Cy Tymony wants to be MacGyver. But it’s not the women or the glory the quirky author is after; it’s the clever ingenuity MacGyver uses to turn ordinary objects into helpful creations Tymony finds so intriguing. Read more...

A ladder, a magnifying glass, a three-letter word and the audience’s participation. Despite the complexity of the time, and the obscurity of her medium, it was all the wild-haired artist needed to make her message clear. Read more...

With all the hype The Strokes have been receiving in the media these days, including recently being named by Rolling Stone as “the best young rock band on the planet,” it would be easy to think their sold-out, Wednesday-night performance at the Hollywood Palladium would have really been something special. Read more...

The Strokes “Room On Fire” RCA It’s tempting to write this one off as disappointing. Two years after the much lauded and hyped “Is This It,” it’s clear The Strokes are more responsible for the quickly tiring garbage ““ er, garage ““ rock revival than any messianic saving of rock souls. Read more...

The air was heavy with smoke. Orange light sifted through the trees on a chilly October night. With Halloween just around the corner, the atmosphere was a perfect setting for the Tiger Lillies and Kronos Quartet to present their collaboration in honor of writer and illustrator Edward Gorey. Read more...

An open letter. To those whom it concerns: Living in a nation where people are already starting to think about Christmas, I’m no longer surprised when people set up for holiday celebrations long before they should. Read more...

In a time when popular culture embraces the ever-increasing obscene and overtly sexual, a former UCLA theater student is trying to push the envelope even further. Read more...