Arts

Edward Goldman talks about photographs by Gordon Parks at the Getty Museum, and multi-media works by artist, musician, and playwright Terry Allen at LA Louver.

from Art Talk

The designer of “The Blue Whale” has died.

from Design and Architecture

A party house with a dark past is getting new life as a party house with a purpose.

LA’s iconic Sowden House parties on, with new purpose

A party house with a dark past is getting new life as a party house with a purpose.

from Design and Architecture

For the first time in years, Netflix actually lost subscribers in the U.S. What's behind the dip and how worried should we be about the streaming giant?

Netflix subscriber growth slowed. Why?

For the first time in years, Netflix actually lost subscribers in the U.S. What's behind the dip and how worried should we be about the streaming giant?

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California has had a thriving punk scene since the 1970s. Think: The Germs, Dead Kennedys and Black Flag.

The secret ingredient to the Los Angeles punk scene: Chinese Food

California has had a thriving punk scene since the 1970s. Think: The Germs, Dead Kennedys and Black Flag.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This week, you can: see the blind contour work of Sophie Kipner at the historic Figueroa Hotel; learn about the practices of Anni Albers through disciples of her art; pay tribute to…

5 design things to do this week: July 22 - 28, 2019

This week, you can: see the blind contour work of Sophie Kipner at the historic Figueroa Hotel; learn about the practices of Anni Albers through disciples of her art; pay tribute to…

from Design and Architecture

Disney's remake of "The Lion King" looks like the real thing--animation that simulates real life in astonishing detail.

The Lion King

Disney's remake of "The Lion King" looks like the real thing--animation that simulates real life in astonishing detail.

from Film Reviews

Emmy nominations are out , and HBO has at least for this year bested rival Netflix.

Hollywood News Banter: Were Emmy nominations just business as usual?

Emmy nominations are out , and HBO has at least for this year bested rival Netflix.

from The Business

Sarah Scott was a working actress in Hollywood with the usual ups and downs of a life in the entertainment industry.

Actress Sarah Scott on SAG-AFTRA in the Me Too era

Sarah Scott was a working actress in Hollywood with the usual ups and downs of a life in the entertainment industry.

from The Business

Designer Greg Chait explains his cashmere lifestyle with his luxury line "The Elder Statesman".

Greg Chait: "The Elder Statesman’’

Designer Greg Chait explains his cashmere lifestyle with his luxury line "The Elder Statesman".

from The Treatment

Our critics review the Netflix original "Secret Obsession," starring Brenda Song as a woman who wakes up with amnesia after a traumatic attack; "Into the Ashes," about an ex-con who…

Brenda Song is 'not totally dumb' in 'Secret Obsession,' says critic

Our critics review the Netflix original "Secret Obsession," starring Brenda Song as a woman who wakes up with amnesia after a traumatic attack; "Into the Ashes," about an ex-con who…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Emmy nominations were announced this week, and while HBO epic ‘Game of Thrones’ broke the record for total nominations in a single season at 32, the news was also an affirmation of…

Emmy nominations are out and HBO is back on top for now.

The Emmy nominations were announced this week, and while HBO epic ‘Game of Thrones’ broke the record for total nominations in a single season at 32, the news was also an affirmation of…

from Hollywood Breakdown

Hunter Drohojowska-Philp talks about Lit Lit festival and Tosh Berman’s memoir

Summer Reading in the Art World

Hunter Drohojowska-Philp talks about Lit Lit festival and Tosh Berman’s memoir

from Art Talk

Ocean Vuong speaks of leaving his thumbprint within his new novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.

Ocean Vuong: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong speaks of leaving his thumbprint within his new novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.

from Bookworm

This is Rob Long, and on today’s Martini Shot I download the Face App and see what I look like when I’m wrinkled and decrepit, which will probably be what I look like next Thursday,…

Face app

This is Rob Long, and on today’s Martini Shot I download the Face App and see what I look like when I’m wrinkled and decrepit, which will probably be what I look like next Thursday,…

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Edward Goldman talks about a week full of extraordinary dance performances on stage and on screen.

These Dance Performances Were Music To My Eyes and Ears

Edward Goldman talks about a week full of extraordinary dance performances on stage and on screen.

from Art Talk

The Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City has a new exhibit that pays tribute to some of hip-hop’s greats. It’s called Contact High: A Visual History of Hip Hop .

Hip-hop photography through the decades, from NY to LA

The Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City has a new exhibit that pays tribute to some of hip-hop’s greats. It’s called Contact High: A Visual History of Hip Hop .

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The 71st Emmy Nominations are out. Get the full list and click through to listen to interviews with some of your favorite creators in television.

2019 Emmy Nominations: Full list and KCRW interviews

The 71st Emmy Nominations are out. Get the full list and click through to listen to interviews with some of your favorite creators in television.

from Arts & Culture Stories

Two big HBO shows,  'Game of Thrones' and 'Veep,'  aired their final series this year and both are expected to land a bucketful of Emmy nominations. But are they a shoo-in to win?

One last look at the Emmy landscape before nominations are announced

Two big HBO shows,  'Game of Thrones' and 'Veep,'  aired their final series this year and both are expected to land a bucketful of Emmy nominations. But are they a shoo-in to win?

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Even for a classically focused theatre company like Antaeus, their new play “Caucasian Chalk Circle” feels dated.

Brecht without the politics

Even for a classically focused theatre company like Antaeus, their new play “Caucasian Chalk Circle” feels dated.

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