As someone who was not blessed with cable television in his youth, few things were more treasured than those precious, stolen moments at friends' houses when I could park myself in their living room and bask in the warm glow of cable television. Read more...

As in previous years, David Sefton, executive and artistic director of UCLA Live, is once again claiming the new UCLA Live season to be the finest one the organization has ever put together, and once again, he may be right. Read more...

Only in the world of "Tug of War" can pimps recite verse, seemingly chaste women express their sexual frustration, and marijuana function as currency. Read more...

You know something's trendy when Facebook devotes over 500 groups to the subject. Read more...

Embroiled in an elaborate ploy to sell CDs with hip-hop ruffian 50 Cent, producer and rapper Kanye West has become a publicity-hogging wunderkind. Read more...

Listening to a 50 Cent album all the way through is a little like dropping in on a psychotherapy session where the patient has a multiple personality disorder. Read more...

Seeing a symphony perform live is something like seeing a famous painting in person. Read more...