Los Angeles may finally have a defining feature to represent the city with the opening of the long-awaited Walt Disney Concert Hall. The city, along with private organizations, has invested millions of public and private dollars into Bunker Hill on Grand Avenue with hopes that concert-goers will enjoy the community rather than hop back on the freeway after a show. Read more...

Toward the tail end of Salman Rushdie’s appearance at Royce Hall last night, a patron asked the internationally renowned author if one of the night’s main topics ““ storytelling ““ could possibly work itself into the political debate and, in turn, enrich it. Read more...

Sometimes a little can say a lot. Capturing the horrors of four years of warfare doesn’t require a three-hour film; director Paolo Ameli only needed ten minutes. Read more...

On Friday, performances by avant-garde poet Christian Bök and Los Angeles-based digital media artist Erik Loyer showcased some of the latest endeavors of UCLA’s Electronic Literature Organization at the Hammer Museum. Read more...

I know a friend of a friend of a friend who was utterly addicted to Friendster. However, this friend of a friend of a friend would not admit to her addiction. Read more...

Back right, forward left, side behind side behind, kick, step turn, heel click, and spin. Confused? That was just the warm-up. For the students already fumbling and bumbling during this John Travolta-style hustle warm-up, sessions of waltz, cha-cha, and swing were right around the corner. Read more...

I was sick last weekend with one of the worst stomach flus ever. I won’t go into detail, but on Friday, my mattress was my death bed, my dorm room my own personal tomb and crypt. Read more...