"When was the last time you had cream soda or root beer from a tap?" reads a sign on the wall of Westwood's The Stand, the latest addition to the Encino Valley hot dog chain. Read more...

Aurélia Thiérrée was born into performing arts. Literally. Her mother was performing on stage in 1973 when her water broke. Read more...

If humor today is measured by the number of times one can successfully insert "That's what she said" into a conversation, then Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys" might not qualify as a comedy. Read more...

After dropping out of Yale's musical program, David Longstreth made albums about post-9/11 America, environmentalism and 16th-century Spanish imperialism under the moniker Dirty Projectors. But it wasn't until he made an album about an empty cassette that he found his most universal theme. Read more...

I was "diligently" taking notes in my introduction to screenwriting class last week when my instructor made an interesting distinction that caught my ear. Read more...

It can be difficult to stand out in the swarming theater scene in New York City, with countless aspiring actors and playwrights struggling to make themselves seen and heard. Read more...

The bulk of Clinic's fifth release "Do It!" is simply the updated version of its 2004 and 2006 albums, but maybe that is what is right about it. Read more...