s Column: Michael Flynn is guilty as sin. Dismissing the charges against him is nothing short of sickening By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 19:23:01 -0400 Of all the unseemly and scandalous actions by the Department of Justice in the Trump era, the dismissal of charges against Michael Flynn is the worst. Full Article
s Opinion: Was Michael Flynn cleared 'in the interests of justice' — or to please Trump? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 20:00:46 -0400 The history of the Trump Justice Department doesn't inspire confidence. Full Article
s Editorial: Betsy DeVos hits the reset button on campus sexual harassment rules By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:00:06 -0400 In a rare bit of reasonable regulatory activity by the Trump administration, new rules governing sexual assault accusations at colleges strike the right balance -- for the most part. Full Article
s Granderson: Why did Michael Jordan never use his giant megaphone? White America didn't want to hear it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 16:38:41 -0400 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. Full Article
s Quarantine must-watch of the day: Marin Ireland in the immigrant tale 'Ironbound' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 09:30:35 -0400 During a pandemic that puts class divisions into sharper focus, this acclaimed "Ironbound" gets a benefit reading by its original New York cast. Full Article
s Commentary: MOCA should not be furloughing staff during the coronavirus crisis. Here's why By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:12:46 -0400 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. Full Article
s 22 ways you can help arts groups devastated by coronavirus closures By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:13:55 -0400 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. Full Article
s An ICU nurse sketches the heroes and fighters inside a coronavirus isolation ward By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:17:18 -0400 In his off time, medical ICU nurse Oh Young-jun sketches scenes from his job within a coronavirus isolation ward in South Korea. Full Article
s Coronavirus quarantine inspires artist Pablo Helguera's project: singing telegrams By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 20:47:08 -0400 How do you bring people together when social distancing forces them apart? Pablo Helguera and Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana have a way, and it's free. Full Article
s Phoebe Waller-Bridge onstage in 'Fleabag': Your quarantine must-watch of the day By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:30:10 -0400 Phoebe Waller-Bridge takes her "Fleabag" character back to her stage roots. Here's how you can see a filmed performance. Full Article
s L.A.'s 'cholo Da Vincis' brought Chicano culture to the boardroom. Now they have a Netflix doc By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:15:13 -0400 Mister Cartoon, tagger turned tattooist to the stars, and Estevan Oriol, bouncer turned hip-hop documentarian, have a new Netflix film, 'LA Originals.' Full Article
s It's not just teens: We're all in the TikTok-dance-challenge phase of quarantine now By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:11:23 -0400 As quarantine and stay-at-home orders trap people indoors, the olds are infiltrating the youth-driven world of the TikTok dance challenge. Full Article
s L.A. Opera cancels May shows, Long Beach Opera cancels rest of the season By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:31:08 -0400 L.A. Opera cancels "Pelléas and Mélisande" and "Rodelinda" but is still selling tickets for "The Marriage of Figaro" in early June. Full Article
s Adlon, Menzel and Porter: 'Saturday Night Seder' is the weekend quarantine must-watch By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 09:30:58 -0400 Pamela Adlon, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Mayim Bialik, Rachel Brosnahan, Andy Cohen, Darren Criss and Judith Light take part in "Saturday Night Seder." Full Article
s Can artists find a silver lining in the cloud of COVID-19? Peter Sellars is looking By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:00:18 -0400 Peter Sellars — opera director, spiritual thinker, optimist — reflects on changes triggered by coronavirus. Amid tragedy, what new life might come forth? Full Article
s Appreciation: A farewell to theater leader Diane Rodriguez, with love and tears, from Luis Valdez By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 14:20:27 -0400 A remembrance of theater actor-writer-director Diane Rodriguez from a fellow El Teatro Campesino family member, 'Zoot Suit' playwright Luis Valdez. Full Article
s Review: Need a laugh? Stream the stage version of 'Fleabag' for loads of conspiratorial fun By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:27:33 -0400 The stage version of 'Fleabag,' starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is streaming on Amazon Prime for a limited time to support coronavirus relief efforts. Full Article
s 'Seismic' loss: Diane Rodriguez, longtime champion of theater artists of color, dies By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 21:00:37 -0400 Diane Rodriguez, ex-associate artistic director of Center Theatre Group, is remembered for her work with Luis Valdez and Culture Clash, among others. Full Article
s Andrea Bocelli livestreams coronavirus message of 'Hope' from Italy for Easter By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:45:35 -0400 Italian singer Andrea Bocelli celebrated Easter Sunday by livestreaming on Youtube a solo performance from Milan's main cathedral, the Duomo di Milano. Full Article
s The L.A. Phil's Martin Chalifour: Your quarantine must-watch of the day By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:49:48 -0400 The L.A. Phil's Martin Chalifour performs a violin recital at home, a highlight of cultural events you can stream while in quarantine. Full Article
s Kevin Kline in 'Present Laughter': Your free quarantine must-watch of the day By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:00:22 -0400 Kevin Kline won a Tony Award for his hilarious romp through this Noel Coward farce. Here's how to see it online for free. Full Article
s Review: Beethoven's Fifth is the music of our moment. How Teodor Currentzis makes it so By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:38:45 -0400 The last thing we need is another Beethoven's Fifth Symphony — unless Teodor Currentzis is conducting. His new recording brings much-needed catharsis. Full Article
s This festival isn't letting coronavirus stop it from showcasing Latino films By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:15:11 -0400 The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival launched a new online initiative where viewers can stream feature films, shorts and live music for free. Full Article
s Why Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar speech doesn't seem so crazy in our coronavirus times By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 10:00:48 -0400 How can artists respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? Joaquin Phoenix's much-ridiculed Oscar acceptance speech actually suggests an answer. Full Article
s Ballet Hispánico's 'Con Brazos Abiertos': Your quarantine must-watch of the day By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 12:44:49 -0400 Join the watch party for Ballet Hispánico's 'Con Brazos Abiertos' and catch a Q&A with choreographer Michelle Manzanales. Full Article
s Commentary: LACMA has begun demolition. Where are the gallery plans? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:05:55 -0400 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. Full Article
s 'Riverdale' nails the look of a landmark queer musical — but softens its politics By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:00:03 -0400 "Riverdale" captures the aesthetic of John Cameron Mitchell's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Whether the musical's queer politics are intact is another matter. Full Article
s Slavery documents from Southern saltmakers bring light to dark history By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:00:45 -0400 The Huntington Library's acquisition of slavery and abolition papers provides a missing puzzle piece to one community's questions about its past. Full Article
s Why artist Pilar Castillo made this hyper-real but very fake U.S. passport By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:03:13 -0400 L.A. artist replaces the Statue of Liberty and Mr. Rushmore with migrant farmworkers, enslaved domestic workers and interned Japanese Americans. Full Article
s Your 'Animal Crossing' obsession is about to get worse. Blame the Getty Art Generator By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:59:37 -0400 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. Full Article
s LACMA began demolition. But that hasn't stopped a protest group for an alternate plan By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:03:19 -0400 Why would a former LACMA curator, a former Getty Museum director and artist Lauren Bon join the jury for an architectural competition to remake LACMA when demolition has begun for the Peter Zumthor plan? Full Article
s Op-Ed: Last chance to reconsider LACMA's bad plan for a new museum? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 06:00:59 -0400 From the moment the Los Angeles County Museum of Art unveiled the latest version of its new design, critics have piled on. Full Article
s Painful closures lie ahead for L.A. galleries. How 35 are bracing for the worst By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:43:33 -0400 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. Full Article
s AB 5 forced arts groups to evolve. For some, COVID-19 made the change 'catastrophic' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 17:22:40 -0400 Ticket sales were supposed to help theater and opera companies pay the costs of turning freelancers into staff members under AB 5. What now? Full Article
s A self-described recluse finds a connection to neighbors with her sidewalk art gallery By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:24:42 -0400 Highland Park resident Olivia Arthur calls it "art for social distancing — a drive-by gallery for neighbors." The goal: Bring some joy to quarantine. Full Article
s Broad museum lays off 130 in visitor services and retail because of coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 08:15:39 -0400 Laid-off Broad museum staffers, most of them part-time, will remain on payroll through Friday; the curatorial team will remain in place. Full Article
s Commentary: Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Six ways COVID-19 could do the same By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:00:57 -0400 Hospitals built in two weeks. Freeways with few cars. Which innovations and changes could, or should, stick with us in a post-coronavirus world? Full Article
s Coronavirus gives 'heightened urgency' to new Mike Kelley Foundation art grants By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:08:43 -0400 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. Full Article
s Commentary: Glenn Gould's decades-old radio documentaries still resonate. Podcasters, take note By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:19:54 -0400 Glenn Gould's "Solitude Trilogy" uses dialogue as though it were musical counterpoint and explores a kind of isolation familiar in our coronavirus era. Full Article
s This 81-year-old was L.A.'s most devoted museum-goer until COVID-19 shuttered cultural institutions By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:00:32 -0400 81-year-old Ben Barcelona is L.A.'s most devoted museum-goer. But what happens when the coronavirus shutters culture in California? Full Article
s Commentary: Napoleon has it all over Trump when it comes to spinning plague propaganda By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:00:43 -0400 Painter Antoine-Jean Gros made the French general into a military hero, turning troublesome truth into feel-good fiction. Full Article
s Furloughed workers, Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' is talking to you By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:31:28 -0400 '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. Full Article
s Laugh with Groundlings alums Will Forte and Cheryl Hines: Your quarantine must-watch By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:30:03 -0400 The Groundlings' anniversary show in Hollywood is good for some cheap laughs — just $5 to view. Full Article
s New survey asked artists what COVID-19 did to their jobs. The results are devastating By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:00:29 -0400 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. Full Article
s Chicano Park 50 years later: Coronavirus delays celebration but historic moment still matters By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:58:04 -0400 Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation. Right-wing extremists object but the site is historic. Full Article
s Chicano Park 50 years later: Coronavirus delays celebration but historic moment still matters By www.sandiegouniontribune.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:31:05 -0400 Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation Full Article
s Art Reality Studio arms artists with VR gear and asks: What if? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 13:40:04 -0400 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. Full Article
s Six renegade visions for LACMA. Protest group announces winners of design competition By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:53:40 -0400 An anonymous donor is funding design competition prizes for global firms' alternatives to Peter Zumthor's plan for Los Angeles County Museum of Art Full Article
s Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday bash reminds us why his music remains so radical By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:44:24 -0400 The best performances in "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration" showed how the composer doesn't traffic in formulas. Full Article
s How will L.A. theater reopen? Leaders begin talk of the post-coronavirus future By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:00:32 -0400 Move productions outdoors? Present different work? Faced with so many unknowns, one artistic director vows: "We all will sit in a theater again." Full Article