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After writing with childhood friend Gracie Abrams on last year's 'The Secret of Us,' the 'Sue me' singer-songwriter will perform at the El Rey Theatre in L.A. this week.

Paramount, Comcast and Netflix are poised to submit a second bid on Monday, kicking the auction into high-gear.

'Home Improvement' actor Zachery Ty Bryan's arrest in Oregon adds to his years-long legal troubles. His fiancée is also booked on suspicion of first-degree attempted assault.

"The Monkey King," a new opera by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang based on a popular Chinese folktale, has proved a major hit for San Francisco Opera.

It's hard to find a through line in the year's film score except audacity. We asked four composers to explain the concepts behind their work.

Inside Hollywood's deep, complicated, mutually beneficial (and occasionally tragic) relationship with aviation.

Los Angeles' ascension coincided with the 46-year career of art critic Christopher Knight. In his final column for The Times, he cites three important factors in that rise.

After a brush with near-tragedy, the Colombian artist made 'Tropicoqueta,' an homage to her roots — and her (re-)introduction to a growing global fan base.

An appreciation of playwright Tom Stoppard, known for such plays as "Rosencrants and Guildenstern are Dead," "Travesties," "The Real Thing" and the trilogy "The Coast of Utopia"

Disney's animated sequel "Zootopia 2" drove massive box office returns during a big holiday weekend for family films.

Many people don't want to read for fun when trying to wade through the sewer of information online. But try these great books about Southern California.

Starting with "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" in 1966, through his final full-length play "Leopoldstadt" in 2020, playwright Tom Stoppard crafted a body of work that would be the envy of most countries, let alone one writer.

When Netflix was trying to establish itself as a place for original TV shows, "Stranger Things" was a key program that pierced the cultural zeitgeist.

R&B artist Ray J -- whose legal name is Willie Norwood -- was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats early on Thanksgiving Day.