Imagine a piercing falsetto, bordering on the edge of freakish, singing about naughty children being blown to bloody bits while accompanied by carnival-like accordions, toy drum solos and even screeching cats. Read more...

Say goodbye to cute and perky. Meg Ryan is back, and this time her orgasms aren’t fake. In the new film “In the Cut,” Ryan plays Frannie Avery, a seemingly conservative teacher living in lower Manhattan, who finds herself taking sexual risks she never imagined. Read more...

I think I may be the only person over the age of, say, 7 to be excited for the release of “Brother Bear,” the newest animated film from Disney. Read more...

If you want an easy job, you can apply to pretend to hang out in a café for AMC’s new show “Sunday Morning Shootout.” The show, which has aired twice, is set in a coffee shop complete with anonymous coffee drinkers to add to the authenticity. Read more...

By Jake Tracer dB MAGAZINE SENIOR STAFF [email protected] At 6613 1/2 Hollywood Blvd., among the sex and novelty shops, east of the wax museum and tourist traps, there exists, well, a boarded up building with a big “For Lease” sign posted on it. Read more...

Picture a Broadway musical starring nine distinctive personalities and talents. Take away the melodrama, and then add some high-end hip-hop and original poetry. The result is the “Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam.” In essence, “Def Poetry Jam” is a presentation of performance poetry inspired by current events. Read more...

My Ralphs Senior Rewards Club Card is wasting away in my wallet. How I got my hands on a Senior Rewards Club Card that saves $1 for every $10 spent isn’t important. Read more...