This weekend, a walk down the UCLA campus might feel like a stroll down Hollywood's Walk of Fame, as a noticeable group of non-traditional authors "“ celebrities from the worlds of film, politics and sports "“ have gladly accepted their invitations to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Read more...

You've got your $250 three-day pass. You've got your tent. That was the easy stuff: Now you have to figure out which bands to see. With heavy hitters such as Interpol overlapping with Sonic Youth on this year's lineup, decision making is going to be a key part of Coachella 2007. Good thing you've got us to lay out the must-see bands. Read more...

Everyone knows you can judge a book by its cover, but they never said anything about the outside of a restaurant. Read more...

Readers commonly turn to books as an escape from life's problems. This weekend's Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, however, might leave attendees looking to books to return to reality. Read more...

Last year's rumor circulating at the Indio Empire Polo Field was that the renowned Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was moving to another location. Read more...

"Wounded" aggressively ventures where the nightly news dares not tread. Read more...

Last November, as I stood among the attentive El Rey crowd and listened to Joanna Newsom explain that she was about to play "Ys" in its entirety, I couldn't help but be a little surprised. Read more...