t Op-Ed: The trauma that comes after surviving COVID-19 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 06:00:27 -0400 Intensive care patients, even if they beat the disease, are likely to suffer PTSD and major cognitive problems, but the health system rarely treats this chronic condition seriously. Full Article
t Op-Ed: Everything wrong with our food system has been made worse by the pandemic By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 06:00:48 -0400 Trump's executive order to keep meat processing plants open, despite coronavirus risks to workers, is utterly consistent with the federal law's long-standing disregard for food worker safety. Full Article
t Op-Ed: How film and television production can safely resume in a COVID-19 world By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 06:00:51 -0400 At Netflix, we've resumed production in some countries. And we're learning what safety will look like post-pandemic Full Article
t Editorial: What L.A. County's supes are telling you about your right to be heard: Just shut up By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 08:00:51 -0400 Los Angeles County supervisors seem to enjoy their low-tech world where the coronavirus emergency is an excuse to keep the public quiet. Full Article
t Opinion: Tara Reade's allegation against Joe Biden won't be resolved by the Senate By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 12:42:30 -0400 Senate confidentiality requirements leave us with a 'he said, she said' standoff between Joe Biden and Tara Reade. Full Article
t Clarence Thomas speaks and other notable events from the Supreme Court 'tele-arguments' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 14:22:55 -0400 The court should livestream arguments even after the coronavirus crisis ends. Full Article
t Editorial: Don't use coronavirus as an excuse to lower California's medical care standards By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 16:07:51 -0400 Several medical trade groups are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom for extraordinary immunity for their triage decisions. Full Article
t Op-Ed: China pioneers a national digital currency. Can the U.S. catch up? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 16:38:36 -0400 While China introduces the 'digital yuan' in pilot program, U.S. struggles with old technology that prevents many people from getting coronavirus funds. Full Article
t Op-Ed: State lockdowns have become politically divisive. Here's how we can come together By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 18:17:10 -0400 What happens when sacred values — human life and liberty — are pitted against each other? Full Article
t Column: The White House plays dumb on the pandemic's China connection By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 06:00:56 -0400 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. Full Article
t Op-Ed: China's latest 'charm offensive': Using mask diplomacy to divert world attention from its misdeeds By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 06:05:59 -0400 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. Full Article
t Editorial: California is starting to reopen. But don't party like it's 2019 yet By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 08:00:24 -0400 California starts to reopen from coronavirus lockdown. But if we relax vigilance now, we could go back to shutdowns again. Full Article
t Why shut down his own coronavirus task force? Trump wants someone to blame if things get worse By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 18:34:08 -0400 Vice President Mike Pence says the cornavirus task force could end in early June. Why? Full Article
t Op-Ed: I'm keeping San Francisco safer by emptying the jail. My father should be freed too By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:00:15 -0400 As jails and prisons become COVID-19 hotspots, it's clear that the pandemic is one more reason to end mass incarceraton. Full Article
t Editorial: A battle over birth control the Trump administration should lose By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:00:33 -0400 Congress decided that all new health insurance policies should cover preventive care. The ability to deny one type -- birth control for women -- on religious grounds should be a rare exception. Full Article
t Editorial: Coronavirus is teaching us lessons on how to coexist with nature By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:00:50 -0400 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. Full Article
t Column: Is it time for Drs. Fauci and Birx to quit on principle? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:10:17 -0400 Fauci and Birx could storm out and publicly speak their minds, but then they'd lose any influence they have on President Trump. Full Article
t We can't reopen the economy without child care By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 10:06:50 -0400 The political push to reopen the economy has overlooked the working parents' dilemma. Full Article
t Opinion: Trump's nominee to oversee intelligence says the right things, but so did Barr By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 10:10:58 -0400 John Ratcliffe is a Trump loyalist who now promises to speak truth to power. Full Article
t The Supreme Court needs to rescue birth-control access from the Trump administration By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 15:52:20 -0400 If employers aren't providing contraceptive coverage, there is no burden on their religious beliefs. Full Article
t Column: Another resurrection story for the unsinkable Bibi Netanyahu By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 21:23:13 -0400 Benjamin Netanyahu, who has dominated Israeli politics for a quarter of a century, survives yet another challenge. Too bad for Israel. Full Article
t Op-Ed: Enjoying nature during the shutdown is easy — but only if you're rich By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:00:00 -0400 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. Full Article
t Editorial: A new extracurricular: Suing colleges for a COVID-19-tainted experience By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:00:03 -0400 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. Full Article
t Editorial: Anti-vaxxers have found a new way to make people unsafe By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:00:07 -0400 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. Full Article
t Column: Trump's latest 'very good people' are 2nd Amendment thugs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:00:07 -0400 Only in the U.S., and no other civilized democracy, does a supposed right to take up arms against a duly elected government garner respect. Full Article
t Editorial: LAPD had better come clean about shocking beating of an unarmed Boyle Heights man By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:00:45 -0400 This is no time for LAPD to "manage" public anger. It is a time to come clean. Full Article
t Reading poetry under lockdown is easier than baking sourdough. And it won't make you fat By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:41:27 -0400 If you're looking to stay entertained during coronavirus lockdown, reading poetry is a whole lot easier than baking bread. Full Article
t Bridgegate is still a scandal for the ages, even if it wasn't a federal crime By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 17:04:12 -0400 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. Full Article
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t '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
t 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
t 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
t 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
t 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