Entertainment & Arts

OJAI, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Music Director John Adams stands to acknowledge the Attacca Quartet performing some of his compositions at the Libbey Bowl for the Ojai Music Festival on Friday September 20, 2021. This is the first time the festival is back in 18 months as Ojai requires everyone to be vaccinated and wear masks. Libbey Bowl on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 in Ojai, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

Review: Ojai Music Festival begins a new era with exciting emerging talent

A man in a blue velvet suit standing on a round platform in front of a crowd of people in formal attire

Television

Chill, Seth Rogen. L.A. health officials say Emmys didn’t violate COVID-19 rules

(L-R) Political commentator Ann Coulter and actress Cobie Smulders as Ann Coulter

Television

The women of ‘Impeachment’ explained: Ann Coulter

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Bob Chapek speaks during a ceremony at the Hong Kong Disneyland. The Walt Disney Co. has named Chapek CEO, replacing Bob Iger, announced Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Company Town

Disney CEO warns ‘the world is changing’ and so are talent deals

Richard Buckley gets a kiss from husband Tom Ford

Movies

Richard Buckley, fashion journalist and husband of designer Tom Ford, dies at 72

Emmys 2021

The Emmys tried to look diverse. But the show gave us predictable white winners
Our full coverage of Emmys 2021, from Michaela Coel’s win to ‘The Crown’s’ sweep
The must-see fashion from the Emmys 2021 red carpet

Academy Museum

The Oscars are a lousy gauge of film history. The Academy Museum is already doing it better
The ultimate film lovers’ guide to the new Academy Museum
Renzo’s Revenge: The new Academy Museum has landed — and it’s out of this world

COVID and Reopening

BOYLE HEIGHTS, CA - JULY 31, 2021- Founding artistic director Josefina Lopez sits for portraits outside the theatre with a mural of herself at Casa 0101 Saturday, July 31, 2021 in Boyle Heights, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

After months of COVID-closed doors, Boyle Heights’ Casa 0101 gingerly steps forward

Josefina López’s Casa 0101 amplifies Boyle Heights voices. Even as the new Academy Museum recognizes her ‘Real Women Have Curves,’ small theaters like hers struggle.

White House clarifies why Nicki Minaj was invited to discuss vaccine safety

Twitter didn’t lock Nicki Minaj’s account amid brewing backlash over vaccine tweets

Nicki Minaj is skipping the Met Gala, but her COVID vaccine doubts are the real news

Podcaster Joe Rogan has COVID-19 — and says he ‘threw the kitchen sink at it’

Live theater is an obstacle course, but ‘Hamilton’ at the Pantages is worth it

COVID-19 continues to KISS off summer tours: Paul Stanley, Kid Rock’s band have virus

L.A. Opera set gets stuck at the port, so crews will build a new one — in just 10 days

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Movies
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Television
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Books
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Podcasts
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Entertainment & Arts
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The Arts

Los Angeles, CA - September 16: Tiffany Townsend, center, is Ines, and Limmie Pulliam, right, performs as Manrico, during dress rehearsal of L.A. Opera's new production of "Il Trovatore." at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. Verdi's turbulent 'Il Trovatore' brings back L.A. Opera from its turbulent pandemic hiatus. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Entertainment & Arts

Review: L.A. Opera ends its pandemic hiatus with a triumphant, season-opening ‘Il Trovatore’

With fresh talent and a quickly built replacement set, L.A. Opera overcomes all manner of obstacles to start its season in the Dorothy Chandler.

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: "Peeping Freedom Shutters" at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA for the Pipilotti Rist exhibition. Photographed on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Review: Forget about ‘immersive’ Van Gogh. Pipilotti Rist’s MOCA show is the real thing

HaHa Club memorial show gave comics Fuquan Johnson and Enrico Colangeli one last laugh

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art rises in Exposition Park in 2021.

George Lucas’ new L.A. museum moves full speed ahead

Richard E. Grant plays a retired drag queen with an emotional song in the film adaptation of "Everybody's Talking About Jamie."

Inside ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’s’ moving tribute to the AIDS generation

Comedian Paul F. Tompkins is done trying to be famous. A new variety show is part of his second act

A special Tony Award, a new musical about her: At 81, Graciela Daniele finds life abloom

L.A. Opera’s opener, Ojai Music Festival and 9 other best bets for your weekend

Like a sunset — developers propose a Hollywood office tower with a bold sculptural design

Company Town

From ‘Hannah Montana’ to ‘High School Musical,’ influential Disney Channel boss to step down
A risky bet fueled Universal Music’s resurgence. Now it’s publicly trading
Hollywood union calls for strike authorization vote by crew workers

Movies

Anthony ‘A.J.’ Johnson, ‘Friday’ and ‘House Party’ actor, dies at 55
Lesli Linka Glatter is the new Directors Guild of America president
The 10 most intriguing films in Maya Cade’s Black Film Archives
Classic movies in SoCal: ‘Citizen Kane,’ ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Last Temptation’ and more

Music

Lil Nas X’s soulful ‘Jolene’ cover would make Dolly Parton proud
Did you remember it’s the 21st of September? This writer-comic explains why you should
Sarah Dash, Labelle co-founder and ‘Lady Marmalade’ singer, dies
An impassioned Lil Nas X triumphs over haters and homophobes on debut album

Television

‘The Wonder Years’ and ‘Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.’ show exactly what TV reboots are for
‘Sex and the City’ actor Willie Garson dies at 57
NFL tops TV ratings again; Emmy Awards see gains from last year
‘Dancing With the Stars’ fans are here for JoJo Siwa. Olivia Jade? Not so much

Books

Bestsellers List Sunday, September 26
Review: Is a new book feminism’s next new wave or yesterday’s backlash?
Dan Brown’s ex-wife cites new Peacock series in bitter divorce fight
Review: ‘Peril’ is a damning — and tedious — portrait of American democracy on the brink

Things to do

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK—APRIL 19, 2021—Climbers make their way up El Capitan on April 18, 2021. Yosemite National Park is open at a reduced capacity, and will require reservations to drive into the park starting on May 21, 2021. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Yosemite’s early climbers made their own gear for dangerous ascents. New museum shows how they did it

Hero Complex

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 28, 2021 - Los Angeles Times reporter Todd Martens raises an Oscar while taking in The Oscar Experience at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on September 2, 2021. This part of the museum will let visitors experience what it's like to win and Oscar. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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