| |  | | | | Rediscovering the Art of Home Cooking with Café Gratitude’s Chef Dreux Ellis | | What are we willing to sacrifice to keep meat on the table? Is it people’s health and welfare? This edition of the L.A. Weekly podcast discusses food ethics in the time of COVID-19, vegan origin stories, and the importance of food in our ... | | READ MORE ➝ |
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|  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | From Los Angeles to Alphabetland: The Stunning Return of X | | It’s been 35 years since the classic X lineup (John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom and D.J. Bonebrake) released their last recorded output — 1995’s Ain’t Love Grand. Hell, it’s been 27 years since any X lineup released anything (... | | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | | | | | |  | | | | A Conversation with FX’s DAVE aka Lil Dicky: Your New Favorite TV Star | | The new comedy Dave, co-created by and starring comic rapper Dave Burd, was renewed for a second season last week — even if there really was never any doubt that it would be. Concluding its first season just a couple weeks ago, the show i... | | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | | | | | |  | | | | Lorna Simpson Picks Up the Pieces | | For three decades, Lorna Simpson’s work across photography, film and video, painting, drawing, and sculpture has addressed the fractured nature of representation of both women and people of color — and especially women of color — in o... | | READ MORE ➝ |
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 | | | | Arts at Home: May 14-17 | | This weekend’s arts and culture selection includes at-home options across visual art, dance, creative lessons, a massive print sale, and a virtual history tour. And as a special treat, we have not one, but two actual IRL art experiences w... | | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | | | | | |  | | | | Streaming Event Pick: Virtual Avalon Ball 2020 | | Back in the '30s, the Avalon Casino Ballroom on Catalina Island was known to broadcast big bands via CBS radio, providing music and dance fans with spirited sounds at home. At the Virtual Avalon Ball this old-timey tradition will be conjure... | | READ MORE ➝ |
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 | | | | Plandemic Plethora: The Best Reportage About the Conspiracy Doc to Help You Make up Your Own Damn Mind | | By now, you’ve probably all had it happen. A well-meaning pal popped you a link via text or social media DM and stated simply “Interesting” or “Whaddya think?” Or maybe a more vocal acquaintance went the bold route, sharing Plande... | | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | | | | | |  | | | | New Bill Would Provide U.S. Pot Industry Coronavirus Relief | | The end of April saw a new bill introduced in Congress that would give state-legal cannabis businesses access to the Small Businesses Administration’s COVID-19 relief programs. Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Ed Perlmutter of Color... | | READ MORE ➝ |
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| | EVENTS | | |  | | | | #bravenewworld 2nd Annual Playreading Festival | | Join Santa Monica Rep for our 2nd Annual Play Reading Festival #bravenewworld! Streaming Live! We've got moderated discussions with artists on the definition and craft of theatre and a playwriting workshop. Programming culminates on Saturda... | | LEARN MORE ➝ |
 | | | | Dance Commander Disco | | Ready to go virtual clubbing? The Dance Commander hosts (almost) daily Zoom pop up discos. Nightlife veteran Ramie Becker opens up her surreal, blacklit Zoom disco every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night with a glowing outfit and a smi... | | LEARN MORE ➝ |
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