Sleater-Kinney The El Rey Theatre Today, 8 p.m. The original kick-butt girl band will make a stop in Los Angeles as a part of an extremely limited spring tour, so catch ’em while you can. Read more...

This past Saturday at Zen Sushi, the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry presented “Puppet Slam 2004,” an off-the-wall show full of creativity, laughs and strings. Talented puppeteers in the show included Matt Brooks, Scott Land and nationally recognized Paul Zaloom, who has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Hand-in-a-Sock Award from Dummies International. Read more...

Last Sunday night’s stand-up comedy show “Maximum Comedy Crush” brought back fond memories of the film “Swingers,” where comics from the East Coast try to become stars in Los Angeles. Read more...

“Shrek 2″ Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon DreamWorks When “Shrek” came out in the summer of 2001, it left audiences either asking, “Can they really say that in a kids movie?” or exclaiming, “I can’t believe they just said that in a kids movie!” With “Shrek 2″ coming out three years later, audiences certainly won’t be questioning the sequel’s capability of being as original and funny as its predecessor. Read more...

It doesn’t take a feminist scholar to realize a lot of women portrayed in the media, from sitcoms to pornography, are a fantasy rather than a realistic representation. Read more...

The bright lights of Broadway are flashing. Consider them warning lights. UCLA graduate theater student Jodie Langel’s new tell-all book on the ins and outs of life on Broadway might ultimately celebrate that life ““ as do hundreds of other books already on the shelves. Read more...

Those who ordinarily could care less about Greek mythology may find themselves showing a bit of interest on Friday. Wolfgang Petersen’s much anticipated blockbuster, “Troy,” is based on Homer’s “Iliad,” the epic story of the Trojan War. Read more...