“The Good Soul of Szechwan” The Electric Lodge Theatre The German playwright Bertolt Brecht wrote his plays with the intention of fomenting social consciousness rather than simply entertaining his audience. Read more...

With his best-selling book, “Dude, Where’s My Country?” and subsequent speaking tour around the globe, Michael Moore was definitely one of 2003’s movers and shakers. But being critical of an administration that seems unbeatable this November feels hopelessly out of date. Read more...

Spewing vitriol in the general direction of media behemoth Clear Channel has been a popular sport among hipsters for a while now, and for good reason. Read more...

For some time now, Los Angeles sports fans have bemoaned the absence of a professional football team. Great lengths have been taken to investigate the possibility of bringing a team back to this city. Read more...

Why stare at your iBook until your eyes are crossed as you illegally download the new Strokes album, when you can be pillaging and plundering while drunk with a dagger between your teeth? Read more...

When it comes right down to it, sometimes people just aren’t as interesting as their cars. The trailer for “Torque” hails the new Ice Cube-led motorcycle extravaganza as coming from the producers of “The Fast and the Furious,” and rightly so. Read more...

We’ve got nothing against “The Lord of the Rings,” but let’s face it: It’s over. Literally. It’s done. Let’s all accept it and move on. Sure, it was great while it lasted, but the first step toward acceptance is breaking out of denial. Read more...