Friday Night Lights

5 Ways The To Do List Is a Radically Feminist Film

A Guide to Decoding Its Girl-Power Clues

Fruitvale Station Makes a Man Out of a Martyr

The Best TV Writer Panel Ever?

When the invitation went out from the Writers Guild of America, It seemed too good to be true. Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, James L. Books, Steven Bochco, and more, all on the same panel? And yet last night at the WGA Theater in Beverly Hills, to celebrate the organization's 101 Best Written TV Series ... More >>

Which One's Beth?

5 Awesome Kickstarter Projects in L.A. Right Now

So far, no signs of the apocalypse for the startup-company-for-startups kickstarter.com, a website successfully proving that frugal, unemployed Americans do care about things enough to donate a dollar to a dreamer. February brought about two million-dollar projects that amazingly surpassed their f ... More >>

Aim High, the First Facebook 'Social Series,' and Why Web Shows Still Fly Below the Radar

Jackson Rathbone takes charge as Nick Green: a high school student/CIA assassin in Aim High​Have you heard of the new WB/Facebook web series Aim High? You know, the show about a high school student/CIA operative that actually allows you to incorporate your own pictures and data into the story? ... More >>

Music Picks: Joan Osborne, Tears for Fears, the Cute Lepers, J. Cole, Low

Also Bon Iver, Cerebellion, Surfer Blood and others

Emmy Nominations Day: 10 Standard Types of Reactions From Award Show Nominees

Tina Fey got nominated this year! (Or at least we assume -- we haven't checked yet)​ Guess what? HBO dominated the Emmys again. Another way the Emmys are predictable: the nominees' reactions. Or at least how they convey their reactions. We don't really know people's real reactions -- we know ... More >>

Explosions in the Sky Float Over Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Timothy NorrisExplosions in the Sky's Michael James​For more photos, see "Explosions in the Sky @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery." "We're called Explosions in the Sky, and we come from Texas," says guitarist Munaf Rayani before the band bursts into a sprawling set at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. I ... More >>

Meeting Spencer

Unscreened

Live Review: J.Cole at the Key Club

Marguerite de BourgoingIt's the Roc! J.Cole​Shortly before J.Cole sauntered onto the Key Club's stage, the staticky intro of Jay-Z's "Public Service Announcement" bound together the sold-out crowd packed sardine-tight with more than just physical proximity. Acting as a unit, the audience rappe ... More >>

Music Picks: Tift Merritt, Clinic, Microscopic Septet

Also, J. Cole, the Crazy Squeeze, Wild Flag and others

Andaz, Other Hyatt Workers Rally In West Hollywood; 63 Arrested

Steve La​ The tony Andaz boutique hotel on Sunset in West Hollywood was the site of chanting, marching and peaceful arrests tonight, as hundreds of workers in tough negotiations with Hyatt, which owns Andaz, demonstrated against the hotel chain. Adding to the entertainment, as Sheriff's depu ... More >>

Big Media, Behemoth Media, Bewildered Media

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War Haters, Tastemakers and Kightlingers

What to do in L.A., March 14-20

Nimrod Nation: Their Town

This just in: a documentary series that doesn’t involve disaster, disease or dysfunction

The Kids of 30 Rock and Friday Night Lights Are All Right

These season premieres don't disappoint

The Kingdom: Shoot 'Em Up

Peter Berg sends Jamie Foxx to fight the enemy

Lone Star Leader

Friday Night Lights coach-in-chief worth reelection

Andy Richter Controls the Spreadsheet

But can his number-crunching P.I. conquer TV ratings’ top 10?

Can You Feel It?

Having some “me time” with Explosions in the Sky

Sit Up and Watch

The best TV of 2006

How Deep Is Your Fried Avocado?