The most interesting aspect of the 2025 Los Angeles ICE raids and riots are how quickly they vanished from the news. U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., had just punched his 15 minutes of fame when the ...

Robin Torres has always believed in the healing power of art, but it took a pandemic for her to realize how cathartic a simple drawing lesson could be for children — and quite a few adults — forced to ...

A new L.A. Times short documentary called “A Swim Lesson” shows the joys and challenges of children learning to swim. But it reveals so much more about the human spirit and the courage in facing ...

Wind-blown embers leap ahead of the fire front to start new “spot” fires. Under these conditions, it is impossible to stop or control a blaze. Photo George Wuerthner The fires in Los Angeles are still ...

In Frederique Michel's delightful production of Eugene Ionesco's darkly absurdist comedy, a young Student (Justin Davanzo) arrives at a Paris home, excited for his first lesson with his new tutor: a ...