Review: Morgan Fisher gets contemplative over color

Found art, or paintings and sculptures not originally made by an artist or even with art in mind, is a modern phenomenon heading toward its formal centennial anniversary next year. In 1915 Marcel Duchamp coined the term "readymade," annoying countless...

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Beatles special comes together with a little help from their friends

Dave Grohl was on his way to rehearsals for a TV special marking the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' U.S. live television debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" when the panic set in. "Suddenly it hit me: Maybe I ought to listen to the record again before...

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'American Idol' recap: Last stop, Omaha!

"American Idol" handed out a few final golden tickets -- 21 of them, to be precise -- as it wrapped up its Season 13 auditions on Thursday in Omaha. Along the way, Keith Urban reconnected with an old pal he hadn't seen in years, Harry Connick Jr. had...

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Todd Robbins, Teller turning 'Play Dead' stage show into TV series

"Play Dead," the ghoulish stage show that has run in Las Vegas, New York and most recently at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, explores the grisly side of the occult and features macabre magic tricks and illusions performed by a menacingly charming...

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The Beatles powered TV, and TV powered the Beatles

Fifty years ago next Sunday, on Feb. 9, 1964, via "The Ed Sullivan Show," America met the Beatles. It was not the group's first appearance on American television. CBS News had reported, dismissively, on British "Beatlemania," and Jack Paar had aired...

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Obama offers plan for Americans who lack 401(k) retirement accounts

President Obama's plan for a new type of retirement account may help some Americans, but it's unlikely to be a panacea for the U.S. retirement crisis. In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Obama proposed new accounts that would be available...

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Robert Lepage has helped Cirque du Soleil evolve with 'Totem'

Cirque du Soleil is famously protective about the artistic process that goes into its elaborate shows. So it's refreshing to speak with someone like Robert Lepage, the acclaimed Canadian director, who is relatively forthcoming about working for the Montreal...

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Demand for planes boosts Boeing profit

Boeing's fourth-quarter profit rose 26 percent as it delivered more commercial airplanes — a speedup that it says will continue this year. However, Boeing shares dropped in premarket trading Wednesday after it said 2014 revenue and profit would be...

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Stocks slide as emerging market worries return

Stocks were lower in early trading Wednesday as investors assessed the latest company earnings reports and awaited news from the Federal Reserve, which wraps up its two-day policy meeting later in the day.  KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial...

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Intelligence leakers pose 'critical threat' to U.S., say spy chiefs

WASHINGTON -- Insiders such as Edward Snowden who leak secrets about sensitive U.S. intelligence programs pose a "critical threat" to the United States, America's spy chiefs warned Congress in their annual report on global national security risks. For...

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Stocks are mixed as overseas stocks drop

U.S. stocks are mixed in morning trading Monday as emerging-market fears push stocks lower nearly everywhere else in the world. Most European and Asian markets are lower.  KEEPING SCORE: Major U.S. market indexes gave up early gains and turned...

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Grammys 2014: Neil Portnow on the telecast's big wedding

All anybody wanted to talk to Recording Academy President Neil Portnow about backstage after the Grammys on Sunday night was if the academy was taking a political stance by marrying (mostly) gay couples during the telecast. No, he said. "We're not...

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Grammys 2014: Neil Portnow on the telecast's big wedding

All anybody wanted to talk to Recording Academy President Neil Portnow about backstage after the Grammys on Sunday night was if the academy was taking a political stance by marrying (mostly) gay couples during the telecast. No, he said. "We're not...

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'Ride Along' cruises! Daft Punk's big Grammy night. Leno talks.

After the coffee. Before making sure I didn't get married while watching the Grammys. The Skinny: Wouldn't it have been funny if Kacey Musgraves went all Richard Sherman on Taylor Swift after beating her in the best country album category at the Grammys?...

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Grammys 2014: Queen Latifah on her role in the 'Same Love' wedding

A content Queen Latifah appeared backstage at the Grammys on Sunday night after officiating at the weddings of nearly three dozen couples, both gay and straight, during the telecast.  "I look forward to the day when presiding over a...

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6 killed, scores wounded as 4 blasts rock Cairo

CAIRO -- A trio of explosions in the Egyptian capital Friday, one of them an apparent vehicle bomb in front of a downtown security headquarters, killed at least five people and injured scores of others, according to officials and state media reports....

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'Ride Along' to run over 'Frankenstein.' R.I.P. Ed Hookstratten.

After the coffee. Before going off the grid for the day.  The Skinny: It was seven years ago today that I quit smoking. While I still occasionally miss my Marlboros, I have no real desire (or the wallet) to pick it up again. Today's roundup includes...

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Stocks slide, following global markets lower

U.S. stocks are falling sharply, following a global rout as investors pull money out of emerging markets like Turkey and Argentina and worry about a slowdown in China. Traders shifted money into lower-risk assets like U.S. government debt and the Japanese...

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Bombing at Egyptian police building damages nearby Islamic museum

CAIRO -- One of Egypt's loveliest but lesser-known museums was a casualty of a powerful bomb on Friday targeting a police headquarters directly across the street. The stately 19th century Museum of Islamic Art in downtown Cairo, filled with precious...

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On a Valley corner, Ariel Rechtshaid oversees pop's cutting edge

Ariel Rechtshaid works out of a squat, nondescript building on a quiet street corner in the San Fernando Valley. A gun shop does business a few doors down; across the way sits a martial arts academy. But step into the record producer's studio and you're...

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Sundance: Lars von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac' opens to laughs and shocks

PARK CITY, Utah -- By this point in his career Lars von Trier has done so much that's shocking that it's stopped being shocking.Maybe it's that, or maybe just that, give or take an extended penis montage (of course), there actually isn't as much that's...

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Stocks are mixed after IBM earnings disappoint

Stocks edged mostly lower Wednesday as investors pored over the latest batch of company earnings reports. IBM dropped after its revenue fell short of forecasts from financial analysts. Chipmaker AMD also plunged after predicting a drop in revenue in...

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Sundance: Lars von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac' opens to laughs and shocks

PARK CITY, Utah -- By this point in his career Lars von Trier has done so much that's shocking that it's stopped being shocking.Maybe it's that, or maybe just that, give or take an extended penis montage (of course), there actually isn't as much that's...

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Is NFL calling an audible? Tarantino mad at script leak.

After the coffee. Before again trying to shake this cough. The Skinny: Got my power steering fixed. Nice not to have to feel like I did 50 push-ups after driving my car. Now I just have to get my health back! Wednesday's roundup includes Verizon's deal...

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Gustavo Dudamel conducting at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France during a rehearsal of Berlioz's "Requiem" at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. (Jacques Demarthon / AFP/Getty Images / January 22, 2014) By David Ng January 22,...

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L.A.'s Warpaint branches out from the abstract with stepped-up spin

On the surface, the members of local quartet Warpaint give the impression they're low-key when it comes to making music. Bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg will tell you she doesn't think about music — she "feels" it — and along with singer-guitarist Emily Kokal,...

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Egyptian court sets Morsi foreign-conspiracy trial for Feb. 16

CAIRO  -- An Egyptian court on Tuesday set a Feb. 16 date for deposed president Mohamed Morsi to go on trial on charges of colluding with foreign militant groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah. Morsi is facing a total of four separate trials on what...

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