“It’s just a harmonica,” some people might say. “It doesn’t belong in the venerated ranks of the strings and winds, nor does it have any business leading a band. Read more...

The new film “The Safety of Objects” asserts what filmmakers have been saying about suburban life since the advent of the carpool: underneath its lily-white exterior, suburbia is boiling over with misplaced rage. Read more...

In 1999, British filmmaker Gurinder Chadha bought a new pair of sneakers in a Los Angeles shoe store. Through an ongoing promotional deal, the shoes came with a free ticket to the Women’s World Cup. Read more...

With a blend of heavy hip-hop beats and politically conscious, peace-promoting lyrics, the Oakland duo known as Zion I will perform today in Westwood Plaza in support of the student walkout against the war with Iraq. Read more...

Monica Bellucci, French film star, recently discovered a universal truth: while shocking audiences can be great, embarrassing your mom is not. “My mother called me, and said, “˜Monica, what did you do?'” Bellucci said. Read more...

“Aladdin ““ A Musical Spectacular” Disney’s California Adventure Running indefinitely (714) 781-4565 With the less-than-successful addition to Disneyland, “California Adventure,” Mickey and friends needed a miracle, or at least a good marketing scheme: enter “Aladdin ““ A Musical Spectacular.” Following in the same vein as “Lion King’s” Broadway success, the Disney sorcerers (and their apprentices) have creatively translated the feature-length animated cartoon to an exciting 45-minute stage show in the snazzy Hyperion Theater. Read more...

Many have deemed Lee Miller a “muse” for her mysterious, sexual beauty and her status as inspiring lover, wife or object of desire to prominent artists such as Man Ray, Roland Penrose and Pablo Picasso. Read more...