“The Big Lebowski” and “Raising Arizona” New Beverly Cinema Feb. 20 ““ 21 How cool are the Coen brothers? We should all thank the New Beverly programmers for screening two of their best comedies back-to-back all weekend long. Read more...

The hardest part of being a musician is finding your own voice, or at least a way to express yourself. Fear not, aspiring indie rockers, John Vanderslice is here to help. Read more...

“Topdog/Underdog” Ahmanson Theater From the beginning, playwright Susan-Lori Parks sets up history to repeat itself with two brothers named Lincoln and Booth in her Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Topdog/Underdog.” Parks pushes the pun further with Lincoln’s job: role-playing as President Abraham Lincoln in white face makeup at an arcade as kids re-enact the assassination of the president by shooting him in the back with a cap gun. Read more...

Hidden between an abandoned Japanese movie theater and a Latin bar just off of Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, adventurous music fans can only access The Smell through a nondescript back alley entrance. Read more...

You hear that? Shirley Temple just let out a sigh of relief. And before you ask, yes, she’s still alive. During her heyday in the mid-to-late 1930s, Temple wasn’t just Hollywood’s premiere child actress; she was one of Hollywood’s premiere movie stars. Read more...

In the abstract realm of dance, many choreographers claim their work is accessible to the general public. But in reality, few deliver, and audience members are left scratching their heads in confusion. Read more...

There might not be any experience in life more degrading than being in high school. Between dodging overzealous hall monitors busy making sure you don’t spend too long in the bathroom, negotiating excused absences, and being marched in and out of stuffy classrooms at the command of a shrill bell, there aren’t many aspects of high school designed to make you feel like an actual human being. Read more...