Arts & Entertainment

Best Things To Do This Weekend In Los Angeles And SoCal: April 21 - 23

Celebrate Earth Day through conscious consumerism. Attend an Orphan Film Symposium. Immerse yourself in literature at the L.A. Times Festival of Books. Watch John Waters in all his glory live on stage.

'Biting the Hand': Korean American Author Calls For Weaponizing Invisibility

Korean American author Julia Lee pulls no punches about the experience of being Asian in the U.S. today, in her memoir Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America.

Julia Lee's book cover for <em>Biting the Hand: Growing up Asian in Black and White America.</em>

Writers Guild Authorizes Strike, Which Could Halt Hollywood Production

Screenwriters set a record for turnout and approval of a work stoppage if a new deal is not reached by May 1.

Netflix Delayed The Live Reunion Of 'Love Is Blind', But Didn't Say Why

The season four reunion of the hit reality show was supposed to premiere live at 8 p.m. ET, but it wasn't until about 9:30 p.m. that Netflix said it was having difficulties.

Four people take a selfie in from of a Love is Blind Netflix backdrop

Best Things To Do This Week In Los Angeles And SoCal: April 17 - 20

Attend a book talk with Danny Trejo. Celebrate 4/20 with screenings of Reefer Madness + Marihuana. Join in the laughs with the Popular Kids Club. Hear about Grand Romantic Gestures at an LAist Studios’ WILD Spring Fling event.

Comedian and writer Seth Meyers smiles with a mic in hand, casually dressed, at a Deadline event.

Leader In Asian American Theater To Take Helm At LA Cultural Institution

Center Theatre Group has named Snehal Desai as its new artistic director.

A portrait of a South Asian man in his early 40s wearing a collared white shirt and a charcoal gray blazer.

Disneyland Will Hold Its First Ever Official Pride Celebration. The Decision Comes At A Time Of Increasing Division Over LGBTQ Rights In The US

Disneyland Resort is holding its first official pride celebration, Disney After Dark: Pride Nite in the summer. But that doesn't remove the parks tense relationship LGBTQ+ representation, on the screen and in real life.