Dust storms have overtaken Coachella. Researchers say it’s a sign of what’s to come
A powerful dust storm disrupted the first weekend of the Coachella music festival as blustery winds swept over…
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Wifredo Lam Aruna D’Souza In his first comprehensive US retrospective, a demonstration of the Cuban artist’s practice as…
The 101 best Los Angeles movies
What makes a perfect L.A. movie? Some kind of alchemy of curdled glamour, palm trees, ocean spray, conspiracies…
Salinas residents oppose mental health rehab center near county jail
A proposed 16-bed mental health rehabilitation center near the Monterey County Jail in Salinas is facing growing opposition…
‘Christy,’ ‘Urchin,’ ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ distributors join awards fray
Eighteen months ago, Mubi was a respected streaming service still trying to duplicate almost a decade of overseas…
How L.A. artists are processing the climate crisis
Before I moved to L.A., I’d spent pretty much my entire professional life working for New York-based publications.…
Big Kiss, Bye-Bye | 4Columns
Big Kiss, Bye-Bye Jessi Jezewska Stevens A setup familiar to contemporary fiction and romance ends up defying expectations…
Feds prep to reopen Alcatraz. ‘Stupidest initiative yet,’ critics say
Two federal officials toured the former Alcatraz penitentiary in the San Francisco Bay early Thursday morning as part…