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The movie simply titled Jimmy tells a semi-fictional story of James Stewart as an Air Force B-24 pilot during World War II, when he flew 20 bombing missions out of England. culturaldaily.com/jimmy-stew…

New contemporary dance bursts out in the LA Arts District, Echo Park, Hawthorne, Santa Monica, and Downtown LA; traditional Korean dancers visit in East LA; Dia di Los Muertos sashays into East LA; more SoCal dance this week & next. culturaldaily.com/ignition/

our faces should peel off on Sundays like red flower petals, To find what we were looking for And so god will see us -- from "About an Empty Bowl" by Jessie Franco, a student at @NewRoadsK12 culturaldaily.com/jessie-fra…

We've been lucky to publish so many incredible writers over the years. We also have lost a few too many during this decade. We wanted to make sure to honor them. culturaldaily.com/in-memoria…

The Brand Library and Art Center continues its stellar tradition of outstanding art exhibitions with Artifacts from an Unborn Empire, curated by Jason Jenn and Vojislav Radovanović. culturaldaily.com/ambitious-…

Los Angeles hasn’t had a big-house production of The Music Man in 46 years, and that ends on October 27 with the touring Big League Productions hosted by @CTGLA culturaldaily.com/trouble-ro…

Vampires, Kronos Quartet, and Phillip Glass converge in Santa Barbara; Taiwanese contemporary at University Park; haunted dancing in Laguna Beach; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at what is coming in November. culturaldaily.com/one-bite-i…

Late on a sleepless night, I try this book once more— it’s waiting on a shelf, holding words written by my father. -- from "The Bookmark" by John Tripoulas culturaldaily.com/john-tripo…

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Allison Janney and Ed Harris star in an entertaining revival of Other Desert Cities, but it's somewhat off-balance. culturaldaily.com/all-star-d…

When a Book Fair Becomes a Gatekeeper: The Risks of Cultural Extraction, Exclusion, and Displacement at the OC Book Fair culturaldaily.com/when-a-boo…

Our democracy has no gods, only people and a constitution. Let us vote, and may our nation endure. -- from "The Kamaliad" by Floyd Cheung culturaldaily.com/floyd-cheu…

Three Off-B'way shows Good Time Charley, Fish and Anon, play with plot and narrative. culturaldaily.com/charlie-fi…

International stars bring legendary ballets to Downtown LA, South Asian dance meets contemporary in Long Beach; Japanese kabuki in San Marino, Rancho Palos Verdes, and Little Tokyo; more SoCal dance this week & next. culturaldaily.com/putting-a-…

so i would ask him about my mom when she was younger when she was a piano prodigy and the best student in her class -- from "my great grandpa is dead" by Kylie Kim culturaldaily.com/kylie-kim-…

Huguette Caland, whose artworks range from cartoonish to serious, and Mavis Pusey, whose work evokes city living, are the subjects of two major shows at the Hammer Museum in L.A. culturaldaily.com/caland-and…

Elisa Leonelli on Zoe Kazan, writer and showrunner of the newest adaptation of Steinbeck's East of Eden, a book previously adapted by her grandfather, Elia. culturaldaily.com/zoe-kazan/

Cold is quiet in freshly fallen snow on black, salted-iced paved paths. Snowbanks flank up to knees. My chest warms the metal latchkey. -- from "After-School Chill" by Zorina Exie Frey culturaldaily.com/zorina-exi…

A deer joke introduces new contemporary dance in Westwood; two dancers microscoped in Downtown LA; site specific dance in Arcadia trees and a downtown library; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at what is coming next week. culturaldaily.com/selective-…

The border dispute that erupted in July 2025 between Cambodia and Thailand has driven tension between the people of these two nations, which has trickled into Long Beach, CA, home of the largest Cambodian diaspora population. culturaldaily.com/how-cambod…

Slam Frank is guaranteed to offend and crack up everyone, plus two Off-Bway works which could use trimming, but still captivate. culturaldaily.com/slam-frank…