Changes in Features Sections, Typography

WITH today’s Calendar section and with new typography, the Los Angeles Times begins to unveil changes in content and design. (For more on the typography, see Page A2.)

Sunday Calendar becomes a full-size, two-part section. Part I focuses on movies, television and style. Part II is a showcase for reporting and commentary on the performing and visual arts. New features in Sunday Calendar include Media Matters, David Shaw’s comments on the world of media and information; Connections, a column by Reed Johnson that will pull together the big picture of popular culture and the arts; Page Three, a compendium of arts and entertainment features; and Back Story, a behind-the-scenes look at the business of Hollywood.

Southern California Living elements have new homes: Calendar contains party and society coverage, plus Dear Abby, chess, bridge and the horoscope. The Kids’ Reading Room is in the Sunday comics, now named Comics Plus.