Calendar Feedback: Is competence sexy? Readers on whether it trivializes Dr. Fauci to call him 'sexy.' Plus, differing opinions on the Peter Zumthor design of LACMA.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a full-blown disaster, but if shortages mean Americans eat less meat as a result, then so be it.

Just like in Sedona, people have been fleeing to Palm Springs to ride out the pandemic. It happens in every small resort town favored by rich people.

There's no evidence that the use of plastic bags prevents exposure to the coronavirus, so why use them instead of reusable bags?

Professors don't want us living in single-family homes, the only option for average people to own something all their own.

The people waving the American flag at lockdown protests are using it as a symbol of selfishness.

The fact that Trump refuses to wear a mask, a precaution meant to protect other people, is evidence of his lack of empathy.

An anti-war student in Ohio at the time of the Kent State massacre explains why the protests were led largely by well-off whites.

The president brooks no criticism and disregards inconvenient facts, much like the Chinese government he opposes.

In one article, wealthy private schools get government aid. In another, desperate citizens beg for funds online.

Reasons for cutting scenes from a movie vary. Here's why 'Little Women,' 'Jojo Rabbit,' 'Parasite' and others didn't keep everything they shot.

Brad Pitt has made many speeches this awards season. Without notes or a list of names to thank, his speeches have been sweet, sincere and funny.

Casting himself as being a sinner on borrowed time, 'Two Popes' actor Anthony Hopkins has one rule for life: Be kind.

Thelma Schoonmaker began working with Martin Scorsese in 1967. Over the years, she says, it has become more of a collaboration.

The success of Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" has been a boon for Orchard House, where Louisa May Alcott lived.

Oscar voting is ending and a few motion picture academy members are ready to share their picks.

From safe bets to long shots, a veteran oddsmaker walks us through the 2020 Oscars odds and tells us why Joaquin Phoenix is worth only $5.

A luxurious house in "Parasite" and visions of '80s urbanism in "Joker" paint vivid pictures of haves and have nots for #Oscars2020.

The team behind Netflix's unique adult animated feature "I Lost My Body" celebrates their Oscar nomination, and redefining what's possible in animation.

Predicting the four acting races for the 2020 Oscars is easy this year, but there's still drama in the best picture race and others

"Did you know this is the 'Pretty Woman' hotel?" a publicist asked Dr. Amani Ballour.

Nominated for her work in 'Bombshell,' Theron has turned heads on the red carpet this season.

Cynthia Erivo, Oscar-nominated for 'Harriet,' has been a sartorial surprise at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Critics' Choice Awards.

"Hair Love" writer-director-producer Matthew A. Cherry is the first former NFL player to win an Oscar. He is the second pro athlete to win after Kobe Bryant.

Join us backstage at the Academy Awards for behind-the-scenes bits with a jubilant Bong Joon Ho, an emotional Joaquin Phoenix, Billie Eilish, Spike Lee, Maya Rudolph and others.

From Martin Scorsese to Idina Menzel, the audience at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony was perplexed by Eminem's performance of his 2002 hit "Lose Yourself."

It's only fitting that Elton John shares the Oscar song award with Bernie Taupin for "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from "Rocketman," the movie largely about their 50-year collaboration.

"Joker" isn't the movie I'd give Joaquin Phoenix an Oscar for, but his greatness as an actor can't be denied.

Want to catch up on Sunday's Academy Awards? Here are the only moments you need to see, from Joaquin Phoenix's emotional speech to Janelle Monáe's showstopper.

Actress Rose McGowan called out Natalie Portman's Oscars cape that honored female directors, prompting Portman to defend her work made mostly with men.

Cynthia Erivo, Jamie Foxx, Louis Gossett Jr., Lena Waithe and HBO's 'The Wire' cast were honored at the 2020 American Black Film Festival Honors on Sunday.

In his first in-depth interview as Academy Museum director, Bill Kramer talks budget, construction time lines and, most important, what you'll see inside.

Malibu's offbeat pyramid house has sold to a former Warner Bros. executive for $2.02 million.

In Palm Desert, singer-actress Abbe Lane and her husband, theatrical agent Perry Leff, have sold their golf course retreat for $2.91 million.

The longtime Bel-Air home of late automobile executive Lee Iacocca has sold for $19.5 million.

In Los Feliz, comedy writer Tim Long sells a 1920s Colonial once owned by Katherine Heigl for $4.3 million. The new owner is Neil Finn of Fleetwood Mac.

In the Beverly Hills Post Office area, a Mediterranean-style villa once owned by entrepreneur Damon Dash is asking $4.995 million.

From her sunny home studio in Glendale, Mimi G is building an online sewing empire, one stitch at a time.

In Sausalito, a World War II-era balloon barge fashioned into a houseboat once owned by poet Shel Silverstein is asking $783,000.

Actress Kaley Cuoco of "Big Bang Theory" has sold her Tarzana home at a loss of about $1.5 million. Also: Julia Roberts sells a Malibu estate.

Reality TV star Scott Disick is still trying to flip his Hidden Hills farmhouse, relisting the two-story home for $6.25 million.

Lou Ferrigno, who starred as the title character on the CBS show 'The Incredible Hulk,' has sold his longtime home in Santa Monica for $3.25 million.

A Bel-Air estate designed by architect Paul R. Williams and once owned by former L.A. Rams owner Georgia Frontiere has sold for $43.3 million.

Actor Kevin Sorbo, famous for playing Hercules, is asking $3.95 million for his Mediterranean villa in Westlake Village.

In Newport Beach, baseball super-agent Scott Boras has paid $3.925 million for a stylish home a few blocks from the ocean.

Filmmaker Doug Pray has delivered an exceptional examination of what makes a home.

In Tarzana, a Harry Gesner-designed Midcentury home with a replica guesthouse in back is on the market for just under $4 million.

Former talk show host Tavis Smiley is asking $6.2 million for the Spanish-style home he's owned for 14 years in Hancock Park.

After tossing his Scottsdale, Ariz., home on the market last year, retired pitcher Mark Mulder has sold the amenity-loaded home for $1.81 million.

Tucker Halpern and Sophie Hawley-Weld of Sofi Tukker fame have sold a remodeled bungalow in L.A.'s Rancho Park neighborhood for $1.83 million.