Michael Juliano

Though small in terms of area, there are enough things to do in Chinatown to fill an afternoon (and maybe a little bit into the evening if you want to see the Central Plaza’s famous neon trim switch on). Of course, you’ll find the tastiest dim sum west of the San Gabriel Valley, but there are also grocery stores that stock those hard-to-find ingredients, under-the-radar art galleries, cultural festivals, dimly lit dive bars and a culinary scene that’s often abuzz. Chinatown roughly occupies an area between the 101 and 110 freeways and the L.A. River. Most of the major attractions are along Hill Street and Broadway, north of Cesar Chavez Avenue—but a bustling scene has also blossomed just off an industrial stretch of Spring Street near the river. So, take a tour of the area’s attractions and discover some of the best activities, both inside and outside of the Central Plaza, with our guide to the best things to do in Chinatown.

We don’t know about you, but our mind is always focused on the weekend. It can never come soon enough—which is why we’re already thinking about what new restaurants we want to try or where we can drive for the day. Whether you’re looking to scope out the latest museum exhibitions or watch a movie outdoors, you’ll find plenty of things to do in L.A. this weekend. We curate an L.A. weekend itinerary of the city’s best concerts, culture and cuisine, every week, just for you.

Looking for things to do in L.A.? You’ll find plenty in our June events calendar. We’re talking outdoor movie screenings, museum exhibitions, live theater and plenty of Pride events. That’s, of course, in addition to fun-in-the-sun staples like going to the beach, hiking or even lounging on a rooftop. As the weather warms up, head outdoors for this month’s big events and festivals.   RECOMMENDED: Full events calendar for 2024

There are a million podcasts out there, and 2024’s releases are showing no signs of slowing down. There’s already been a load of bangers since the beginning of the year, and here at Time Out, we’re determined to listen to them all. After all, how else are you going to know which one to choose? We’ve rounded up our favourites, from political podcasts that look behind the news to comedy podcasts with your favourite funny people, and plenty of those all-important investigative whodunnits to keep you up at night. If you’re looking to dig deeper into one genre, we’d recommend trying our specialist lists on for size (you’ll find them below). But for a full list of good, addictive podcasts of every genre, read on.  We update this list with brand-new podcasts every month, so check back for more fabulous podcast recommendations from the Time Out team. Happy listening! RECOMMENDED:🎧 The best news podcasts😂 The best comedy podcasts 🗞️ The best history podcasts

If we could write the rules of living in Los Angeles this would be our No. 1, always at the top of our list: When you live in this city, there’s no excuse for boredom just because it’s a weeknight. There are hundreds of things to do in Los Angeles each week, whether you hit the beach at sunset or go for a morning bike ride, or catch a concert or a comedy show—and that’s really only scratching the surface. Well, we don’t make the rules, but we will provide you with plenty of ideas for your next free weeknight right here. Now go out and tackle these things to do in L.A. this week.

Looking for the best things to do in Los Angeles? We have you covered with the very best that L.A. has to offer. Whether you’re a culture vulture, outdoorsy type or simply a lover of our fine city, there’s more than enough here to keep you busy. Even lifelong Angelenos will find something new to add to their to-do list, between the city’s landmark attractions that are still accessible, an ever-changing inventory of the best restaurants in Los Angeles, essential L.A. museums and even some off-the-beaten path secrets. How many of the best things to do in Los Angeles will you try? June 2024: This month, we’ve added Pride celebrations, free summer concerts, a screening series in historic Downtown L.A. movie palaces, an after-hours series at the Huntington, a night market in Santa Monica and an alfresco wine tasting event at one of L.A.’s most famous buildings. You can also find out more about how Time Out selects the very best things to do all over the world, or take a look at our list of the best things to do in the world right now. 

Outdoor movies combine two things we love about L.A.: an appreciation of movie-making and spending as much time as possible outside. Alfresco screenings usually start to pop up across the city in the early spring and continue into the fall and holiday season, be it atop rooftop bars, at L.A.’s best parks or even at a Hollywood cemetery. Most of our favorite outdoor series fall into two formats: Alfresco screenings where moviegoers bring their own chair or blanket and can pack together some picnic food, and rooftop ones where you’ll be offered a seat and some on-site snacks as you catch films both old and new. (If you’re looking for a fun date idea, this one takes the cake.) Be sure to check back all year long for updates on the list, as new screenings are always being added. Looking to see a new movie any night of the week? Check out the best movie theaters in L.A. or the few remaining old-school drive-in movie theaters. And for some at-home inspiration, you can always catch up on the best L.A. movies of all time. For screenings with multiple movies on a single night, each film is separately ticketed unless otherwise noted. Also, movie selections tend to change, but we’ll do our best to keep the list below updated on a weekly basis.

While commuting is a ceaseless source of frustration, a scenic drive can also be one of the most freeing and picturesque things to do in L.A. We’ve all stared up at the palm trees along Sunset Boulevard or the Art Deco buildings on Wilshire Boulevard and taken a second to appreciate just how lovely L.A. can be—at least we hope you have. These scenic drives below—through mountain ranges and along beaches in L.A.—flaunt more than just run-of-the-mill flora and architecture. Fill up the tank or charge up the car, wait out rush hour and start planning to pilot your way through these seven scenic drives in Los Angeles. Looking to tack on a few extra miles to your drive? Try one of these day trips from L.A.

Los Angeles is surprisingly lousy when it comes to dog-friendly beaches. So you want to bring your four-legged friend to one the best beaches in L.A.? Well, among the roughly 70 miles of coastline, there’s only one off-leash dog beach (in Long Beach) in all of L.A. County. Woof. But we’re not here to whine and howl about it; instead, we want to let pup-loving Angelenos know about the few beaches where they can have their best friend tag along without getting ticketed, both on and off leash. We’ve included a pair of picks in L.A. County, plus one just over the county border in neighboring OC. We haven’t included any in Ventura County given that it’s a considerable trek for most Angelenos—but if you’re willing to put in the extra miles to go to Oxnard or Ventura, you’ll find those cities are considerably more welcoming to dogs on their beaches than L.A. Regardless of the policy at the beach you head to, do make sure to bring a leash with you (as well as some poop bags). Also, just like with humans, hydration is important so bring an empty bowl and some water, as well; we’d also suggest making sure that your pup doesn’t devour too much salt water or sand. When a day at one of the city’s best parks just won’t do, here are the few dog-friendly beaches in L.A. for a day by the ocean (and maybe afterwards treat yourself and your pup to a snack at one of our favorite dog-friendly restaurants). Oh, and just in case you think, it’s fine, I’ll sneak my dog onto a regular beach—don’t. If

Look past the T-shirt shops and street performers and you’ll find just enough things to do in Venice that are downright pleasant and—dare we say—borderline charming. For starters, you might wonder: Is Venice Beach actually worth visiting? We’d say yes, with a few caveats. Many visitors make a beeline for the grungy Venice Boardwalk, an admittedly iconic L.A. attraction, but a kind of disappointing one. There’s so much more to see beyond the boardwalk, from a swanky canal community to destination-worthy Venice restaurants to patches of sand that rank among L.A.’s best beaches—and for all those reasons we’d say the beachside neighborhood is ultimately worth your time. Whether you’re visiting from out of state or just across town (which thanks to L.A. traffic can feel like you’ve crossed state lines), these are the things to do in Venice that we recommend adding to your itinerary. RECOMMENDED: Full guide to Venice Beach

Whether you've never done it once or thousands of times, wading into the desert never gets old. From fantastic mountain views and starlit skies to stretches of perfect sand, it's the perfect place to leave behind all your day-to-day woes. And if you're headed to the desert, relax and unwind in one of the fantastic Airbnbs on offer.  So whether it's poolside living you're after or simply the great outdoors, take a look at one of the Airbnbs on our list. These are all a few hours out of Los Angeles, and we focus on the crescent between Palm Springs and Joshua Tree. You won't be disappointed.  RECOMMENDED: The best treehouse Airbnbs near Los Angeles Who makes the cut? While we might not stay in every Airbnb featured, we've based our list on top reviews, hosts and amenities to find you the best stays. This article includes affiliate links. These links have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

While some associate Malibu with mansions perched atop cliffs and surfers bobbing on the breaks, we tend to tie the city to L.A.’s most stunning natural wonders. Forget the tarnished glitz of Hollywood and the posh photo ops of Beverly Hills; these things to do in Malibu make us question why we don’t spend every single weekend in the waterfront city. From some of the best beaches around to hiking trails with waterfalls—and a little bit of wine tasting and waterfront restaurants to wind down—we’ve rounded up our favorite things to do in Malibu. Just a heads up that you’re probably going to need a car to visit most of these spots. Malibu’s scenic landmarks largely hug the Pacific Coast Highway and the beachfront, which runs from west of Pacific Palisades to the Ventura County border. While Metro’s 134 bus will take you about as far west as Zuma Beach, you’ll need your own wheels (or a rideshare—cell reception willing) to venture into the more remote coastline to the west, as well as the canyon communities and most of the hiking trails to the north in the Santa Monica Mountains. RECOMMENDED: See more of the best of Malibu

Though its rides may not match Disneyland’s charm or Six Flags Magic Mountain’s sheer terror, Universal Studios Hollywood’s hillside theme park offers its own amusing identity a few truly worthwhile thrills fueled by silver-screen memories plus a little bit of actual Hollywood magic. There are some absolute winners here, including the Nintendo, Harry Potter and Jurassic World lands, which we dive into in depth below. Speaking of depths, the park is split between two main levels with a series of escalators between: On the thrill-filled lower lot, the Transformers ride is a slick but muddy crash course in Michael Bay robot carnage, while Revenge of the Mummy is a short but action-packed coaster launch through a movie property you may have otherwise forgotten. (The area is also home to the standout Nintendo and Jurassic World areas.) You’ll find a mix of 3-D movies and stage shows—of all things, Waterworld is an entertaining highlight—on the upper lot, as well as themed areas and attractions for Harry Potter, Despicable Me and The Simpsons. Kids will appreciate Minion Mayhem and the adjacent Super Silly Fun Land, though neither are quite as engaging as you’d wish. On the other hand, The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash is easily the park’s most charming attraction, a family-friendly dark ride filled with troublemaking, wisecracking dog and cat animatronics. If you can stomach the nauseating Simpsons Ride, you’ll be rewarded with a bit of clever and wild entertainment. The adja

Ready or not, spooky season is slowly stalking its way ever closer. The clearest sign? Universal Studios has already announced the first of its haunted houses set inhabit its Hollywood-adjacent theme park for Halloween Horror Nights. A Quiet Place will be getting its own haunted house at Universal Studios Hollywood this year (as well as the theme park’s Orlando location). Specifically, the attraction will take inspiration from the first two films in the series, so expect more silent dread and less city destruction à la the recent Day One. You’ll travel through the Abbott family’s farmhouse shelter with sound design that “mirrors the silence in the films” and includes the incorporation of American Sign Language. That’s it so far for announcements, but in the coming months you can expect another half-dozen or so haunted houses to fill out the rest of the HHN lineup. Halloween Horror Nights will run on select evenings from September 5 to November 3. Tickets cost $77 to $107, depending on the night; with Express Pass add-ons, options range from $209 to $309. See more of the best haunted houses in L.A.

Best known for her rhinestone-studded paintings of Black women, collages of old Jet Magazine spreads and revisions of historic paintings, Thomas’s large-scale works (80 of them from the past two decades) are on display at the Broad. The Downtown museum’s transportive exhibition includes recreations of the elaborate tableaus that Thomas often poses her models in—including a pair of scenes of her mother’s New Jersey home that start the exhibition. Those intimate details run throughout, including in a living room-like lounge in the show’s largest gallery, as well as stacks of books from Black feminist and queer writers that’ve been placed throughout. Swing by on Thursday evenings for free entry, but on any other day, the exhibition is absolutely worth the $22 cost of entry.

Everyone’s favorite NPR member station has a hand in a slew of summer concert slates at public plazas and beloved museums, and this summer’s schedule is particularly packed. Familiar KCRW DJs and local buzz bands will be providing free, open-air tunes on select nights from June through September at Union Station, CAAM, Descanso Gardens, Bowers Museum, Century Park, the Autry, KCRW’s Santa Monica headquarters and—our favorite—the party-till-midnight bashes at Chinatown Central Plaza. The details slightly differ at each spot, but you can typically expect a bunch of food trucks, beer gardens and after-hours museum admission. Regardless of the location, you really can’t go wrong with any evening spent at Summer Nights.

Hilltop sunset views and rising bands combine to make this Getty tradition a worthy destination for Angelenos on both sides of the 405. This year’s lineup of free Saturday night shows includes Hailu Mergia (June 1), Slauson Malone 1 (June 15), Helado Negro (July 20), Julia Holter (July 27) and Woods (Aug 24). Tip: Avoid the traffic and the crowds and arrive early, preferably after 3pm when the parking price drops to $15 (though it’s $10 if you wait until the show starts). You’ll get to visit the exhibits, which stay open until 8pm on Saturdays, and beat the dinner rush.

It’s more than just the low clearance: This exhibition at the Petersen explores the custom paint, engraving, upholstery and, of course, the gravity-defying suspension of the lowrider scene. In addition to iconic cars, the exhibit spotlights influential artists in the Chicano lowrider art scene. Even if you have no interest in cars, this colorful showcase of 20-plus lowered cars and bikes is excellent: The candy-colored paint jobs are dazzling, and the craftsmanship of the customizations—many vehicles are on display with their engines and undercarriages visible—is remarkable. You’ll learn a little bit of history here, how the “low and slow” movement is rooted in the postwar Mexican American zoot suit counterculture, but largely this is an excuse to ogle some L.A. automotive icons.

This epic (and free) outdoor concert series features live performances by artists from around the world at the totally overhauled California Plaza stage in DTLA, where the shallow water separating the stage from the audience has been replaced by a proper event lawn. Don’t miss a diverse and highly intriguing mix of bands, DJ sets and dance parties.

This West Adams glass studio specializes in colorful, flowing decor and custom commissions, but we think most Angelenos will be interested in its excellent glassblowing classes. If you’ve always been entranced by molten glass, the expense is absolutely worth it for the three-hour single-student ($330) or four-hour two-student ($250 per person) lessons, in which you’ll get some hands-on assistance as you sculpt and blow orbs, birds, vases and bowls. If you already know what you’re doing, you can also opt for reserving some studio time with particular pieces of equipment.

Netflix’s stand-up specials keep us cackling at home, but the streaming service’s ambitious comedy festival is nothing to laugh at. For its second iteration, Netflix is a Joke Fest is headed back here May 1 to 12, 2024 and upping the ante: We’ve counted over 500 shows slated for three dozen venues with sets from Ali Wong, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Rock, Taylor Tomlinson and literally hundreds of others (we’ve highlighted 10 of the most unique offerings to help narrow things down). The event is a bit more of a marathon than a traditional festival: There’s not an all-encompassing festival pass, but you can buy individual tickets to shows throughout its run. The exception is Outside Joke, an outdoor event set up in a parking lot behind the Palladium. You’ll find a mix of music, drag and stand-up—hosted by the likes of Atsuko Okatsuka, Leslie Jones and Reggie Watts, among others—alongside a couple of carnival games plus food, drinks and merch. Unlike the 2022 version, which was free, you can access the area on a first-come, first-served basis if you have a ticket to any other Netflix is a Joke Fest show, or you can guarantee entry with a $25 day pass. Just a heads up that if you enter Outside Joke at the same time as doors open for a show at the Palladium, you may find yourself stuck in a security line that wraps around the block; otherwise the two venues have separate lines. Elsewhere, you’ll find shows staged at venues as big as the Hollywood Bowl and Greek Theatre (a

Nearly 125,000 music lovers make a pilgrimage to the Empire Polo Club during each identical weekend of Coachella, whether bound for campgrounds or shuttling over from golf resorts and midcentury modern homes. Though its bespoke dining experiences and hotel party scene may try to steal headlines, Coachella remains about the relaxed desert air euophoria of a well-curated music festival. Coachella’s all-embracing three-day lineup consistently crafts the pool of performers from which all other summer music festivals borrow. RECOMMENDED: See our complete Coachella coverage

Back for the first time since 2018, Disneyland celebrates decades’ worth of Pixar films with this resort-wide seasonal event. In addition to familiar Pixar characters adorning sculptures and medallions across the grounds, you’ll find some limited-timed entertainment offerings: fireworks show “Together Forever – A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular” and the family-focused Pixar Pals Playtime Party at Disneyland, and over at Disney California Adventure the “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration” parade and the photo-op–filled Club Pixar. From April 26 through August 4, you’ll also find a staggering amount of Pixar-themed food and merch across the pair of theme parks.

Talking Heads’ 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense is a flat-out musical and cinematic masterpiece, and last year’s 4K restoration dusted off the rock-doc for a whole new generation. Now, ahead of A24’s Blu-ray release of the film, you can catch a screening of it on June 4 at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre—where it was originally shot over four nights—with a Q&A led by Fred Armisen (who’s no stranger to the film) with the members of Talking Heads. David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison were all in attendance at a screening at Vidiots last year, and like that event, we wouldn’t expect the more or less broken up band to perform. But you will see Blondshell tackling “Thank You for Sending Me an Angel,” from the forthcoming Everyone’s Getting Involved tribute album.

Hace unos meses anunciamos que Lana del Rey pisaría Barcelona como cabeza de cartel de uno de los festivales de música más importantes de España. Ya ha empezado la cuenta atrás para disfrutar del concierto que la artista hará en el Primavera Sound 2024, que este año se celebrará del 29 de mayo al 2 de junio en el Parc del Fòrum. Ya es habitual ver a la estadounidense actuar en festivales: el año pasado estuvo como cabeza de cartel en el Lollapalooza de Chicago el pasado 2023 y este año ha empezado también como artista principal en el festival Coachella, uno de los más importantes del mundo. Quizás la actuación del día 12 de abril en el desierto de California pueda darnos pistas sobre cómo será el concierto de Barcelona, pero parece bastante improbable que la neoyorquina haga su entrada en motocicleta o que invite a cantar a Billie Eilish como hizo en el Empire Polo Club de Indio. Y no, no faltaron canciones tan conocidas de su repertorio como 'Born to die', 'Summertime sadness' y 'Video games', el 'hit' con el que se dio a conocer, además de algunas de su trabajo más reciente 'Did you know that there's en tunnel under Ocean's Blvd' (2023). ¿Cuándo actuará Lana del Rey en el Primavera Sound 2024? El concierto de Lana del Rey en el Parc del Fòrum será el viernes 31 de mayo, el segundo día del festival, en el escenario Estrella Damm. Está previsto que la actuación dure una hora y media: empezará a las 21.45 i acabará a las 23.15 h. ¿Sabemos cuál será el 'setlist

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Most installations, whether a pop-up or semi-permanent, that describe themselves as “immersive” toss around the phrase as a marketing gimmick. But Meow Wolf—known for its fully-enveloped environments replete with secret passages, touchable decor and tons of neon—is one of the few experiences that actually lives up to that promise. Soon, Angelenos will get to see for themselves without venturing outside of the state as Meow Wolf announced today that it’ll be opening a permanent exhibition in Los Angeles in 2026, its sixth such space. The company describes the L.A. location as a “maximalist fantasy” that takes design cues from the city’s history of filmmaking, including “cinematic mythos, mysterious eggs, absurd glitz [and] the fantastical spells cast by Hollywood.” (You might not be shocked to find out that they also describe their experiences as “hard to explain but easy to enjoy.”) Photograph: Courtesy Atlas MediaMeow Wolf Denver Meow Wolf started in Sante Fe in 2008, and since then its artist collective has built transportive walk-throughs in that city as well as Las Vegas, Denver and Dallas, with a Houston location on the way. Collectively, their locations have earned the top spot in Time Out’s list of the country’s best immersive experiences. An official release from the company only hints that it’ll reside in a movie theater, but a report in the L.A. Times narrows things down to a vacant complex in West Los Angeles—though it’s unclear if that means the 405-adjacent nei

ポップアップであれ、半永久的なものであれ、イベントや展覧会がただ売上を伸ばすためだけに「没入型」を自称し、宣伝文句の中でその単語を巧みに使うことは多い。しかし、「秘密の通路」「触れることのできる装飾」「大量のネオン」などで世界を完全に作り込んでいる「Meow Wolf」は、その期待を裏切らない没入型体験ブランドの一つといえるだろう。 もうすぐロサンゼルスの人々が、それを州外に出ずに自分の目で確かめられるようになる。 2026年、同市にMeow Wolfの常設施設をオープンすることが発表されたのだ。 Meow Wolf社はロサンゼルスでの展開について、街の映画製作の歴史からデザインのヒントを得た「最大主義的ファンタジー」と説明。「映画の神話」「ミステリアスな作品の誕生」「不条理なきらびやかさ」「ハリウッドがかけた幻想的な魔法」といったこの街ならでは要素を取り込もうとしているようだ。彼らは、Meow Wolfの体験を「説明するのは難しいが、楽しむのは簡単だ」と表現しているが、まさにそういうことなのだろう。 Meow Wolfは2008年にサンタフェで誕生して以来、ラスベガス、デンバー、ダラスで「異世界へいざなう徒歩体験」を提供。ヒューストンでのオープンも控えている。また、プロジェクト全体でタイムアウトが選んだの全米最高の没入型体験ランキングでトップの座を獲得したこともある。 Photograph: Courtesy Atlas MediaOmega Mart 「Meow Wolfロサンゼルス」の具体的なロケーションについて、プレスリリースでは旧映画館の建物を活用することが示唆されているが、ロサンゼルス・タイムズ紙はもう少し踏み込んでリポートしている。それによると、ウェストロサンゼルスの空きシネマコンプレックスが有力のようだ。 同エリアで思いつくのはピコ地区の「Westside Pavilion」モールにあった「Landmark」だけだが、すでにカリフォルニア大学がモール全体を研究センターとして利用中だ。エリアを広げると、サンタモニカプレイスの旧「ArcLight」はまだ空いているが、すでに「Arte Museum」となる計画が進んでいる。Meow Wolfに適した物件がほかにもあるのだろうか。 Meow Wolfの共同創設者であり、Meow Wolfロサンゼルスのシニアクリエーティブディレクターであるショーン・ディ・イアニは、声明の中で次のように話している。 「私たちは何年もの間、この街を訪れて重層的で変化し続ける創造性のネットワークの中で何かを生み出すことを夢見てきました。 ロサンゼルスは単なる物理的な場所ではなく、人間の想像力の世界的な風景の奥深くに広がっており、常にその限界を押し広げているのです。新しいロサンゼルスの展示施設はアート、物語、インタラクティブ性が相まった予測不可能なタペストリーを織ることで、この街の映画的地平線を広げていきます」 関連記事 『The wildly immersive Meow Wolf is opening a location in L.A.（原文）』 『2024年に行くべき新施設9選』 『巡回展「鈴木敏夫とジブリ展」が横須賀美術館で開催中』 『麻布台ヒルズの新たな「チームラボボーダレス」4つの新作とは？』 『「ぐでたまかふぇ」がロサンゼルス郊外にオープン』 『サンフランシスコとロサンゼルスを結ぶ新しい夜行列車が登場』 東京の最新情報をタイムアウト東京のメールマガジンでチェックしよう。登録はこちら  

Amid the 500-plus comedy shows that Netflix is a Joke Fest has brought to L.A., stand-up John Mulaney is hosting a late-night-style talk show that airs live on Netflix throughout this week. John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A. streamed its first episode last Friday, and its oddball mix of banal city life scenes and celebrity interviews truly tapped into the singularly weird and wonderful sensation of life in L.A.—“the city that confuses and fascinates me” as Mulaney put it in the intro. In the first of six episodes, Tony Tucci, codirector of Citizens for Los Angeles Wildlife, shared the interview couch with Jerry Seinfeld, who was busy complaining about L.A. traffic. On-location segments covered everything from fishing in Echo Park Lake to a cement mixer stuck in the mud, there was a call-in block about coyotes and the rest of the guest lineup included Ray J, St. Vincent and, uh, a food delivery robot. After a title sequence with shots of sunsets and freeways, a sidewalk trompo and the one-eyed Minion by the 101 (all set to Wang Chung’s “To Live and Die in L.A.”), Mulaney walked into an Encino-meets-Topanga living room set and pulled down a map to roast LAPD response times, dunk on Downtown L.A. and answer a question that we too grapple with all the time: What do we mean by “L.A.”? “Well look at this beautiful organic shape, not at all cynically designed to go down to the harbor,” he said as he started to dive into the City of L.A.’s irregularly shaped borders. But here’

If you’re the kind of person who lives your life a quarter mile at a time—and maybe has the patience to wait in a line that long—then you’re probably going to be pretty revved up to hear that there’s a Fast & Furious roller coaster coming to Universal Studios Hollywood. First announced in 2023, the theme park officially gave the attraction a name and opening window today: “Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift” will debut in 2026. In addition, Universal detailed that the high-speed attraction, which you’ll enter via a red brick garage in the park’s upper lot, will feature ride vehicles (inspired by some of the films’ cars, of course) that can rotate 360 degrees in order to mimic the sensation of drifting. From groundbreaking technology to breathtaking immersion, there is no other roller coaster like Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift. Coming in 2026. Get details: https://t.co/So3clSAZfg pic.twitter.com/M42Fs4nhZJ — Universal Studios Hollywood (@UniStudios) May 3, 2024 This all tracks with the park’s initial announcement last year, which promised an “all-new thrill ride” with “innovative and technological achievements never previously employed” and a “state-of-the-art ride system uniquely created to engulf guests within the dynamic Fast & Furious universe.” The theme park acknowledged the beginning of the roller coaster’s construction last July, which was its first major ride announcement since the opening of Super Nintendo World. If you’ve visited since then, you’ve probably notic

Yes, 527—and honestly, we wouldn’t be surprised if that number continues to grow. For the second time, Netflix is a Joke Fest is bringing an astonishing number of comedy shows to a couple dozen venues all across L.A. Though it bills itself as a festival, it’s better to think of the event as more of a comedy marathon: There’s not an all-encompassing festival pass, but you can buy individual tickets to shows that run just about all hours of the day between May 1 and 12. You’ll find a pretty remarkable lineup of comedians, too, including Taylor Tomlinson, Conan O’Brien, Brett Goldstein, Chelsea Handler, Jon Stewart, Hasan Minhaj, Hannah Gadsby, Cedric the Entertainer, Rachel Bloom, Kumail Nanjiani, Wanda Sykes and literally hundreds of others. Of course, in a city as rich with comedy clubs as L.A., you can see big names drop into intimate venues almost any night of the week. That’s not to downplay some of the fest’s stand-up stars like Bill Burr, John Mulaney or Trevor Noah who are playing the Hollywood Bowl, or Ali Wong who’s performing a staggering 12 shows at the Wiltern. But these are the sorts of folks who are no stranger to L.A. stand-up scene. On the other hand, there are a handful of shows on the Netflix is a Joke Fest lineup that feel like truly one-of-a-kind spectacles, either due to their extraordinary lineups or unprecedented premises. With that in mind, these are the 10 shows that we think stand out as some of the most unique ones to see at this year’s Netflix is a

As we started to approach summer, we were ready to count out Barnsdall Art Park’s Friday Night Wine Tastings. After all, it’s been nearly five years since we last were able to sample wines on the Hollyhock House’s west lawn, and we hadn’t heard a peep about them since. But one of L.A.’s best seasonal traditions is mounting a comeback: Every Friday evening this summer, from May 31 to August 30, you’ll once again be able to sip wine, grab a bite from a food truck, listen to DJ sets and watch the sunset from one of the city’s most scenic spots during the return of Barnsdall Art Park’s Friday Night Wine Tastings fund raisers. The 21-and-over events also include optional (and limited) interior tours of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, the 1921 Mayan-inflected masterpiece that itself reopened in 2022 after being closed for a couple of years. Inside, you’ll be able to see Ravi GuneWardena’s ikebana installations that’ve been temporarily set up inside of the Japanese-influenced house. Photograph: Courtesy Barnsdall Art Park Foundation Photograph: Michael Juliano for Time Out As with the event’s original incarnation, Silverlake Wine will curate the sips each week, and you’re welcome to bring along a blanket and some snacks to pair with all of that wine (just no outside booze—or any pets). Even if you have no interest in wine, the three-and-a-half-hour event is still worth it to soak up the summertime sunset vibes (you might want to do with the $15 designated driver ticket if

For its 2024–25 season, Center Theatre Group will bring some big-name musicals to the Ahmanson Theatre, as well as—after a nearly year-and-a-half pause—step up its programming at the Mark Taper Forum. Parade, Life of Pi, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends (a revue that features Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga) and a to-be-announced “highly acclaimed Broadway musical” headline the Ahmanson. Meanwhile, the Taper will host a Deaf West Theatre coproduction of Green Day’s American Idiot in both English and American Sign Language, the world premiere of Larissa FastHorse’s Fake It Until You Make It and a new Hamlet adaptation by director Robert O’Hara. Season tickets will go on sale May 8. Tickets to individual shows will go on sale a couple of months before their opening date. Though last season’s schedule put smaller-scale dramas at the Music Center’s Mark Taper Forum on hold due a budget shortfall, the plaza’s distinctive round building will return to a more regular pattern of productions this year. (Notably, Larissa FastHorse’s Fake It Until You Make It was less than two months away from its debut when the 2023–24 season was canceled.) However, due to “an impending construction project adjacent to [it],” Culver City’s Kirk Douglas Theatre will only host a pair of kid-friendly productions under the organization’s community-focused CTG:FWD banner, Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical and El Otro Oz, a return engagement of a bilingual take on The Wizard of Oz. (CTG:FWD will also host the

The internet moves fast, but you undoubtedly haven’t forgotten Willy’s Chocolate Experience: The “immersive” event haphazardly staged in Glasgow this February was so misleadingly bad that police were called to the scene. But for the rest of the world, the unlicensed Willy Wonka train wreck was a chocolate river full of instant memes, including the now familiar photo of a forlorn Oompa Loompa standing behind a chemistry set and a cloud of smoke. So it was surprising—and questionable—to see early-April headlines in U.K. tabloids reporting that the experience would see a second serving in L.A. with some famous names attached to it (which were quickly removed) as well as the Scottish actress who played the Oompa Loompa. What was actually going on here? Willy’s Chocolate Experience L.A., it turns out, is an unaffiliated, detail-oriented homage to the original event’s most memorably miserable ingredients, but with the addition of a for-charity assembly of “full weirdo experiential” performers pulled from L.A.’s alternative arts, music and nightlife scenes. Slated for April 28 on the edge of Downtown, its Eventbrite page preempts many of your questions by blaring “yes, this is a real event,” and that its $44 tickets will benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kirsty Paterson - Scottish Oompa Loompa (@scottishoompaloompa) Despite naming themselves after the folks behind the first Willy’s Chocolate Expe

We’re not the only ones who’ve never been able to get “Mooo!” out of our heads, right? But singer and rapper Doja Cat has come a long way since her days as a cow, infiltrating pop radio with her silky retro-futuristic bangers and becoming a mainstay of music festivals—including this year’s Coachella. Before she steps on the stage, here’s everything you need to know about Doja Cat’s headlining set at Coachella this year. When is Doja Cat playing at Coachella this year? She’ll be performing on Sunday, April 21, during the fest’s second weekend (she already played on Sunday, April 14, during the first). What time will she come on stage? 10:25pm on Sunday, according to the scheduled start time for the second weekend of the festival. It’s worth mentioning that there’s a midnight curfew (that the festival has sometimes cruised past). What will the setlist look like? Of course, we don’t know the setlist in advance, but we can look at the setlist from her first weekend performance as a pretty good predictor. For starters, Doja Cat toured pretty extensively until the end of 2023 in support of last year’s Scarlet, and like that tour her first weekend set was mostly filled with tracks from it. The 21-song set included “Tia Tamera” and “Need to Know”—but didn’t include “Say So,” “Juicy” and “Kiss Me More,” all of which are among her most frequently performed songs.  What special guests might show up? There’s no guarantee the same guests will appear during the second weekend, but for the

She’s played Coachella, she’s written a song about Coachella and she’s crafted a whole vibe that’s basically synonymous with Coachella. And now Lana Del Rey finds herself set to headline the first night of this year’s music festival. Here’s everything we know—and a few things we predict—about her performance before she takes the stage in Indio. When is Lana Del Rey at Coachella 2024? She’ll be performing on Friday, April 19 of the festival’s second weekend (she already played on Friday, April 12, during the fest’s first weekend). What time will she come on stage? 11:20pm on Friday—at least that’s the scheduled time for the second weekend of the fest. Note that there’s a 1am curfew (though one that the festival has sometimes cruised past). Any news on the setlist? We won’t know until she actually wraps up her performance, of course, but we can get a pretty good idea from combing through the first weekend’s setlist. The big hits were mostly all there in the 20-song setlist, including “Video Games,” “Born to Die” and “Summertime Sadness,” which make it into just about every show she performs (mainstay “Blue Jeans” was notably absent, however). Though Lasso, Del Rey’s upcoming country-inspired album, is due out in September, it didn’t make its way into the first weekend’s set at all. And neither did “Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind,” which she’s still never performed live. What special guests might show up? For the first weekend, Lana Del Rey brought out a handful of special gue