In an era of diminishing budgets, arts education in Los Angeles holds a precarious position. According to one estimate, more than half of all students in the L.A. Unified School District will not receive arts instruction in elementary school.
In the past five years, state funding for elementary arts education has dropped by 60 million dollars. Some schools have made up for the shortfall with …

The O.J. Simpson case will be remembered for a lot of things. A brutal double murder, a slow-motion car chase, a glove that didn’t fit.
But on a legal level, it was an important turning point in the use of DNA evidence. Simpson’s DNA is now the focus of another type of scrutiny.
In a new exhibit at the Beall Center for Art and Technology, at …

Traffic jams, sketchy underpasses, and towering grey walls. Southern California freeways aren’t exactly known for their physical charm.
But earlier this month, a new kind of freeway overpass was inaugurated over the 210 in Arcadia. Designed by British artist Andrew Leicester, it is all slinky curves and basket weave patterns.
Could this mean a new era for freeway design?