LLos Angeles Read More Auto shop class is thriving. Community college students basically fix your car for freeJanuary 6, 2026 The workers’ uniforms are smudged with stains earned underneath a car, wrench in hand. Their repair garage teems…
LLos Angeles Read More ‘Train Dreams’ on Netflix: The trip to Idaho that shaped the filmJanuary 5, 2026 With director Clint Bentley on the road promoting “Train Dreams” and his co-writer Greg Kwedar on set shooting…
LLos Angeles Read More Oscars: 6 top casting directors explain their secret to successJanuary 5, 2026 Why on earth it took until now is a long story. The important thing is that, in 2026,…
LLos Angeles Read More The artists we lost in 2025: L.A. arts and culture this weekendJanuary 2, 2026 It’s the second day of a brand new year, and I’d like to take a moment to look…
LLos Angeles Read More Dick Van Dyke taught me a lesson on marriage I’ll always hold ontoJanuary 2, 2026 I’d never been so excited. Standing in line, my legs were bouncing so fast I was basically hopping.…
LLos Angeles Read More A new year means new films to look forward toJanuary 2, 2026 Fried chicken and a $45 bottle of sparkling wine? What were you doing on New Year’s Eve? I’m…
LLos Angeles Read More Why Jane Austen remains relevant in 2025 and beyondDecember 30, 2025 It is a truth universally acknowledged that while 2025 has given us more than our fair share of…
LLos Angeles Read More After ‘Marty Supreme’ marketing, what will Oscar campaign be?December 29, 2025 Are you wondering, like Alixandra Kupcik, where did all the feel-good movies go? She must have written that…
LLos Angeles Read More Here are our most-read arts stories and criticism of the yearDecember 26, 2025 Christmas is behind us, and the New Year is bearing down on us with alarming speed. It’s hard…
LLos Angeles Read More Will ‘Avatar’ box office translate into Oscar success?December 26, 2025 Has there been a year this decade when we’ve been sad to see it go? I thought about…
LLos Angeles Read More 5 shortlisted Oscar contenders to watch this holiday seasonDecember 21, 2025 It’s odd the moments you remember after someone’s gone. Scrolling through a seemingly infinite number of clips featuring…
LLos Angeles Read More They graduated from Stanford. Due to AI, they can’t find a jobDecember 21, 2025 A Stanford software engineering degree used to be a golden ticket. Artificial intelligence has devalued it to bronze,…