The Beach Boys predicted it decades in advance. And now, the sunshine-loving bands of “The OC” are singing about it. California is the new New York. Read more...

With the rise of Netflix, DVDs and online videos, moviegoing, once one of America’s greatest pastimes, is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. The Arclight movie theater, however, is working to revive the tradition. Read more...

Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann “From Binge To Blackout” NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY “Hi, my name is Toren, and I’m an alcoholic.” He may have not understood the meaning of the words when he had his first beer at 14, but by the time he was in rehab at 23, Toren Volkmann and his family understood the phrase’s significance all too well. Read more...

Walking into Amoeba Music, you’re going to have a hard time finding cassette tapes for sale. And you won’t see 8-track cartridges, those bulky and lesser-evolved forms of cassettes. Read more...

Cost for one 30-second television advertisement during this show’s season five finale: $1.3 million. Number of viewers for said season finale: 36.4 million. The pride the average Joe has in being a terrible singer on an episode of the show: immeasurable. Read more...

The Shins “Wincing The Night Away” Sub Pop Records More than two years since Natalie Portman insisted that The Shins would change your life, “Wincing the Night Away,” the band’s third full-length album, is finally nearing its long-awaited release date. Read more...

He won’t be rockin’ Cameron Diaz’s body anymore. When Cameron Diaz, 34, and Justin Timberlake, 25, announced their split a few days ago, I was pretty devastated. Read more...