We play video games for a lot of reasons now "“ to compete, to make friends, or maybe just to experience a story. However, games like "Super Mario Galaxy" remind us why we began playing games in the first place "“ because they're fun. Read more...

In a neighborhood in South Carthay, just below Beverly Hills, a small gathering of Los Angeles plebeians mill around outside the Mint, a historic club celebrating its platinum 70th anniversary this year. Read more...

Taking "Beowulf," one of the oldest and most important pieces of English poetry and adapting it for film is a bold move, especially when the film is modernized in every way possible. Read more...

The UCLA Theater Department's annual New Play Festival has been showing original plays by graduate playwright students for years. Read more...

Let me take a few minutes out of your day to introduce you to a writer who, if you haven't read yet, will probably make you feel just that much more mediocre. Read more...

Juju Cereal Bar in Westwood was created for those intrepid Captain Crunch and Kix mixers who cannot bear the banality of eating a bowl with only one cereal brand. Read more...

While many may enjoy the simplicity of a boiled ballpark hot dog topped with neat squiggles of ketchup and mustard, not too far from both Dodger Stadium and UCLA, the famous Pink's is expanding horizons one crazy hot dog at a time. Read more...