Sometimes it takes very little to reinvigorate a dying art form. At a time when public radio trails even network television in terms of innovation, it may come as a surprise that one of National Public Radio’s most creative programs has risen to the top just by keeping it simple. Read more...

It’s funny just imagining how much cleverness went into creating the delightful silliness that is Steve Martin’s unabashed “The Underpants,” leaving audiences in stitches at the Geffen Playhouse now through May 2. Read more...

Royce Hall fell silent last Wednesday night during the “Organica” concert as the first refrains of the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” bellowed from an unseen source. On a large screen images flashed of incongruous L.A. Read more...

As any proud California native or the governor could tell you, an automobile journey up Highway 1 along the state’s coast yields some of the most breathtaking views. Read more...

When I was 11 and in the sixth grade, my friends and I would go to the movies right after school. After the final bell rang on Friday, we’d grab our backpacks, travel the four blocks or so to the local theater, and see the early afternoon screenings of movies like “Goldeneye” or “Beavis and Butthead Do America.” We weren’t very cool. Read more...

If you’ve never visited the famed Mystery Spot, a 150-foot area just outside Santa Cruz where proprietors claim the laws of physics and gravity no longer apply, use your spring break to drive up Highway 1 and have a gander. Read more...

Our neighboring state has perhaps the highest percentage of weird city names in the whole country, so we suggest a modest road trip including plenty of group photographs posed in front of city markers. Read more...