Culture

Germany wonders: Will Wagner archives expose Nazi links?

2013-05-19 12:17:00

BERLIN — Family archives belonging to a descendant of the composer Richard Wagner are expected to be passed to the German government soon, opening access to researchers who have long sought to shed light on their links to the Nazi regime. With the...

Where My Dogs At: A social network for man and man's best friend

2013-05-19 10:30:00

Where My Dogs At is a new social networking app angled at dog lovers and their four-legged friends looking for local dog-friendly places to go and people to meet. Think Facebook for Fido, with a "Yelp for dogs" approach, built around a location-based...

L.A. Philharmonic concerned about potential subway noise

2013-05-17 06:12:00

Nothing in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's repertoire calls for 135-ton trains. The orchestra aims to keep it that way when Metro light rail cars start rumbling through a subway tunnel near Walt Disney Concert Hall. Experts who know the hall's...

'The Marriage of Figaro,' right in time with the 21st century

2013-05-17 06:11:00

Suffice to say that Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte weren't thinking about Proposition 8 when they composed "The Marriage of Figaro." The 1786 comic opera follows bullying Count Almaviva's efforts to invoke droit du seigneur to sexually conquer...

Spanish book festival LéaLA aims to further cultural communication

2013-05-17 10:15:00

When Carmen Cervantes was growing up in the 1960s in East Los Angeles, it would've been nearly as surprising to find a Spanish-language bookstore in her neighborhood as it would be to unearth an Aztec pyramid in the middle of Beverly Hills. The...

Mental illness in youth: a common struggle

2013-05-17 13:55:00

Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that...

Review: Pacific Symphony salute to Duke Ellington fails to swing

2013-05-17 17:25:00

What do we do with the Duke? He was, most agree, the greatest jazz composer who ever lived. And more. Duke Ellington was the soul of American music. David Schiff has just written a brilliantly illuminating book, "The Ellington Century," that places...

Texas tornado victims vow to rebuild

2013-05-17 18:45:00

On the limb of a barren tree in the tornado-devastated north Texas community of Rancho Brazos, an American flag flaps in the wind — placed there by a firefighter. "It's symbolic of, 'We're here, we're going to rebuild,'" said Sgt. Nathan Stringer,...

‘Pacific Rim’: Guillermo del Toro on Japanese pop culture influence

2013-05-16 14:12:26

Review: 'Free the Mind' documentary finds hope in meditation

2013-05-16 18:00:00

There's something healing about simply watching "Free the Mind," Danish filmmaker Phie Ambo's gentle, compassionate documentary spotlighting the use of such drug-free options as meditation and mindfulness to treat anxiety and trauma. Writer-director...

Craft beer hot spot Beer Belly teams with Bruery for a beer inspired by Korean cuisine

2013-05-16 12:15:00

Beer Belly, the renowned craft beer bar in Koreatown, is turning two, and it's celebrating its anniversary with a weekend of special taps and the release of a beer collaboration with the Bruery. Jimmy Han opened Beer Belly just blocks from his childhood...

Sriracha hot sauce invades pop culture: For $180, you can wear it on your feet

2013-05-16 08:00:00

Sriracha, the incredibly popular Asian condiment that has gone so far beyond mainstream it's practically "everystream," earned another distinction recently when Trader Joe’s introduced its own branded version. The red sauce with the familiar...

Five-year-old, Camila Gastelum of the Diamond Divas poses for a photo after receiving a trophy during the T-ball 2013 Desert Sun Girls Softball league awards ceremony Monday at Joel Reisn Park in Calexico..FERNANDO ACOSTA JR. PHOTO.Monday, February 13, 2013.

2013-05-17 03:05:00

Cathy, Matthew, Simon, Mark and Dominic Ingram, Father Scott, Father Steve Doktorczyk, Marley, Ella, Leo, Hanna and Michelle Presiado in Rome. The Presiados were celebrating their 20th anniversary.

2013-05-16 11:14:00

Owner Jimmy Han will celebrate the second anniversary of Beer Belly with a Bruery collaboration brew.

2013-05-16 10:36:08