Foo Fighters parts ways with drummer Josh Freese

The rock band Foo Fighters has let go of drummer Josh Freeseaccording to a note from the veteran percussionist. “The Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know they’ve decided ‘to go in a different direction with their drummer,’” Freese wrote on Instagram. “No reason was given. … Regardless, I enjoyed the past … Read more

Netflix and ‘Stranger Things’ take on Broadway. Enter at your own peril

New York — An eerie, overpowering force has taken over the Marquis Theatre, home of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” which had its official Broadway opening on Tuesday. This supernatural power is from a dimension even more intimidating than the Upside Down. The occult realm of Netflix, the streaming service that ensnares viewers in a maze … Read more

G. Ray Hawkins, gallerist who championed photography as fine art, dies at 80

When G. Ray Hawkins opened the first public gallery in Los Angeles devoted to photography in 1975, the financial rewards were unremarkable. Even names that defined fine art photography drew humble prices. Ansel Adams’ famous nighttime landscape “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico” typically sold for about $600 then, and that was at the higher end of … Read more