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Donald Trump Gives Away the Game on His Made-for-TV Presidency
Unlike “The Truman Show,” the star of “The Trump Show” is keenly aware of the cameras at all times
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Would Patrick Soon-Shiong Sell the LA Times? Would Anyone Buy It?
The owner and the newsroom are at war. But so far other west coast billionaires have shown no interest in the asset
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The Oscars and Politics: Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don’t
A mostly apolitical Academy Awards has drawn some criticism, but that overlooks the central mission to celebrate the movies
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Saks Fifth Avenue’s Personal Shopping and Styling Service Lands at the London West Hollywood
Plus, the Corita Art Center announces a new location in the Arts District, Neiman Marcus celebrates food and fashion and more
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Billionaire Media Owners Aren’t the White Knights Journalists Dreamed Of
Jeff Bezos and Patrick Soon-Shiong’s recent actions reek of self-interest, not the enlightened ownership for which employees at their newspapers hoped
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Gap Launches a Limited Edition Collaboration With Harlem’s Fashion Row
Plus, Elliott Grover to bring British cuisine to the 97th Oscars Governors Ball, Off-White unveils the new AC Milan 2025 kit and more
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Custom Leather Looks Steal the Super Bowl Halftime Show
Plus, The Other Art Fair joins LA Art Week, Kacey Musgraves debuts an Erewhon smoothie and more
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Surviving Trump 2.0: Buckle Up for a Long Haul and Don’t Give In to the Chaos
How do we respond – and be neither passive, nor a piñata in the circus of this administration?
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The Rolex SailGP Championship Returns to Los Angeles
Plus, L.A. Louver gallery celebrates 50 years, and The Hammer Museum at UCLA presents “Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal”
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Low Sales. No Standouts. Slow Sundance. Where Does Independent Film Go From Here?
The weakness of independent film has a knock-on effect – and not a good one – on the entire entertainment ecosystem
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Palisades Entrepreneurs Take Stock and Share Their LA Wildfire Stories
Plus, foundations and arts organizations join to create the L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund and more
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I Still Love LA: In Reverie With a Veteran Fire Survivor | Guest Column
With eight evacuations in her rearview, A.L. Bardach knows that wherever you go in SoCal, the one thing you can’t escape is fire
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Jeremy Strong and Emma Stone Steal the Golden Globes Spotlight in Edgy Style
Also, “A Complete Unknown” costume exhibit opens in L.A., Carey Mulligan stars in a new Prada campaign and Kate Hudson rocks out
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The Remains of Malibu: Ashes and Embers in the Sand
A photo essay, WaxWord visits Malibu days after the ferocious Palisades Fire
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Pacific Palisades Is Gone. Up Close and on the Ground It’s Even Worse
A photo essay covering the gut-wrenching devastation of flattened neighborhoods and charred storefronts
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