Welcome to CalTimes’s Album of the Week series! We will review our favorite albums and artists, old and new, across all genres. If you have any suggestions, please email us! Japanese Breakfast is an ...

Jean Prokott—a decade-long Century High School English teacher, the city’s third Poet Laureate, a recent recipient of a $50K ...

Michelle Zauner is, first and foremost, a writer. While many may know her as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the ...

Melancholia is a movie that may resonate with you in a way few other movies can, because it's structured to perfectly capture ...

Annie Wenstrup’s "The Museum of Unnatural Histories" isn’t just a poetry collection — it’s a haunting, intimate exhibit of ...

Riccardo Muti’s mercurial approach to his great compatriot’s Requiem was exciting at first, but it proved increasingly ...

In 1899, theater critic Edward McKay entered a London flower shop to buy some roses. The store was completely sold out. “Well, you see,” the clerk explained. “It’s Miss Edna May’s birthday and all our ...

This article is a loving review of indie-pop band Japanese Breakfast's enchanting new album, "For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)." ...