It would be easy to spend this review talking about everything but the music of “In Rainbows.” About how, for instance, Radiohead announced the album’s release a mere 10 days before putting it online, creating a media firestorm that roasted the usual interminable three-month publicity cycle. Read more...

The concrete high-rises, stucco-walled homes and abandoned gas stations of Los Angeles may not seem like prime examples of the city's architecture, but for photographer and former UCLA student Julius Shulman, beauty can be found anywhere. Read more...

When I see people at bookstores buying a newly released hardcover novel, I scoff. Who buys books for full price anymore? Read more...

Some say the Black Lips don't take mantras too seriously. Read more...

The directors of The National Theatre of Scotland's "Black Watch" "“ a play about a 300-year-old Scottish regiment stationed in Iraq "“ have seemingly decided at some point that the best way to describe a war to an audience is to give them the experience of war rather than the story of it. Read more...

Most people remember hearing the story of "Gulliver's Travels" as children: the tale of a brave ship surgeon who ventures into the unknown territories of exotic lands, people and animals. Read more...

In case you don't already know, I, like many young women my age, have fallen under the spell of the charming, handsome prankster Mr. Jim Halpert, aka John Krasinski of NBC's "The Office." Read more...