You can tell a lot about a party, or party-goers for that matter, by checking out the food table. One of my good friends from high school best summed up this idea when we were in the middle of a fight over how much food to buy for a party we were hosting together. Read more...

Most would argue that Japanese anime and the American theater have little to do with each other. The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble’s production of Adam Rapp’s “Stone Cold Dead Serious,” however, manages to fuse the two together, albeit not seamlessly. Read more...

Polaroid photographs remind us of childhood birthday parties and other usually embarrassing events only worthy of inexpensive documentation. Most people would agree that these photographs hardly constitute art worthy of space in a museum. Read more...

“Neil Young: Heart of Gold” Directed by Jonathan Demme Paramount Classics Perhaps the most famous quote in the history of rock ‘n’ roll is written in Kurt Cobain’s suicide note: “It’s better to burn out than fade away.” Yet Neil Young, that line’s aging author, has done neither. Read more...

“Kinross High” is a name that evokes nostalgic images of high school yearbooks and homecoming games, not an art exhibit featuring work from more than 50 senior undergraduates in the UCLA Art Department. Read more...

After not having gone to many live shows in the recent past, my prospects are seriously looking up as of late. However, waking up on Saturday morning to buy concert tickets for Coachella reminded me that merely waking up early isn’t hardcore. Read more...

At the restaurant Tangier on the evening of Feb. 10, waitresses will serve plates of gourmet food to a small and relaxed group of people who will be listening to a live musical performance among candles, comfortable couches and exotic ornaments spread throughout the room. Read more...