‘Étoile’ review: Details and dialogue drive a ballet-world comedy
Near the start of the fifth episode of “Étoile,” a highly enjoyable series premiering Thursday on Prime Video, Jack McMillan (Luke Kirby), executive director of…
The threat to PBS and the arts: L.A. arts and culture this week
A week ago, President Trump’s Office of Communications issued a news release titled “The NPR, PBS Grift Has Ripped Us Off for Too Long.” The…
Art Spiegelman, Janinah Burnett: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
“Art Spiegelman is one of the most important cartoonists in the world working today. He tackled a subject that was enormous, and he established the…
The Mars Volta drop new album, announce 2025 tour dates
The Mars Volta have unearthed a new apparatus: a headlining North American tour.The El Paso prog rockers announced their tour Friday — the same day…
7th Ave Garden, L.A.’s urban arts oasis, celebrates its impermanence
The work of L.A.-based conceptual artist David Horvitz has never been easy to categorize. For the last two decades he’s worked across media, from video…
Kennedy Center slashes social impact team, and why it matters
Last week, the Kennedy Center’s new leadership, recently appointed by President Trump, laid off at least five employees working on its social impact team, including…
Alvin Ailey dance company performing ‘Sacred Songs’ in Los Angeles
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s “Sacred Songs” is a homecoming of sorts. It was initially conceived to celebrate the 60th anniversary of “Revelations,” the seminal…
World Figure Skating Championships 2025: Fear & Gibson’s impressive performance
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson deliver an impressive performance at the World Figure Sskating Championships, scoring 83.86 points to secure their highest position in a…
‘I belong out there’: Lakers’ Bronny James scores 39 in G League game
Four days after playing the best NBA game of his young career, Bronny James repeated the feat in the G League.Starting for the Lakers’ South…
Arcangelo Corelli and Atomic Café: L.A. arts events this weekend
Another reason to visit the Beverly Hills Public Library: As of this month, the Rexford Drive destination is the new home of the Paley Archive,…
Boys’ basketball player of the year: Brayden Burries of Eastvale Roosevelt
There’s no doubt who was the best high school basketball player in California this season.From start to finish, Brayden Burries of Eastvale Roosevelt rose to…
Matt Dawson column: ‘I have not seen a complete England performance like that for many years’
Defensively, England put nobody in the rucks and they were actively backing away from competing for the ball.They just had a white wall and basically…
Museums Free-for-All on Sunday: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
Sunday is this year’s SoCal Museums Free-for-All, an annual tradition in which more than 30 museums and cultural institutions across the region offer free admission…
MOTD Champions League analysis: Raheem Sterling’s ‘man of the match’ performance against PSV
Shay Given and Stephen Warnock analyse Raheem Sterling's "man of the match" performance as the former Manchester City forward grabs two assists in only his…
Lauren Betts’ dominant performance leads UCLA past Nebraska
INDIANAPOLIS — Four days after revealing to each other what they could do better during a players-only film session, the UCLA Bruins found a few more talking…
Trump’s attack on the arts continues: L.A. arts and culture this week
Since President Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, I’ve been glued to arts reporting out of Washington, D.C. The nation’s capital is proving to be…
Doja Cat slammed for ‘terrible’ Oscars performance as fans call her James Bond tribute ‘out of tune’
OSCARS viewers are slamming Doja Cat for sounding ‘out of tune’ during an ‘off-key’ performance that paid tribute to the James Bond franchise. The rapper was…
JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC crush No. 2 UCLA to claim Big Ten title
Roars rained down from each corner of Pauley Pavilion, every soul in the hallowed hoops arena knowing full well the fate of the crosstown showdown…
Amalia Mesa-Bains art exhibit and talk at the Cheech
It’s Oscars weekend here in Los Angeles, and your Essential Arts scribes will be contributing to the paper’s expansive coverage. I’ll be watching the event…
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’: L.A. arts and culture this week
About halfway through opening night of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at the Pantages, I had an unsettling revelation: I had totally lost the…