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Tricky Business
Jack Skelley locates the line between authenticity and performance in the new immersive theater performance “Session.”
Short Takes
Down(town) in the Underground
While attending the Labyrinth Masquerade Ball, Brittany Menjivar gets reminded of the babe, the babe with the power, the power of—no, don’t even get me started.
Friday Night Is for the Good Boys
Can Sugar Daddy, Doctor KA, and Bicep Boyfriend team up to save 4th Street from Insatiable Capitalism? A. J. Urquidi is on the scene to find out.
Players with No Game
Madeleine Connors moves through the ranks while brushing off hopeful check-mates at the LA Chess Club Singles Arena in the Fashion District.
Mortal Coil Shuffle
Tosten Burks finds himself among the labyrinth walkers of Los Angeles.
Are You Okay, My Love?
In Los Ageless, the winter may never come, but Madeleine Connors will keep runnin’ to the Greek Theatre to witness St. Vincent’s glam.
I Would Do Anything for Indie Pop
All the other kids with the pumped-up kicks can’t outrun Brittany Menjivar’s excitement at the Foster the People show in West Hollywood.
The Writing Shows Up
For James Baldwin’s 100th birthday, Cherith King reflects on the literary giant’s everlasting charm.
“Don’t Drink All the Coke!”
Audrey Serrano just came here from USC, and now she’s in this dream place, watching “Mulholland Drive” in 4K at the Academy Museum.
Genuine Love Stories
A new Palestinian movie night teaches Tosten Burks about failure.
Make Valuable Things
Upon the release of Childish Gambino’s final studio album, Cherith King revisits an exploration of his contribution to the “new black Gothic.”
Revenge of the Horror Comic
Ready, boils and ghouls, for a jolting tale of tension in the EC tradition? Read the Britt-Keeper’s account of a spooky little soirée at Revenge Of in Glassell Park … if you dare!
Who Took the Gothic from the Cookie Jar?
Brandon Sward aspires to experience Stendhal syndrome for clout at the “American Gothic” exhibition reading at Night Gallery in Los Angeles.
Peter Pantages
Brittany Menjivar can fly: straight from La La Land to Never Land, for the revamped “Peter Pan” production at the Pantages.
The Elephant on the Dance Floor
Everybody’s got something to hide except Madeleine Connors and her monkey (at Roaring Nights at the L.A. Zoo).
A New Genus of Genius
Someone give Brittany Menjivar a MacArthur Fellowship for her work reviewing Tarek Ziad’s one-man show in Los Angeles!
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