Superheroes just don’t get enough respect. Recently, a group of friends assembled at my apartment to watch “Spider-Man 2.” The behavior of my buddies during the film appalled me: they talked over the movie, answered their cell phones, and generally disregarded this masterpiece of modern cinema. Read more...

A comedic tale of two college students trying to create a scholarship for hot girls, a suspenseful murder mystery a la “Blair Witch Project,” and an action-packed, high-octane foreign language kung fu film. Read more...

“Pride and Prejudice” is the type of book popular enough to have already been turned into a film quite a few times. The love story about Elizabeth Bennet ““ witty, cheerful and not as pretty as her older sister ““ and Mr. Read more...

TV show parties on Thursday nights are so 1990s. A decade ago people had to make sure they didn’t miss their favorite show when it came on TV so that they wouldn’t be left out of conversations discussing what the characters said or did, or be confused during the next week’s episode. Read more...

Tradition suggests that on a first wedding anniversary a couple should celebrate with the exchange of paper goods. But World Arts and Cultures master’s candidate Nehara Kalev and spouse C. Read more...

Expect to meet a revolutionary in Thom Mayne’s Santa Monica office of Morphosis Architecture. There’s nothing strange on the surface of this office ““ some interns ordering a $5 pizza, phones ringing off the hook, and cars piled up in the parking lot. Read more...

Only at Carnival can you pick up an anthill out of the dirt, fling it onto a stranger, and not get beaten up, or wear a bright, beaded hat bigger than a small child. Read more...