A bouquet of daisies. A romantic dinner at In-n-Out Burger. A shot glass shopping spree at aahs! and an improv comedy show. Forget high-class romance ““ it’s time for an Art to Heart blind date. Read more...

Many have deemed Lee Miller a “muse” for her mysterious, sexual beauty and her status as inspiring lover, wife or object of desire to prominent artists such as Man Ray, Roland Penrose and Pablo Picasso. Read more...

The new film “The Safety of Objects” asserts what filmmakers have been saying about suburban life since the advent of the carpool: underneath its lily-white exterior, suburbia is boiling over with misplaced rage. Read more...

In 1999, British filmmaker Gurinder Chadha bought a new pair of sneakers in a Los Angeles shoe store. Through an ongoing promotional deal, the shoes came with a free ticket to the Women’s World Cup. Read more...

With a blend of heavy hip-hop beats and politically conscious, peace-promoting lyrics, the Oakland duo known as Zion I will perform today in Westwood Plaza in support of the student walkout against the war with Iraq. Read more...

Monica Bellucci, French film star, recently discovered a universal truth: while shocking audiences can be great, embarrassing your mom is not. “My mother called me, and said, “˜Monica, what did you do?'” Bellucci said. Read more...

“Aladdin ““ A Musical Spectacular” Disney’s California Adventure Running indefinitely (714) 781-4565 With the less-than-successful addition to Disneyland, “California Adventure,” Mickey and friends needed a miracle, or at least a good marketing scheme: enter “Aladdin ““ A Musical Spectacular.” Following in the same vein as “Lion King’s” Broadway success, the Disney sorcerers (and their apprentices) have creatively translated the feature-length animated cartoon to an exciting 45-minute stage show in the snazzy Hyperion Theater. Read more...