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Artists tap into anger, melancholy and hope as Eaton Fire recovery continues

The show evokes unease in warped window frames and a whirling floor-facing fan, and finds hope in drawings of colorful plants growing aside charred tree trunks.

A person with glasses and light skin tone stands for a portrait, leaning against a table filled with art supplies.

Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal and Johnny Knoxville star in summer movies and TV filmed in LA

Why did The Mandalorian, The Spider and a “jackass” walk into L.A.? To film!

A white man in a black suit sits at a bar, with a cigarette in one hand and a cocktail that he's sipping in another. Behind him is a red ceiling, orange walls and a blurry figure in silhouette.

Who is replacing Gustavo Dudamel? LA Phil names next music director after much speculation

Daniel Harding, currently with Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Italy, will take over for Dudamel next year.

Feature: The stars of ‘Tuner’ talk about striking the perfect chord on screen

Larry Mantle speaks with the stars of the new film Tuner, about a piano repair apprentice who suffers a unique hearing condition that makes him extra sensitive to sound.

Two male presenting people, one elderly and one younger wearing headphones both with light skintones, stand outside the entrance to a house

FilmWeek: ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,’ ‘I Love Boosters,’ ‘Passenger’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire, Lael Loewenstein and Maureen Lee Lenker review this weekend’s latest movie releases.

A small green alien with long ears holds its arm to its forehead, on the right a larger humanoid boots and legs are seen

Searching for LA’s best bakeries? The host of ‘The Great American Baking Show’ shares her top picks

Actor/comedian Casey Wilson also explains how strict the time constraints for the baking challenges really are, and why she says the series is kind of like The Truman Show.

A younger brunette white woman and man stand on either side of a wooden baking table, covered with pots, bowls and paper. Next to the woman is an older white woman and man, looking off screen at an unseen person.

How a music showcase in South LA is fighting pay-to-play culture

The Rehearsal gives emerging artists a platform, without breaking the bank.

Six people are standing in the center of room with a backdrop that reads The Rehearsal. A woman is in the center holding a microphone and singing. To her right there two men holding a saxophone and a guitar. To her left are two other performers. The crowd is pictured in front of the band.

How the artist behind the ‘Parasite’ painting brought his whimsical world to Highland Park

Best known for creating the eerie child's painting in Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite,” visual artist ZiBeZi brings his vibrant, boundary-free style to Chef Debbie Lee’s Yi-Cha.

A densely illustrated mural covers a white wall, featuring dozens of hand-drawn cartoon characters, creatures, and doodles in bright colors. Text in the mural reads "YI CHA / 이차," "하이랜파크" (Highland Park in Korean), "Figueroa St," and "HIGHLAND PARK." A glass globe pendant light with a visible Edison bulb hangs in the foreground.

Why you should check out a screening of ‘Terminator 2’ happening in LA

Considered one of the best action films and best sequels of all time, it’s also celebrated among film experts for its groundbreaking use of CGI.

A young boy and a man wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket sit on a motorcycle, turned sideways in a flood-control channel. The man is pointing a rifle at something behind them while the boy looks at the man's face.

An Eaton Fire survivor turned remains of her home into art. How to check it out this weekend

Artists Kelly Akashi and Phil Peters use fragments and sounds of debris removal to present an immersive art experience.

Two light-skin toned people are on top of a speaker, one is wearing a green shirt with a sun hat while the other person is laying down wearing a dark blue shirt and a sun hat covering their face. The speaker is on top of a slab of a large slab of concrete with trees and a chimney in the background and wires all over the ground.

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