Sequins. Leopard-print, bell-bottomed bodysuits. Teased hair. What do all of these have in common, besides being all the rage in the ’80s? Well, they are all imperative to creating the image of The Darkness, a British glam-rock band at the top of the charts in the United Kingdom, and the band is ready to cross over to the States to rock our proverbial socks off. Read more...

John Pham, a 27-year-old undergraduate student in the East Asian Studies department, still goes bug-eyed when he sees his comic anthology “Epoxy Press” on the shelf at Meltdown Comics bookstore on Sunset Boulevard. Read more...

“Elf,” despite several funny scenes, is short of a decent plot. When the laughs die down, the film becomes harder to watch than a Jared Subway commercial. Read more...

The average rap song exists for one reason: “Shake ya tail feather!” proclaims Nelly and P. Diddy’s hit from last summer. The dance floor is all well and good, but sometimes you want more out of your music. Read more...

Napster is back. But no, it’s not the same service that gave users free-for-all access to pop songs in the days of the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears. Read more...

“Vinegar Tom” Workshop 360 British playwright Caryl Churchill remains a favorite daughter of the American feminist theater movement, and it’s no wonder since her plays resonate with an uncommon power ““ her works take a scalpel to humanity and strip the world naked to its patriarchal core. Read more...

Richard Curtis’ directorial debut easily could be renamed “Bridget Jones’ Diary about Four Weddings and a Funeral in Notting Hill” and reaffirms Curtis’ title as the go-to guy for British romantic comedies. Read more...