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...

Classes in costume design, playwriting and Thai Chi are not a part of the average freshman’s experience. But they are part of the “freshman experience,” a term coined to define the required curriculum for UCLA undergraduate theater students. 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...

To musical theater producers at least, nothing screams holiday cheer like the French Revolution. That’s right, everyone’s favorite three-hour sung-through musical about poor people and empty Parisian cafes, “Les Misérables,” based on the Victor Hugo novel, opened last week in the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for a month-long run through Jan. Read more...