Architect Craig Ellwood's daughter told The Times, 'I don't feel bitter' toward Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger for tearing down her father's famed Zimmerman House.

Early this year the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced a partnership with the planned Las Vegas Museum of Art. LACMA's Michael Govan and LVMA director Heather Harmon discuss the details of the arrangement.

LACMA's collection will be loaned to a new Las Vegas art museum. The deal isn't a jackpot for L.A., which has long been promised its own satellites.

At the L.A. Times Festival of Books, playwright and filmmaker David Mamet blames age, not his conservative politics or inflammatory statements, for his fall from grace.

The Olivier Award-winning revival of "Cabaret," starring a physically precise and theatrically audacious Eddie Redmayne, comes to Broadway but misses his London co-star, Jesse Buckley.

Winners at the 2024 L.A. Times Book Prizes included Ed Park for fiction, Ivy Pochoda for mystery/thriller and the pro-Palestinian commencement speaker whose name has become a rallying cry for free speech.

With Verdi's 'La Traviata' and Huang Ruo's 'Book of Mountains and Seas' as well as other projects, L.A. Opera is attempting to cover all operatic bases. Can opera thrive here?

Sculptor Camille Claudel was more than a tragic figure. Her art influenced her titanic mentor, Auguste Rodin. A smart L.A. exhibition explains how

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu will find familiar material in his Broadway debut as he directs a musical adaptation of author Kevin Kwan's 'Crazy Rich Asians' trilogy.

Christian St. Croix's 'Monsters of the American Cinema' has its Los Angeles premiere at the Matrix Theatre in a Rogue Machine production directed by John Perrin Flynn.

Klaus Makela, appointed music director of the Chicago Symphony at the age of 28, has been likened to Gustavo Dudamel. Why orchestras' chasing of youth could have downsides.

The newsboy who was part of the Harrison Gray Otis monument gone except for two bronze shoes, one intact and the other mangled.

Gregg T. Daniel directs a muscular revival of 'King Hedley II," a difficult play done well. Veralyn Jones' performance is extraordinary.

Terminal Island may be best known for the Japanese American village tragically uprooted by government order. A new book mines its history as that a but also as resort, artists colony and more.

The Broadway production of 'Fat Ham,' James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning riff on 'Hamlet,' has its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A. It's gripping, outrageous fun.

The LACMA show 'Ed Ruscha / Now Then' is the first comprehensive retrospective in more than 20 years of a quintessential American artist.

'Ride,' at San Diego's Old Globe through April 28, is part of a wave of small-cast musicals whose lower costs can spell high rewards for cash-strapped theater companies.

The Broadway touring production of Michael Mayer's 2022 revival of "Funny Girl" arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre with a star-making lead performance from Katerina McCrimmon.

Love him or hate him, Philip Glass is inescapable. His 20 piano etudes have become essential listening, his impact on three generations of artists indelible.

Sage Against the Machine is an L.A.-based band of punk-rock native plant nerds who might do for native plants what the Beach Boys did for surfing.

Michael Stuhlbarg previewed his Broadway show 'Patriots' on Monday, a day after a 27-year-old man allegedly threw a rock at the actor's head in New York.

Native plants don't just provide color and habitat in our yards, they also create beautiful, long-lasting, fragrant bouquets with the right preparation.

The Broad has announced a $100-million expansion due to be completed before the 2028 Summer Olympics. What will it mean for the museum and downtown?

Movies and TV shows have fetishized close friendship to the point that the real, often fraught rhythms of such relationships have been lost. Not so in 'Merrily We Roll Along.'

Famed American artist Richard Serra, who died Tuesday, was known for creating large-scale, site-specific sculptures made of steel. Here's where to see them in Southern California.

Kerry Washington, First Lady Jill Biden, Halle Berry, Kesha and Cord Jefferson make for an unlikely gathering of voices in 'A Day of Unreasonable Conversation.'

The Broad museum in downtown L.A. has been a huge hit. Will a bigger building be worth the $100-million budget?

The $100-million Broad museum expansion will rise directly behind the existing structure and is expected to be complete ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics.

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego appears to be in default on its agreement with the city, which can take back the downtown property.

The Democratic political group spent big in support of Joanna Weiss during the 47th District primary, only to see her finish third.

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with a Newport Beach home invasion that occurred early Tuesday.

When chef Mollie Engelhart took to social media to announce that Sage Vegan Bistro would start serving meat and dairy to focus on regenerative farming practices, it shocked many in L.A.'s vegan community.

For a better meatless meatball, look to coastal Mexico, where you can find brighter variations made with seafood. This version is served in a tomato-y broth with lots of fresh cilantro.

Meatballs made with shrimp instead of meat are a specialty of coastal Mexico. These albA3ndigas de camarA3n are tender and fluffy and served in a tomato-y broth with lots of fresh cilantro.

Harucake in Koreatown is its own world of pastel, not-too-sweet minimalist cakes, created by baker-owner Ellie You.

News that Midwestern dairy cows may have become infected with avian flu by eating poultry waste has many asking: What are American farm animals being fed? And should we be concerned?

L.A. rapper and singer Blxst is a first-time performer at Coachella 2024. Here are the best things he ate Weekend 1 and what he's staking out weekend 2.

Critic Bill Addison reviews Budonoki, a spin on an izakaya in Virgil Village with a bumping scene, smart sake cocktails and snacks inspired by Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese flavors.

Fernando Ochoa Jauregui, a Modesto businessman, faces more than two dozen counts in a criminal complaint filed by the Stanislaus County district attorney's office.

Stake out the best food and drinks for Coachella Weekend 2, including birria quesadillas from the Goat Mafia, stacked sandwiches from Indio-local TKB Deli, Outstanding in the Field dinners and a luxe pop-up from Aperol.

Korean restaurant Danbi specializes in spins on iconic dishes and all-Korean spirits. Also: a new hand roll bar from a beloved ramen shop, some of L.A.'s best tacos land a new location, a bistro heads east, and more.

With 99 Cents Only Stores closing, where to find affordable groceries: This is what a budget of $20 will get you.

Rockets center Boban Marjanovic intentionally missed a free throw so Clippers fans at Crypto.com Arena would get free Chick-fil-A sandwiches.

Benny Blanco talks tacos, Thai food, his new cookbook and getting someone to make their "O face" on the latest crawl.

There's a certain reverse snobbery that some travelers may feel when they first arrive in Nice.

Rosa Jackson, the Nice-based author and cooking teacher, uses apricot jam and Parmesan cheese in her version of the NiASSoise sweet Swiss chard pie.

Villains Barber Shop and Villa's Tacos both use logos that are similar to the Dodgers' trademark look. The team should celebrate them.

Michael Twitty's second book "Koshersoul" explores the links between Black and Jewish culinary traditions with conversations, personal essays and recipes, including a matzoh ball gumbo.

From Michael Twitty's "Koshersoul" food memoir, this recipe for matzoh balls is perfect for Passover Seders.

From his food memoir "Koshersoul," Michael Twitty's okra gumbo recipe is a vegetable-forward take on the classic Southern dish. With the addition of matzoh balls, it makes a perfect plate for Passover.

With the spring release of 'The Mythical Cookbook,' Josh Scherer, Rhett and Link embrace culinary mayhem with unhinged recipes

When the world began to shut down in March 2020, French onion ramen became a go-to meal made with whatever's in the pantry. Here's how to make Mythical Kitchen's cheesy, viral dish (blowtorch optional).

Ever wondered what life would be like if bacon were a cookie? This "Mythical Kitchen" and "Good Mythical Morning" recipe is for you.

The best new cookbooks of the season are cropping up like the superblooms of spring. They're getting us into the kitchen to make Joan Nathan's pecan rolls, JosA(c) AndrA(c)s chilled yogurt soup, marinated feta with grapefruit and spice-roasted tomatoes from Kismet and more.

Her stories and recipes from the Jewish diaspora set the template for other food writers seeking their own identity.

Joan Nathan's schnecken, the German and Yiddish name for sticky pecan rolls, are gooey, nutty and delicious.

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