Burning Man Decom Draws Locals
By Libby Lancaster Creative people are everywhere, but the Santa Monica area is teeming with incredibly talented artists. Each year many Westsiders flock to the annual party in the desert: Burning Man. Considered a […]
Beyond the Index: Walk the Talk
By Zoë Muntaner The 8,000-mile Happiness Walk and research project takes place Oct. 7 in Santa Monica with residents encouraged to join the nationwide initiative that circumnavigates the country by linking walking segments together. […]
Fox Buys New Drama “Silicon Beach”
A decade after The O.C. ended its four-season run on Fox, the series’ executive producer McG is back at the network with another soapy drama about young people in an affluent area on the Southern California Coast. Silicon Beach, from McG, The […]
The New LACMA Is Now $150 Million Closer, Thanks to a Record-Breaking Gift from David Geffen
Overhauling one of Los Angeles’ signature cultural institutions, LACMA, isn’t cheap. Construction on an ambitious new campus for the beloved museum comes with a price tag of about $650 million, in fact. But that goal just got […]
The Face of Malibu Exhibition of Portraits of Malibu Locals Painted by Johanna Spinks
The City of Malibu Cultural Arts Commission’s next public art exhibition at City Hall will feature 60 portraits of local residents painted by Malibu artist Johanna Spinks. The paintings have been featured in the Malibu […]
Tom Petty Music Sales Surge 6,216 Percent
As would be expected, sales of Tom Petty’s music exploded on Monday, when the music icon died of cardiac arrest at age 66 — and the increase was huge. According to BuzzAngle Music, which tracks […]
Our Latin Influences in Art: Chicana and Chicano Works From the 50s to Today
By Sam Skopp As part of the Getty Museum’s Pacific Standard Time initiative, which aims to showcase Latinx and Latin American art throughout Southern California art galleries, the Robert Berman Gallery, located in Suite […]
Center Stage: American Premiere of Matthew Bourne’s “The Red Shoes” at the Ahmanson
By Beverly Cohn Ah. Ah. Ahmanson. You’ve gone and done it yet again. Following on the heels of the amazing production of “The Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” Matthew Bourne’s brilliant New […]
“Brad’s Status” Comes Out a Winner
By Nick Boyd “Brad’s Status,” which stars Ben Stiller as the title character, centers on a father touring prestigious East Coast colleges with his son Troy (beautifully and subtly acted by Austin Abrams). The […]
California to Allow Therapy and Facility Dogs during Witness Testimony
Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 411, authored by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), which provides statutory authorization for the use of therapy and facility dogs during the testimony of specified victims and child witnesses. […]
The first protest at René Redzepi’s Noma pop-up at the Paramour Estate (Video)
The protest was organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage after the owner and chef of Noma, René...
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Film Review: Oscars Landscape 2026
My Oscar choices and predictions. The 98th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 PM, on ABC, and streaming on...
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