The L.A. Phil roars back with Gustavo Dudamel’s Pan-American Music Initiative, a revived Power to the People! festival and a new Gen X festival.
In a rare interview, Joni Mitchell talks with Cameron Crowe about the state of her singing voice and the making of “Blue,” 50 years after its release.
Joni Mitchell might not have wanted to be the glamorous bard of women’s rising consciousness, but with “Blue,” she became just that.
Misogyny is a root cause of homophobia, but a famously LGBTQ-friendly city has just raised a monument to it. The cognitive dissonance of #MeTooMarilyn
We asked 10 of our favorite artists to each choose one track from Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ and describe what makes the song and artist so indelible.
Village Well Books & Coffee opened in L.A.'s worst pandemic month, on a famously doomed corner. For owner Jennifer Caspar, it was all a lucky break.
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After a brutal year of economic uncertainty, booksellers in L.A. are expecting a full recovery. But the June 15 reopening is reigniting safety concerns.
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Family Books is latest L.A. seller to fall victim to the pandemic
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The two comedians join Jane Krakowski, Robin Thede, Anna Konkle and Michiel Huisman for the Envelope Emmy Roundtables comedy edition. Good luck keeping up with them.
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Along with “Genius: Aretha,” Cynthia Erivo now has a debut album and a children’s book releasing in the fall, a role in the upcoming “Pinocchio” and a Hollywood Bowl concert scheduled.
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Our panel of veteran TV journalists read the early signs on the road to the 2021 Emmys
Reopening lessons: Leave time to park, don’t talk at the movies and 10 more important things Angelenos forgot in the pandemic
Dozens of protesters gathered outside Agoura Hills’ Canyon Club concert venue, where Foo Fighters held a full-capacity show only for vaccinated fans.
Warning: Justin Chang’s “return to the movies” essay is a tear-jerker. But you’ll laugh too as he revisits cinematic memories and ponders post-pandemic moviegoing.
The new Orange County Museum of Art designed by Morphosis is three-quarters built. New director Heidi Zuckerman gives us a glimpse at what’s ahead.
Amanda Kloots publicly chronicled the COVID ordeal of her actor husband, Nick Cordero. Now she has a memoir, “Live Your Life,” about optimism and its limits.
Call it the ‘pandemic dividend’: A rising stock market helped endowments rise as much as 40%, yet museums are still selling pieces of their collections.
Tremendous singing propels L.A. Opera’s return to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Stravinsky’s tough, timely “Oedipus Rex.”
A lottery is helping California get vaccinated. But the COVID-19 pandemic has been a game show all along.
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In a nod toward gender inclusivity, the TV Academy announced new guidelines Monday, including ruling out documentaries eligible for Oscars.
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Prince loved Joni Mitchell, dropping her love notes on a number of songs. But his cover of “A Case of You” is the ultimate expression of his fandom and genius.
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‘I’m being labeled something that i am not,’ pop musician Billie Eilish wrote in her apology for lip syncing a racist slur when she was ’13 or 14.’
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Quinta Brunson’s memoir, ‘She Memes Well,’ chronicles her rise to viral fame in the entertainment industry despite not really being into the internet.
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Actress’ traumatic journey in the slavery story has her asking on-set therapist to “Help me come back. Help me find myself.”
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The experimental opera company behind ‘Sweet Land,’ ‘Hopscotch’ and ‘Invisible Cities’ turns the artistic director position into a cooperative.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ celebrated ‘An Octoroon’ has its Los Angeles premiere at the Fountain Theatre’s new outdoor stage.
Why composer Derrick Senam Eugene Skye changed his name from Derrick Spiva Jr. Also, a modern museum rises in Orange County, why white shows shouldn’t be rebooted with Latino casts, and more in this week’s arts newsletter.
‘Battle of the Vaccinated Bitches,’ Wild Up, Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat’ and an acclaimed solo show about the DACA experience: Plan your weekend here.
Off-black walls, African-inspired murals and comfortable vintage furnishings make Adrien Beard’s DTLA loft an inspiring place to hang. That’s the point. They call this fresh, unique style Neo Afro Eclectic.
Amid all the Picasso, Matisse and Giacometti, savvy pieces by lesser-known artists await. Our critic’s guide to three discoveries.
Forget musicals. The time is now for the American play, and ‘An Octoroon’ is just one of many groundbreaking works by women and writers of color.
The billionaire philanthropist donated $2.7 billion to 286 arts, educational and social justice organizations. Here are some of the SoCal recipients.
From Leimert Park’s annual celebration to Segerstrom’s first year of festivities, commemorations of Juneteenth will feature Black art across the region.
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Even with cord-cutting, the WarnerMedia-owned channel remains a favorite for fans and filmmakers.
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After the Justice Department raised antitrust concerns, Endeavor’s Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro quit Live Nation’s board.
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Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners and Netflix announced a partnership that will include multiple new feature films a year.
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With the latest elections, the academy’s board of governors becomes majority female for the first time in the group’s history.
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The Oakland-raised creators of Starz’s new series, based on the 2018 film, know residents are liable to argue over its “validity.” They’re ready.
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“The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” has hit the top box office target
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Letters found after the death of William Morris agent Ed Limato led to the documentary “P.S. Burn This Letter Please” and untold stories of queer life.
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Emma Brodie’s “Songs in Ursa Major” fictionalizes the rise of Joni Mitchell, resisting the lure of cliché to craft fiction that stands on its own.
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L.A. session drummer extraordinaire Russ Kunkel on working with his friend ‘Joan’ and what people don’t realize about her musical chops.
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On “Blue”'s “All I Want,” Joni Mitchell asked “Looking for something, what can it be?” The answer was Joni Mitchell.
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‘Everyone’s so happy to be back,’ said one patron at Silver Lake’s Akbar, echoing the sentiment heard across town as clubs and bars re-open.
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“I thought I failed miserably on that scene. ... The irony is not lost [on me] that people like that scene so much,” he says of playing drunk.
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Marielle Heller tried to be the actor she wants on her own sets and was delighted to give up control to her showrunner and friend.
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The actors get back together seven months after their hit crime series and the conversation bounces from Kidman’s connection to “Notting Hill” to Stanley Kubrick and dishwashers.
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What to watch Tuesday, June 22: ‘Superman & Lois’ and ‘The Flash’ on the CW; ‘Mysteries of Mental Illness’ on PBS; NBA Draft Lottery
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Will Smith will publish “Will,” a memoir co-written by Mark Manson, in November through Penguin Press.
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Longtime New Yorker writer and author Janet Malcolm, who died Wednesday, was known for her challenging critiques on a wide range of subjects.
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Trader Joe founder Joe Coulombe, who died last year, wrote a long, entertaining history of one of L.A.'s most iconic chains. Now you can read it.
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Growing up in Compton, the novelist commemorated dark milestones in Black family history. Now she welcomes Juneteenth as a national holiday for all.
