It goes without saying that a band’s lead singer embarking on a solo tour featuring acoustic covers of Morrissey songs could be labeled self-indulgent. But Colin Meloy doesn’t mind. Read more...

FILM&TV: Mr. T He’s not just a legend. He’s an icon for anyone who grew up during the ’80s. And while many of us might think of him as just a gold-chained, mohawk-sporting muscle man, there’s a lot more to this muscle-clad action hero than meets the eye. Read more...

With the dramatic blow of radiating, hypnotic drawings, hungry souls will not go hungry. Vibrant, splintered lollipop shades radiate outward from a central vertical stripe and strike with a meditative power. Read more...

Last year around this time, dB Magazine published its first-ever year-in-review/guide to the new year. The memorable cover depicted two belly buttons, an innie and an outie, as a metaphor for the two states of being a pop culture icon can occupy as the arbitrary calendar rolls over another arbitrary year. Read more...

It’s normal to leave a performance of “The Nutcracker” wanting to waltz to Tchaikovsky’s Grande Pas de Deux, but most renditions of this Christmas classic do not leave audiences hungry. Read more...

Operetta, the long-neglected cousin of opera and musical theater, is finally getting some much-deserved recognition thanks to operetta expert Dr. Michael D. Miller, a professor of advanced mathematics at UCLA Extension. Read more...

“Ocean’s Twelve” Directed by Steven Soderbergh Warner Bros. Life was already difficult for the motley crew of professional thieves, with a vengeance-obsessed casino owner demanding their money and perhaps their lives. Read more...