Offbeat bus tours uncover the esoteric side of LA
Esotouric tour company highlights Los Angeles’ strangest sites with Charles Bukowski, Black Dahlia and Spiritual LA themed tours.
Cluttered home pages call for November spring cleaning
When it comes to social networking, I consider myself a generous person. I am willing to click like there is no tomorrow, joining Facebook groups I don’t care about and becoming fans of things I’ve never heard of just so its owners can get one more popularity point. These are the sacrifices I make for […]
In your headphones
Dashboard Confessional Alter the Ending Vagrant/Interscope Now available Two years after the release of Dashboard Confessional’s last studio album The Shade of Poison Trees, singer/songwriter Chris Carrabba slips further into his Christian rock-tinged emo-project with Alter the Ending, 12 more tracks about promiscuous women, loneliness and the sweeping feeling of summer love. A free acoustic […]
‘Goats’ driven by bleating hearts, not substance
An army general is sitting at his desk, staring intensely at the wall. He gets up, runs toward the wall and, believing he will easily go through it, hits the wall and falls onto the ground, disappointed. He has the skills — or at least he thinks he does — of The Men Who Stare […]
Saint Motel’s innovation far from black and white
Following a residency at Spaceland, the band has taken its offbeat talent on the road.
‘Fire’ leaves audience charred
Theater is at its worst when it is self-consciously moralistic. The second we feel like we’re being preached to, the experience is ruined. Regrettably, such is the sorry case of Christopher Piehler’s The Triangle Factory Fire Project, which opened Nov. 5 at USC’s Bing Theatre. The show — the first of two shows this academic […]
URBNMRKT: the other side of campus dining
Although it’s quite a walk to URBNMRKT, the food and decor make it worthwhile.
Office turns quirks into irritating habits
Our mothers might say our quirks are what make us who we are; they give us “character.” Unfortunately, some quirks aren’t so charming and can sometimes manifest themselves as bad habits, which are notoriously hard to break. Sometimes, they are so deeply ingrained in a person’s behavior that turning them off is a nearly impossible […]
‘Hope’ poster designer fuses politics and art
Shepard Fairey spoke about Obey, Obama and his ongoing AP lawsuit at Annenberg Wednesday.
Remake of classic utilizes new digital technology
Director Robert Zemeckis and the cast of A Christmas Carol discuss animation, the story’s message and their inner Scrooges.