Harry Shearer might best be known by today’s generation as the voice of Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders and God, among others, on “The Simpsons.” But he’s done far more than that, traversing genres, professions and audiences with the greatest ease. Read more...

Halloween is a holiday for mischief and mayhem. Halloween is a holiday for outsiders. Halloween is a holiday for Edgar Allan Poe. “He had directed, in great part, the moveable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great fete; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders. Read more...

“The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea” The Celebration Theater Through Nov. 24 (323) 957-1884 2 Paws Just when you thought there weren’t nearly enough live snakes performing on local stages, playwright Cherríe Moraga brings her adaptation of “Medea” to Hollywood, complete with obligatory reptiles and plenty of murderous revenge. Read more...

The only thing missing from a forum on minority representation in the media may be a dissenting opinion. The panel discussion is to be held at the L.A. Read more...

It would be difficult to find “Rockstar 101″ listed within UCLA’s course catalog, yet many students find time to pursue their love for music ““ even between midterms and Tuesday pint nights. Read more...

I remember when I was younger and I saw “Beverly Hills Cop” for the first time. I remember thinking that there was nobody that I wanted to be more than a smart-assed, fast-talking, gun-toting, foul-mouthed Axel Foley. Read more...

Against the advice of Samuel Goldwyn Jr., UCLA screenwriting graduate student Michael Bucklin has decided what to do with his $10,000 Samuel Goldwyn Award prize. “I finally get to buy a car,” Bucklin said with his arms in the air, as if from a Toyota commercial. Read more...