I recently went to the best back-to-school concert I've ever been to. It had everything: two acclaimed, diverse acts that together appealed to a wide range of students; an open-air venue with great seats for everybody; and even free commemorative T-shirts! The performers were on time and the sets went off without a hitch. Read more...

Enter the Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Downtown L.A. and you'll find boys and girls, fruits and vegetables, dogs and cats, all dancing, skating and singing from a set of strings in a world of vibrant primary colors. Read more...

As a child, when Yule Caise would fall asleep, his dreams were formatted in the vein of films, beginning and ending the way movies do "“ with a list of credits. Read more...

I usually catch every movie by Sunday of opening weekend, sometimes even twice. ("Superbad" was so worth it.) Read more...

The success of "Get By" was probably the worst thing that could've happened to Talib Kweli. Read more...

If there's one thing you can say about Liars, it's that they've never had any trouble finding their voice. Read more...

You know you're at a modern art exhibit when the woman staring at a piece of ordinary-looking red plywood mounted before you whispers with a bemused grin, "So I have this at my apartment. I bought it from Home Depot and I use it as my flooring." Read more...