How to watch the 2025 Met Gala and everything else you need to know

The first Monday in May is just a few days away! That date means one thing to fashionistas worldwide: the Gala. While the event is associated with head-turning haute couture donned by the most popular celebrities — think Tyla’s Balmain sand dress, Blake Lively’s Statue of Liberty-inspired Versace gown or Rihanna’s papal get-up by John … Read more

New LACMA building preview event stars Kamasi Washington with 100 musicians

Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries will become a sonic vessel in late June when Grammy-nominated composer and jazz musician Washington mucusjoined by an ensemble of more than 100 musicians, will perform a series of shows inside the new Peter Zumthor-designed building. The artists will be dispersed throughout the 110,000 square … Read more

Fyre Festival 2 flames out as Billy McFarland puts brand up for sale: ‘I need to step back’

When promoter and convicted fraudster Billy McFarland sought to revive his infamous Fyre Festival this year, he wanted to do it “with honesty, transparency, relentless effort, and creativity.” Now, Fyre Festival 2 is indefinitely postponed (shocker) and McFarland seeks to distance himself from the event, putting the Fyre brand up for sale. “This brand is … Read more

MrBeast apologises after ‘horrible’ Las Vegas event

YouTuber MrBeast has issued an apology after his MrBeast Experience at a Las Vegas resort did not live up to the billing. The influencer, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson and has more than 385 million subscribers, said the event “definitely isn’t the experience we hoped they’d deliver” and promised to make it up by … Read more

‘Dark Winds’ star Zahn McClarnon and director Erica Tremblay on unpacking trauma in a ‘safe and beautiful’ way

This story contains some spoilers for “Dark Winds” Season 3 Episode 6, “Ábidoo’niidęę (What He Had Been Told).” While shooting a pivotal scene for the latest episode of “Dark Winds,” “Ábidoo’niidęę (What He Had Been Told),” star Zahn McClarnon asked director Erica Tremblay to hold his hand. In the haze of a drug-induced hallucinatory dream, … Read more

Canadian rugby sevens men win three straight at Challenger Series event in Poland

Canada’s men posted wins over Madagascar, Japan and Portugal on Friday to advance to the semifinals of World Rugby’s second-tier Challenger Series. Canada defeated Madagascar 29-24 before downing Japan 40-10 and Portugal 17-10 in moving one step closer to regaining its place on the elite HSBC SVNS circuit. The Canadian men arrived in Poland atop … Read more

McEwen outscores Dunstone in early draw at Grand Slam of Curling event in Toronto

Mike McEwen outscored Matt Dunstone 9-8 in a battle of Canadian teams on Friday at the AMJ Players’ Championship. Dunstone stole a point in the eighth end but McEwen scored a single in the extra end for the victory. Switzerland’s Marco Hoesli topped American Korey Dropkin 5-3 in the other early men’s game at the … Read more

World champ Homan beats Einarson at Grand Slam of Curling event in Toronto

Reigning world and Canadian champion Rachel Homan defeated Manitoba’s Kerri Einarson 5-3 on Thursday evening at the AMJ Players’ Championship in Toronto. Homan improved her record to 3-1 in Pool A of the Grand Slam Curling event, while Einarson was 2-2 after beating Switzerland’s Xenia Schwaller 8-5 on Thursday morning. South Korea’s Eun-jung Kim remained … Read more

Canadian surfer Erin Brooks finishes 9th at El Salvador event

Canadian Erin Brooks finished ninth at the Surf City El Salvador Pro on Saturday after being edged out by American Bella Kenworthy in a tight round-of-16 battle. It was a battle of teenage rookies on the World Surf League’s elite Championship Tour in La Libertad, El Salvador. Brooks is 17 while Kenworthy, a former elite skateboarder … Read more

5 Star Bar, DTLA’s haven for underground music, reopens under new ownership

Like the rest of the country, downtown Los Angeles saw many of its beloved establishments close their doors for good during the pandemic. Among them was 5 Star Bar, an authentic dive bar that served cheap beer, grilled simple, tasty burgers and hosted live music. Sadly, it often isn’t until after unassuming dive bars and … Read more