasies
To hear our national leaders tell it, Los Angeles is in chaos and our governor and mayor are out to lunch with the police, blissfully…
‘Uvalde Mom’ director Anayansi Prado discusses her moving documentary
Three years ago, an armed young man entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 students and two teachers. Hundreds of law enforcement…
Newsom and California move toward criminalizing homelessness
Homeless encampments are dirty. And ugly. And seem, to those who venture near them and even to some who live there, unsafe. They are also…
Michael Hurley dead: Singer-songwriter was ‘Godfather of freak folk’
Michael Hurley, the eccentric singer and songwriter who pioneered the “freak-folk” movement and inspired generations of artists, has died. He was 83.“It is with a…
‘A Complete Unknown’ review: Chalamet scores as Bob Dylan
Folk music is something that’s mainly overheard in the elegant first stretch of the often lovely “A Complete Unknown” — it’s something happening the next…
Appreciation: Nikki Giovanni made me a poet. Listen, and she’ll still make you one too
“You sound like a poet.”When Nikki Giovanni uttered these words in January 2007 at the end of a two-hour interview, she shifted my life’s focus…
‘She’ll resent you’ folk slam parents for unique baby name as people reveals their daughter will be laughed at forever
A MUM has been warned against her favourite baby name as a flurry of people say she'll be bullied for life.Picking the right baby name…
Live from Jimmy Buffett tribute at the Hollywood Bowl with Eric Church, Jackson Browne, Will Arnett
He did his bit of smuggling, he once sang, and he ran his share of grass. Now, the late, great Jimmy Buffett is being honored…
L.A. Times columnists say why California is still a Golden State
California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever. It’s also…
Spanish folk festival participants burn Israeli flag | Gaza
NewsFeedAn Israeli flag was burned by people taking part in this carnival in the north of Spain, where the government has been openly critical of…