Meow Wolf supercharged the way we experience art. Is L.A. ready for the wild ride?

LATimes.com (Entertainment) 5/3 3:55A Todd Martens

Experimental art collective Meow Wolf aims to turn Los Angeles' most ritualistic experience — that is, the act of going to the movies — into an interactive, art-driven wonderland.

LA quality of life is at a record low, survey shows. Why political leaders shouldn’t ignore that

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 5/3 3:00A Cal Matters

The findings of this year’s Los Angeles Quality of Life Index, an annual survey conducted by UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs, pose a riddle for city and county leaders – and underscore the...

Music in the crystal shop

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 5/2 5:05A Charles Andrews

DISNEY DELIGHT At this point we would like to see soon-to-disappear maestro Gustavo Dudamel waving the baton every time, but, as I often point out, it IS the LA Philharmonic, and they don’t ever...

Opinion: Music in the crystal shop

Santa Monica Daily Press (Life) 5/2 5:05A Charles Andrews

Disney delight At this point we would like to see soon-to-disappear maestro Gustavo Dudamel waving the baton every time, but, as I often point out, it IS the LA Philharmonic, and they don’t ever...

California needs constitutional change if it wants to get serious about homelessness

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 5/1 3:00A Guest Author

I’m fortunate I wasn’t sexually assaulted while living on the streets of Los Angeles County. Many unhoused women are, and some repeatedly – though being attacked three times helped me qualify for a...

The Slamdance Film Festival is moving to Los Angeles with its next edition

LATimes.com (Entertainment) 4/30 6:00A Mark Olsen

Founded by filmmakers who had been rejected by Sundance, Slamdance is stepping out of Park City's shadow, relocating to Los Angeles and picking February dates.

Fossil fuel shares no longer make financial sense. Why are California pensions still invested?

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/30 3:00A Cal Matters

ExxonMobil made headlines again this year for its climate suppression, doubling down on lawsuits against two investors for introducing climate shareholder proposals for pollution cuts. While the...

L.A. Affairs: I'm a divorced woman. Was I ready to be naked with a new guy?

LATimes.com (Lifestyle) 4/26 2:00A Maria A. Brown

After my divorce, my self-esteem was low. The idea of dating in Los Angeles terrified me. Then I met a saucy Italian chef who managed to fire up my burners.

The re-View: Manpuku

Santa Monica Daily Press (Life) 4/25 3:00A Merv Hecht

The corner of Olympic and Sawtelle, the beginning of the Japanese area of town and the two or three blocks to the north, has become one of the busiest food destinations in Los Angeles. In the little...

She told TikTok she was lonely in L.A. What happened next changed her life

LATimes.com (Lifestyle) 4/24 9:16A Claire O’Callahan

Los Angeles Friends is a growing cohort of native Angelenos and recent transplants searching for deeper connections in Los Angeles.

'Our Words Collide' documents 5 L.A. teen poets testifying to spoken word's transformative power

LATimes.com (Entertainment) 4/23 12:00A Malia Mendez

"Our Words Collide," a documentary executive-produced by Rosario Dawson and now streaming, follows five spoken word poets from Los Angeles throughout their senior year of high school.

Unmuted

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/22 3:00A Guest Author

Newsflash: The Santa Monica City Council voted to eliminate drug use from city parks. Well, no. The Council voted to eliminate the needle exchange program from city parks. Actually, they didn’t do...

California has to rid itself of a ‘no’ mentality to change its relationship with cars

Santa Monica Daily Press (Opinion) 4/22 3:00A Cal Matters

Editor’s Note: More than 70 high school students across California submitted opinion pieces to CalMatters’ second annual Earth Day contest. The 2024 contest theme was What solution should Californians...

Inside LACMA's plans to share its collection with a new Las Vegas museum: 'I'm a West Coast...

LATimes.com (Entertainment) 4/22 12:00A Jessica Gelt

Early this year the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced a partnership with the planned Las Vegas Museum of Art. LACMA's Michael Govan and LVMA director Heather Harmon discuss the details of the arrangement.

Universal Studios tram crashes, injuring 14 riders

LATimes.com (Entertainment) 4/20 8:00P Taryn Luna

The tram had an issue with its brakes, and the last car struck a rail when it was traveling down a hill of a parking structure, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.