With the dramatic blow of radiating, hypnotic drawings, hungry souls will not go hungry. Vibrant, splintered lollipop shades radiate outward from a central vertical stripe and strike with a meditative power. Read more...

Last year around this time, dB Magazine published its first-ever year-in-review/guide to the new year. The memorable cover depicted two belly buttons, an innie and an outie, as a metaphor for the two states of being a pop culture icon can occupy as the arbitrary calendar rolls over another arbitrary year. Read more...

Classes in costume design, playwriting and Thai Chi are not a part of the average freshman’s experience. But they are part of the “freshman experience,” a term coined to define the required curriculum for UCLA undergraduate theater students. Read more...

To musical theater producers at least, nothing screams holiday cheer like the French Revolution. That’s right, everyone’s favorite three-hour sung-through musical about poor people and empty Parisian cafes, “Les Misérables,” based on the Victor Hugo novel, opened last week in the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for a month-long run through Jan. Read more...

Nas “Street’s Disciple” Sony Urban Music/Columbia The double LP has traditionally marked the winding down of a career for hip-hop artists. “Life After Death” and “All Eyez On Me” were respectively the last albums the Notorious B.I.G. Read more...

Ditch the stupid party hats. Forget those annoying noise-makers. And save the cheap champagne for another night. New Year’s Eve doesn’t have to be all about sitting in front of television watching a three-hour-old tape delay of the ball dropping in Times Square. Read more...

Ranging from respectful choir performances to “The O.C. Chrismukkah Mix,” holiday music is often hit-and-miss. For the faithful, though, hearing genuinely religious music can be a profound experience. Read more...