‘Taking Venice’: How Robert Rauschenberg shocked the Biennale
The Venice Biennale may have lost much of its singular luster, now that hundreds of periodic surveys of new international art have joined the roster…
The 10 most memorable things to do on the West Coast
I couldn’t help it. In the course of scouting out great adventures for West Coast 101 — our new guide to essential destinations in Baja,…
High school baseball: City Section playoff pairings
CITY SECTION BASEBALL PAIRINGS (All games at 3 p.m. unless noted) Open Division First round, Wednesday #1 Granada Hills, bye; #9 El Camino Real at…
Venice Family Clinic Art Walk, a fight to save L.A. youth orchestras and your guide to L.A. culture this week
Civic Youth Orchestra (Courtesy of Civic Youth Orchestra / Photo by Bill Kraus) Hello and welcome to another week of Essential Arts, where we highlight…
High school boys’ volleyball playoff results and pairings
City Section Wednesday’s Results Division II Semifinals Grant d. Sylmar 25-23, 25-23, 24-26, 25-23VAAS d. Fremont 27-25, 25-14, 25-15 Division III Semifinals Hamilton d. LA…
Granada Hills boys win City Section swim title; girls teams tie
For the second straight year, the City Section girls’ swimming championship was decided on the last event and again Granada Hills won it. Only this…
Pope Francis speaks about struggles facing people of Haiti during Venice mass
The pontiff also voiced concerns about the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and expressed concerns about the welfare of Rohingya, thousands of whom have…
Venice tests 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers amid overtourism
VENICE, Italy — Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro…
New Venice tourist tax causes worry it will become 'pay to enter theme park'
The new daytripper tax scheme in Venice which will run for 30 days initially as a trial, is designed to reduce over tourism in the…
Venice introduces charge for day-trippers as it tackles tourism influx
In short: Venice has introduced a fee for tourists visiting the city on a day trip as it works to tackle large crowds in peak-holiday season.The…
Wednesday’s high school baseball and softball scores
Baseball Alhambra 2, Salesian 1Aliso Niguel 5, San Clemente 2Anaheim 5, Century 3Anaheim Canyon 6, Yorba Linda 1Animo Inglewood 9, Compton Early College 3Apple Valley…
Israel artist says Venice Biennale pavilion won’t open until Gaza ceasefire | Israel War on Gaza News
An artist representing Israel at the international art fair calls for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza. The artist representing Israel at the…
Thousands of artists call for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale | Israel War on Gaza News
Art Not Genocide Alliance says that any works that represent Israel are an ‘endorsement of its genocidal policies’ in Gaza. Thousands of artists, curators and…
Palisades defeats Birmingham for City Section girls’ water polo title
Palisades outscored Birmingham by six in the second half to win its third City Section girls’ water polo title with a thrilling 14-11 victory in…
Tuesday’s high school basketball scores
Tuesday’s Playoff Scores BOYS SOUTHERN SECTION OPEN DIVISION Pool Play Harvard-Westlake 72, Sierra Canyon 38 St. John Bosco 72, Corona Centennial 55 Eastvale Roosevelt 64,…
Saturday’s high school basketball scores
Saturday’s Playoff Scores GIRLS SOUTHERN SECTION OPEN DIVISION Round Robin Sierra Canyon 82, Orangewood Academy 43 Mater Dei 56, Sage Hill 55 Etiwanda 90, Corona…
Friday’s high school basketball scores
BOYS SOUTHERN SECTION OPEN DIVISION Pool Play Harvard-Westlake 61, Corona Centennial 51 Sierra Canyon 72, St. John Bosco 67 Eastvale Roosevelt 64, JSerra 51 St.…
Thursday’s high school basketball scores
GIRLS SOUTHERN SECTIONDIVISION 1 First Round Brentwood, bye Crescenta Valley 72, Riverside King 61 Lynwood 52, Culver City 44 Esperanza 70, Valley View 37 San…
Prep playoffs roundup: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame survives overtime thriller in Division 1 opener
Going on the road as the No. 1 seed in the Southern Section Division 1 basketball playoffs, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (26-3) needed overtime before…
High school basketball: City Section playoff pairings
BOYS OPEN DIVISION Quarterfinals, Friday, 7 p.m. No. 8 Los Angeles CES at No. 1 Cleveland; No. 5 Chatsworth at No. 4 Westchester; No. 6…