Entertainment
Ten short films about morality
Famed Polish writer/director Krzysztof Kieslowski already had a handful of feature films and documentaries under his belt when his writing partner, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, gave...
Kobayashi Magoo
If modern nerd culture has a “patient zero,” it was Mr. Trekkie (or Miss Trekker, if you’re nasty). Their legendary attention to detail is exceeded only by their willingness to speak Klingon in the most intimate of settings. And they’re really, really going to hate ...
Courtney Love Legal Nemesis Seeks to Force Frances Bean Cobain Testimony
The lawsuit alleging that Courtney Love defamed one of her former lawyers on Twitter has taken another strange twist...
Somewhere in the dreams
In late January, the dead came to visit Alain Johannes in his dreams.
It certainly wasn’t the first time, but this time the guitarist himself...
The man, the myth, the legend
Though they were incredibly gifted performers whose music still resonates and whose influences remain readily apparent today, you don’t see bumper stickers reading, “God Bless Janis Joplin.” Or Jimi Hendrix. Or Frank Sinatra. Or Dean Martin. The only such bumper ...
See Metallica freeze em all in Antartica
Chances are, you don't live in Antartica. And that means you probably missed Metallica's "Freeze 'Em All," show there earlier this month...
Can ‘Woman of Light’ rewrite the Western mythology?
Luz Lopez gazes into the tea cup, studying the leaves and “their soaking shapes.” The Platte River rushes at her back and all around,...
The walls move outwards
When Lior Gross emailed Eyal Rivlin to ask about joining one of Rivlin’s Hebrew classes at the University of Colorado Boulder last spring, Rivlin...
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story
If someone asks you to name a mermaid, any mermaid, what is the first name that comes to mind? Lorelei? Madison? Ariel? Probably the...
On music and madness
It’s safe to say Henry Rollins is still angry. In fact, he’ll be the first to admit he might even be extremely angry. The author/activist/artist doesn’t like LA Weekly renaming his weekly column, he seemingly hates interviews and clearly doesn’t like talking to ...
Colin Meloy’s dark, wild fantasy
When you think the name Colin Meloy, you think The Decemberists, the Grammy-nominated indie-rock band he has fronted for a decade. You think catchy, theatrically crafted songs and folk-rock that actually has an edge...
Songs for songwriters
In many cases, a covers record is a group’s attempt to show its musical influences and how its own songs came to sound the way they do...
