Entertainment & Arts

How to watch Jaime Lowe discuss ‘Breathing Fire’ at the L.A. Times Book Club

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Music

BTS is back in concert. First stop? Four nights at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium

Lee Jung-jae (number 456) in the Netflix drama "Squid Game."

Television

Should you watch ‘Squid Game,’ Netflix’s surprise hit? Our critic weighs in

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Movies

Britney Spears retracts statement calling new conservatorship documentary untruthful

Rapper Nicki Minaj is seen leaving the Marc Jacobs Fall 2020 runway show during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 12, 2020.

Music

For hip-hop and Black communities, Nicki Minaj’s ‘BallGate’ is no laughing matter

CAA

Creative Artists Agency to buy ICM Partners in landmark deal
It’s a pivotal time for Hollywood’s top talent agencies. Here’s the critical context
Top Hollywood talent agency accused of tolerating sexual harassment, misconduct

Academy Museum

Academy Museum gala: Regina King, Cher, Lady Gaga lead celeb parade on green carpet
New photos from the Academy Museum’s galleries, from ‘Oz’ to ‘Midsommar’
The ultimate film lovers’ guide to the new Academy Museum

COVID and Reopening

Caricature of Tucker Carlson with his mouth open and emanating virus.

Op-Ed: Fox News’ COVID-19 superspreader host

If you’ve been watching ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight,’ consider yourself infected and contagious.

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

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

Latest stories

Movies
‘No Time to Die’ is finally here: (00)7 things to know about Daniel Craig’s final James Bond movie
Television
Jesse Palmer is the new host of ‘The Bachelor’
Television
‘NCIS,’ ‘FBI’ debut strong for CBS but NFL still gives NBC the win in TV ratings race
Company Town
Netflix buys its first game studio with purchase of Night School
Television
The music industry coddled R. Kelly. Television helped take him down

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The Arts

Jacqueline Stewart is a 2021 MacArthur Fellow.

Entertainment & Arts

MacArthur fellowship for this Academy Museum film scholar brings shock and tears

Jacqueline Stewart receives a $625,000 MacArthur genius grant for her work shining a light on overlooked Black filmmakers.

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 26: PianistNelson Ojeda Valdes plays at The Audubon Center at Debs Park on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. The pandemic has been for the birds, and 13 pianists prove it at the Audubon Center. Thirteen pianists play 13 fabulously virtuosic bird pieces by Olivier Messiaen at the The Audubon Center. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Review: The crazy genius of playing Messiaen’s 13 bird-inspired piano solos at L.A.'s Audubon Center

Matthew Lopez at the Tony Awards on Sunday at Winter Garden Theater in New York.

‘Latiné' vs. ‘Latinx’: How a newly crowned Tony-winning playwright cast his vote

Puzzle master David Kwong in 'The Enigmatist.'

‘The Enigmatist’ creates a magical sense of togetherness at the Geffen Playhouse

Alison Saar, wearing a black top and a chunky necklace, poses in dramatic light behind a table with a bright cloth

Artist Alison Saar on why she gives power to the Black female body

Why a weirdly concocted Tony Awards was the booster shot Broadway needed

Here is the 2021 Tony Awards winners list

For Tony Awards watchers on the West Coast, the impossible weirdness of CBS’ scheduling

The Academy Museum may know film, but how well does it know L.A.?

Company Town

ABC TV stations launch ‘Our America: Equity Report’
It’s never too late to pursue acting. What to consider as you pivot to Hollywood
CBS hires general manager for KCBS, KCAL in Los Angeles

Movies

‘Licorice Pizza’ looks like Paul Thomas Anderson’s love letter to San Fernando Valley
Britney Spears’ fiancé, Sam Asghari, hopes Netflix documentary will be ‘respectful’
Classic movies in SoCal: ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Outsiders,’ Beyond Fest and more
Haile Gerima rejected racist Hollywood. How Ava DuVernay is helping pay tribute

Music

Sam Riddle, DJ and ‘Star Search’ producer who shaped the L.A. music scene, dies
We’re not sure what a Snoop Dogg children’s album will sound like. But it’s happening
Camilo, Juan Luis Guerra lead 2021 Latin Grammy Awards nominees
Metropolitan Opera returns, with its first-ever work by a Black composer

Television

Ready to catch up on ‘Y: The Last Man’? Here’s how it compares to the comics
Anderson Cooper’s son, Wyatt, is out of luck: Dad doesn’t believe in big inheritances
What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘FBI,’ ‘FBI: Most Wanted,’ ‘FBI: International’ on CBS; ‘Supergirl’ on The CW
Meet the new cast of ‘Saturday Night Live’ — and find out who is leaving the show

Books

Review: Percival Everett rewrites the Southern racial narrative
10 novels making fresh fiction out of ancient myths
Review: Anthony Doerr asks us to save ourselves by looking beyond ourselves
How can we stop treating children of color like criminals? One step at a time, a lawyer says

Things to do

Molina, Genaro –– B58680158Z.1 HOLLYWOOD, CA – SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 –– Herbie Hancock performs at his 70th birthday concert titled, "Seven Decades – The Birthday Celebration" at the Hollywood Bowl on September 1, 2010. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Herbie Hancock at the Bowl, piano etudes at L.A.'s Audubon Center: the weekend’s best bets

Hero Complex

Portrait of Laurie Halse Anderson by artist Carina Guevara and "Wonderful Women of the World."

For Wonder Woman’s 80th birthday, a graphic anthology honors female icons from Beyoncé to Serena

Real Estate

The palm-topped compound includes two architectural homes spread across three parcels.

‘Spring Breakers’ producer David Zander lists two historic homes for $21.5 million