Art Deco and dignity inspire multi-hyphenate comedian Katie Cazorla's new club, the Kookaburra...

Los Angeles Times 4/26 12:00A Julie Seabaugh

Opening at the Ovation Hollywood complex on May 2 as part of the Netflix Is a Joke festival, Kookaburra aims to give its comedians the respect they deserve

A new play about Jesus comes to the O.C. It could provoke 'intense' reactions

Los Angeles Times 4/26 12:00A Ashley Lee

World premiere 'Galilee, 34,' at South Coast Repertory through May 12, turns Biblical figures into flawed humans — in a way that some believers may take issue with.

Our 25 must-see shows at Netflix Is a Joke

Los Angeles Times 4/26 12:00A Nate Jackson

From Ali Wong to Katt Williams and Puddles the Clown, here's our list of the 25 shows we definitely plan to check out at the Netflix is a Joke festival in LA next month.

Museums Embrace Their Grounds to Expand Their Physical Space

The New York Times 4/22 11:00P Sam Lubell

Creative approaches to landscaping and a post-pandemic interest in outdoor activities are driving institutions to make better use of their grounds.

Chris Pratt-Katherine Schwarzenegger could have given the Ellwood teardown 'some honor,' designer's...

Los Angeles Times 4/22 11:33A Alexandra Del Rosario

Architect Craig Ellwood's daughter told The Times, 'I don't feel bitter' toward Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger for tearing down her father's famed Zimmerman House.

Shigeru Ban Displays a New Version of His Paper Log House at the Glass House

The New York Times 4/18 11:00P Tim McKeough

A new version of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect’s Paper Log House is on display at the Glass House in New Canaan, Conn.

An Upper West Side Home With Wallpaper Murals and Terrazzo Everywhere

The New York Times 4/15 11:03P Tim McKeough

“We were pushing it,” the architect said of the design, which includes a hidden playroom and a soaking tub where you wouldn’t expect it.

Match Made in Venice: Tadao Ando and Zeng Fanzhi

The New York Times 4/14 11:03P Andrew Maerkle

From Japan, Ando designed an exhibition for Zeng, the Chinese painter, which generates a sense of surprise and discovery — what LACMA’s director calls “a strange, poetic thing.”

Philip Johnson’s Brick House and Its Hidden Boudoir, Exposed

The New York Times 4/12 11:03P Christopher Hawthorne

The Glass House in Connecticut has its 75th anniversary, followed by the reopening of its long-mute twin, “warmer and toastier and sexier.”

A Heartland Godmother of Installation Art, No Longer in the Shadows

The New York Times 4/9 3:27A Walker Mimms

She is a trailblazer of the architectural sculpture movement, and her diaries rival Frida Kahlo’s. Are we ready for the unsettling clarity of Donna Dennis?

They Built Three Homes Together. Now She Must Do It Alone.

The New York Times 4/5 11:00P Matthew Daddona

A husband’s sudden death gave a widow time to reflect on the designs of their second homes and how to make one on her own.

In North Carolina, a Tiny Home for $365 a Month Comes With a Hot Tub

The New York Times 4/4 11:00P Julie Lasky

After a lifetime of seeking out tiny spaces, she finally found a keeper: a former barbershop in an old mill village in North Carolina.

Michael Singer, Sculptor Who Used Nature as His Medium, Dies at 78

The New York Times 4/4 7:56A Clay Risen

His work, on an increasingly large scale, attempted to highlight, and repair, the impact of human intervention on the landscape.

Gaetano Pesce, Designer Who Broke the Rules, Is Dead at 84

The New York Times 4/4 5:37A Fred A. Bernstein

He brought surrealism, and politics, into the design world, disdaining conformity and right angles. “He was an enemy of the grid.”

Renovating a Second Home in Newfoundland Without Road Access

The New York Times 4/1 11:03P Tim McKeough

Two saltbox houses on the island of Newfoundland, in Canada, were hard to resist. What would be harder still: Renovating them without road access.