What happens when sacred values — human life and liberty — are pitted against each other?

Anger at Xi Jinping's government over the coronavirus crisis is warranted, but treating a nuclear and economic superpower as an existential enemy to satisfy domestic political needs isn't the smart way to go.

China has gone on a "charm offensive" to try to make the world overlook Beijing's culpability in the coronavirus crisis and the country's aggressive moves against its neighbors.

Vice President Mike Pence says the cornavirus task force could end in early June. Why?

Wildlife scientists say we can bring our new delight in nature to the other side of the pandemic, if we're willing to keep the romance alive.

The political push to reopen the economy has overlooked the working parents' dilemma.

The fight for access to open space and natural landscapes has a long history, and it's taken a new turn in the coronavirus outbreak.

If colleges have to pay out millions in tuition refunds because of coronavirus, it could mean higher tuition and reduced financial aid in coming years.

If the messages from anti-lockdown protests sound familiar, that's because the same people who protested a law to tighten vaccine laws in California are organizing the marches on Sacramento.

If you're looking to stay entertained during coronavirus lockdown, reading poetry is a whole lot easier than baking bread.

The 2013 scheme by associates of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to close traffic lanes to punish a political opponent remains a scandal for the ages.

The history of the Trump Justice Department doesn't inspire confidence.

Jordan could win the adoration of white America, but only as long as he didn't talk about what it meant to be black in America.

During a pandemic that puts class divisions into sharper focus, this acclaimed "Ironbound" gets a benefit reading by its original New York cast.

The $2.2 trillion CARES Act was designed for small businesses like MOCA. Using relief funds would help to keep the staff at full employment.

Donate the cost of a canceled ticket, take an online dance class, buy a piece of fine art: Here are 22 ways to help artists weather the coronavirus storm.

In his off time, medical ICU nurse Oh Young-jun sketches scenes from his job within a coronavirus isolation ward in South Korea.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge takes her "Fleabag" character back to her stage roots. Here's how you can see a filmed performance.

Mister Cartoon, tagger turned tattooist to the stars, and Estevan Oriol, bouncer turned hip-hop documentarian, have a new Netflix film, 'LA Originals.'

As quarantine and stay-at-home orders trap people indoors, the olds are infiltrating the youth-driven world of the TikTok dance challenge.

L.A. Opera cancels "Pelléas and Mélisande" and "Rodelinda" but is still selling tickets for "The Marriage of Figaro" in early June.

Pamela Adlon, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Mayim Bialik, Rachel Brosnahan, Andy Cohen, Darren Criss and Judith Light take part in "Saturday Night Seder."

A remembrance of theater actor-writer-director Diane Rodriguez from a fellow El Teatro Campesino family member, 'Zoot Suit' playwright Luis Valdez.

The stage version of 'Fleabag,' starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is streaming on Amazon Prime for a limited time to support coronavirus relief efforts.

The L.A. Phil's Martin Chalifour performs a violin recital at home, a highlight of cultural events you can stream while in quarantine.

Kevin Kline won a Tony Award for his hilarious romp through this Noel Coward farce. Here's how to see it online for free.

The last thing we need is another Beethoven's Fifth Symphony — unless Teodor Currentzis is conducting. His new recording brings much-needed catharsis.

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival launched a new online initiative where viewers can stream feature films, shorts and live music for free.

How can artists respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? Joaquin Phoenix's much-ridiculed Oscar acceptance speech actually suggests an answer.

Join the watch party for Ballet Hispánico's 'Con Brazos Abiertos' and catch a Q&A with choreographer Michelle Manzanales.

Legacy buildings of Los Angeles County Museum of Art are being torn apart for a new Peter Zumthor design. The planned gallery interiors remain a mystery.

L.A. artist replaces the Statue of Liberty and Mr. Rushmore with migrant farmworkers, enslaved domestic workers and interned Japanese Americans.

Van Gogh or Klimt, anyone? The new Animal Crossing Art Generator allows you to bring artworks from the museum's archives into your imaginary worlds.

From the moment the Los Angeles County Museum of Art unveiled the latest version of its new design, critics have piled on.

An L.A. Times survey of Los Angeles art galleries on a slimmed-down post-pandemic future. Some are banding together to weather the storm.

Highland Park resident Olivia Arthur calls it "art for social distancing — a drive-by gallery for neighbors." The goal: Bring some joy to quarantine.

Hospitals built in two weeks. Freeways with few cars. Which innovations and changes could, or should, stick with us in a post-coronavirus world?

The COVID-19 crisis has led the Mike Kelley Foundation to be more flexible in its grants. Here's who will receive the $400,000 pool for L.A. groups.

81-year-old Ben Barcelona is L.A.'s most devoted museum-goer. But what happens when the coronavirus shutters culture in California?

Painter Antoine-Jean Gros made the French general into a military hero, turning troublesome truth into feel-good fiction.

'Attention must be paid': A nation of Willy Lomans can find truth in the "Death of a Salesman" character play by Dustin Hoffman and Brian Dennehy.

The Groundlings' anniversary show in Hollywood is good for some cheap laughs — just $5 to view.

Artist Relief, which has given grants to 200 artists in need, reports that nearly 52,000 people have applied. A survey shows two out of three people are unemployed.

Artists are pushing VR boundaries beyond gaming. Enter Art Reality Studio, a virtual reality playground for artists, like a next-gen Gemini G.E.L.

An anonymous donor is funding design competition prizes for global firms' alternatives to Peter Zumthor's plan for Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The best performances in "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration" showed how the composer doesn't traffic in formulas.

Move productions outdoors? Present different work? Faced with so many unknowns, one artistic director vows: "We all will sit in a theater again."

You can stream for free the Martha Graham Dance Company program "CunningGraham" and join a live chat with the creative team.

Hundreds of tango lovers unite on Zoom for the Earth Virtual Milonga. Some dance as couples. Some dance with a pillow. At this party it's all good.

L.A. developers pay fees to support public arts programs. Councilman David Ryu has proposed turning that fund into relief grants for arts groups.