What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: Pacific Standard Time has inspired secret menus and cocktails at two fabulous restaurants, a Beverly Hills food tour might be just the thing to get your sweetie (if they're a foodie), and a how-to video for cooking for Date Night, plus a few more bites of food news. more ›

Here's a rundown of happenings around LA tonight: There's a screening of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away; LA-based writer Daniel Pyne reads from his latest book at Skylight Books; NerdMelt relives shameful music crushes; and REDCAT presents an evening of video art as part of Pacific Standard Time. Read on for all the details. more ›

Tonight's happenings offer a variety of experiences, including going green, witnessing a light show, viewing a medley of art mediums, listening to tales of the biggest bitches in relationships and ogling a steamy "trip tease." Get out, get inspired and get back to your computer to tell us how it went. more ›

The sprawling, massive and sometimes overwhelming Pacific Standard Time art festival has focused its attention on the birth of the Southern California art scene from the end of World War II until 1980. So what exactly do the heirs to this era think of the festival? more ›

"Crosscurrents in L.A. Painting and Sculpture, 1950-1970" embodies only one of many manifestoes inherent in PST's panoply of visual and performance art projects. But it is the one that encapsulates an essential purpose of the whole venture in its declaration that "the history of modern art looks very different when viewed from the West Coast." more ›

At the peak of the January art fair agenda, Art Los Angeles Contemporary returns tonight for its third installment at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, with a promising roster of programming. more ›

Tonight is bursting with event flavor, and we are itching to get out and check out at least one of the many local happenings. Art and happy hour combine in Culver City, the Los Angeles Fine Art Show and L.A. Art Show launch with an opening night gala, Sonia Leigh jams at the Whisky and Red Hen's Kate Gale reads poetry. But wait, there's more. more ›

We've been trying to catch as many of the Pacific Standard Time exhibitions as our schedule and gas budget will allow. Our most recent drop-in was at LACMA, where three distinctive installations (all still on view for another few weeks) each stopped us in our tracks in a total of less than two hours. more ›

A South Central Los Angeles native, Ice Cube holds a strong affinity for the sprawling City of Angels. While cruising the L.A. streets in a 1960s Lincoln Continental convertible for a "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980" video, the rapper-turned-actor says "so what" to people deeming L.A. "eyesore after eyesore," claiming, "They don't know the L.A. I know. The good, the bad and the ugly about L.A." more ›

Let the gusty winds blow you to one of many events tonight, Angelenos. Let the gusty winds blow you to one of many events tonight, Angelenos. Check out some artsy conversation at the Getty Center or the new exhibit featuring Picasso at the Getty Villa. More conversation will be had at the Hammer Museum, detailing the process and lives behind the music of The Negro Problem. more ›

Native Californian and artist John Baldessari lives in the aesthetic ghetto of Los Angeles, and in a recent talk with the L.A. Times' Christopher Knight, said plainly that this city's ugliness is a necessity for him to create his art. more ›

The New York Times came out with a piece this week that is ostensibly about the region-wide art festival "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. from 1945 to 1980." Awesome, right? For an article that is supposedly about Southern California's art scene, it spills a lot of ink explaining why New York's art scene is way more important. But we're wondering: doth the Gray Lady protest too much? more ›

It’s a big night for art parties tonight around town. Tonight, the A+D Museum celebrates Eames Designs; the Norton Simon in Pasadena opens Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California; and there’s a literary feast at Taylor De Cordoba gallery tonight. Read on for all the details. more ›

When Royal/T owner Susan Hancock contemplated how her 10,000 square foot exhibition space could participate in the epic plans for Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945-1980, she turned to some extremely talented friends for inspiration. With curators Ann Magnuson and Kenny Scharf on board, the celebration the neo-Dada art movement that comprises East Village West was born. more ›

Art abounds in LA this first weekend in October. There are so many events going on that it's enough to make your head spin. But we've come up with a short list to help you navigate the artsy waters. No one can say that LA's a cultural wasteland, devoid of artistic merit—at least this weekend! more ›

Actor Jason Schwartzman has a conversation with the disembodied head of artist John Baldessari in the second of four shorts that are being put out to promote the regionwide collaboration Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. from 1945 to 1980. more ›

The first of four videos showcasing these pairings takes viewers on a lazy car ride around town with Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers behind the wheel. Riding passenger sits Ed Ruscha, a word-obsessed Pop Art movement. more ›

We caught up with Bettina Korek, founder of ForYourArt this week to discuss the current state of the L.A. scene and what we have to look forward to this fall. more ›

* 6:45 a.m.: Prayer service at St. Johns ends; Obamas depart for the White House * 7:05 a.m.: Obamas have coffee with the Bushes. * 8 a.m.: Motorcade departs for the Capitol. * 8:30 a.m.: Sen. Dianne Feinstein will issue the call to order and deliver brief welcoming remarks. * 8:35 a.m.: Invocation from Dr. Rick Warren. * 8:40 a.m.: Performance by Aretha Franklin * 8:50 a.m.: Joe Biden is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice John Stevens * 8:56 a.m.: Barack Obama is sworn in as president by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. more ›