Glee (TV Show)

Coachella Parties: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The lineup of events thrown in conjunction with Coachella is almost as extensive as event itself. Many folks come just to attend the pool parties, the dance parties and the swag giveaways thrown at local hotels and mansions by various brands and media outlets. See also: *A road map to the best f ... More >>

National Reality TV Awards: Kim Kardashian Didn't Show, But the Helicopter Dude From The Bachelorette Was There

So Kathy Griffin has this term of, well, not endearment -- whatever the opposite of endearment is -- for the Creative Arts Emmys. She calls them "The Schmemmys," basically because they're the nerdy little sister of the Emmys, where the supposedly second-tier awards are given out. We don't know if M ... More >>

How the Creators of The Devil's Carnival Said 'Screw You' to Hollywood and Gained a Cult Following

Violent, rotten deaths are well-trodden terrain for Darren Bousman, the filmmaker perhaps best known for directing Saw II, III and IV. But there are other situations more profoundly stomach-churning for him than, say, the infamous head trap scene that opened Saw II, like when he first learned that h ... More >>

10 Groundbreaking Celebrity and Music Photographers

Right now, there are at least three music-themed photo exhibits going on in L.A., and a few celebrity-themed ones, too. Peter Fetterman Gallery is showing "Forever Young: The Art of Music Photography" through September 8, while Kana Manglapus Projects is exhibiting "Factory 77" through September 10, ... More >>

Top Ten Musicals for People Who Don't Know Shit About Showtunes

See Also: Top Ten Classical Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Classical MusicTop Ten Jazz Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About JazzTop Ten EDM Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Dance MusicTop Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-HopTop Ten Metal Albums ... More >>

John Baldessari Tries Mash-Up Art at Margo Leavin Gallery

"John Baldessari is so successful, he carries absolutely nothing in his pockets," says gravelly-voiced Tom Waits, halfway through a six-minute film about the 80-year-old, 6 feet, 7-inch tall, L.A. pop-conceptualist. "Not a thing," Baldessari confirms. Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, the duo behind ... More >>

Obama Traffic, LA Pride Edition

Just in time for L.A. Pride 2012, President Obama will be in town capitalizing on his new cachet with the gays at two fundraisers--the $1,250 per person LGBT Leadership Council gala at the Beverly Wilshire, followed by a $25,000 per plate dinner at the home of "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy. The Preside ... More >>

He's Randall

Victoria Jackson's Excellent Tea Party Adventure

Glee in the Megachurch

Joyful Noise review

Ho, Ho, Hoes? Garfunkel and Oates Have Our Number

Garfunkel and Oates​See also: Garfunkel & Oates Write Song about Greatest "Lost" Mystery: "Why Isn't There More Fucking On This Island?" Comedy-folk duo Garfunkel and Oates -- aka Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci -- have blossing TV and film careers. But for the past three years they've been pe ... More >>

Tyler Shields: Warhol or Wannabe?

Ominous glitz of a controversial celebrity photographer

Dragon*Con vs. San Diego Comic-Con: Which Convention Should You Attend?

Shannon CottrellSan Diego Comic-Con 2011​For the past three years that I've been covering conventions for LA Weekly, people have been telling me to go to Atlanta for Dragon*Con. I've heard it from commenters, friends and professional contacts. There are many who believe that Dragon*Con is the ... More >>

Ren Casey's Bayside High School Musical

Further Proof That an L.A. Weekly Theater Award Can Lead to a Successful Career

Five Pop Songs Ruined By Glee

Glee's GQ shoot​You've got to hand it to Lea Michelle, Matthew Morrison, and the rest of the cast of the TV show Glee -- they certainly have a special talent for taking a once awesome pop song and turning it into an insufferable case of over-singing and unnecessary theatricality. The third sea ... More >>

Jane Espenson's Web Series Husbands at Meltdown's Nerdist Panel: Taking the Gay Sitcom to Another Universe

A. D'AlessandroThe cast of Husbands from left to right: Cheeks, Sean Hemeon and Alessandra Torresani​ "We're here for Jane!" beamed one young couple at Sunday's Nerdist Writers Panel, and by Jane they were referring to Jane Espenson, a female David Milch and goddess among fanboys, revered for ... More >>

Glee: The 3-D Concert Movie Review

Everybody Loves Lucy: Hollywood Museum/CBS Celebrate Lucille Ball at 100, I Love Lucy at 60

A. D'Alessandro'Hey Lucy, you sunk my battleship': Lucille Ball memorabilia goes wild with board games​ Within the fandom annals, before Gleeks and Trekkies roamed convention halls, there were -- and still are -- Lucy fans; a fervent bunch that communes frequently to pay homage to TV's greate ... More >>

Six L.A. Neighborhoods With the Most Distinctive Fashion Styles

Jason Levesque​ How we dress can send messages not only about who we are and what we like but also where we're from. There is no singular "L.A. look," and Silver Lake isn't all beards and ironic T-shirts, either. Still, there are certain aesthetics -- in the form of everything from accessorie ... More >>

Top Five Videos Featuring School Girl Uniforms in Honor of Club Suicide's Summer School

Lina LecaroStraight to the principal's office missy!​As we suspected Carma (-you know what) was a bust this past weekend. In fact, traffic was better than ever on the streets of Los Angeles. Still, we did see one big casualty of the freeway closure and subsequent hype: nightlife. Indeed, with ... More >>

Bonnie McKee: Pop Tart

The singer-songwriter behind Katy's and Britney's sugarcoated hits

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 >>

Retard Equated With N-Word in 'Glee' Public Service Announcement That Just Says No to 'R-Word'

Fox​Is it okay to use "retard" to refer to someone who just acted stupidly? No, says a public service announcement set to air tonight on Fox's Glee. (Not even if you pronounced it like Zach Galifianakis' character in The Hangover -- re-tard, with a short "re" and long "aaard," apparently). W ... More >>

Dot-Marie Jones: Life Coach

Hollywood Nights: Nylon Magazine Party Nymphs, Burlesque Babes and the Amazing Macy Gray

Lina LecaroHowling and humping with Macy. ​ The stars were aligned in more ways than one last night in Hollywood... Nylon Magazine's "Young Hollywood" bash was a trendy pretties-packed affair that saw hordes at the door from the get-go (paparazzi and hispteratti). At this point, we'll give pro ... More >>

Mayor Villaraigosa Ribbed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 'Glee' Producer

FoxMayor V. vs. 'Glee.'​Wow. You know you're in low-approval-rating territory when the mayor of New York gets more love than you even when it comes to art-and-culture in your own city. That was the rap for L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa this week. After a 60 Minutes profile of local billiona ... More >>

Susan Boyle Is Far More Influential Than Julian Assange in Time's Popularity Contest

​ Yes, folks, it's about that time. What time, you ask? Time for Time's 2011 Top 100 Poll, wherein readers like you vote for the most influential leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes in the world. With voting closing on Thursday, we took a look to see who is in the running. Sadly, K ... More >>

Foo Fighters To Glee Creator: "F**k That Guy!"

GQ MagazineDave Grohl doesn't want this twentysomething lady who plays a teenager on TV to belt out "Everlong" (twentysomething lady who plays a teenager on TV pictured here being secsy for GQ Magazine)​ According to a Hollywood Reporter interview at SXSW, the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and dru ... More >>

Gwyneth Paltrow in Talks with Atlantic, Ruins Yet Another Song (Watch)

You poor mortals​Singer (*cough*) Gwyneth Paltrow is in talks with Atlantic Records. Her deal, Page Six reports, is worth $900,000. Well, that's not true ... yet. She apparently hasn't signed, so the figures aren't confirmed. We love/hate this rumor. In addition to winning an Oscar almost ... More >>

I Am Number Four

Will You Watch 'Conan' At 11 Tonight, Or Stick With Jon Stewart?

Pulse2Back up off my slot, Stewart​All the bleeding gingerhearts on Team Coco finally lay down their arms tonight. After 10 months following "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour," Conan O'Brien fans will gather J.Bieb-style outside the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, w ... More >>

A Glee-Inspired Slushie Food Fight: Slurpee vs. ICEE

FOXGuilty pleasures: Glee & Slushies​ In a list of guilty pleasures about a mile long, two things rise to the top. First, the TV show Glee. Second, the slushie: a brain freeze-inducing, icy concoction sold at most convenience stores and movie theaters. Lucky for us, we can (sort of) enjoy bot ... More >>

GENTLEMEN, START YOUR LADY SCHICKS!

JACK NICHOLSON DOES THE TIME WARP!

Former Saved By the Bell Star Joins Jack Nicholson in Rocky Horror Picture Show Tribute (a.k.a. The Greatest Thing Ever to Happen to Mario Lopez)

myprettyrose/Photobucket​Some serious stars have aligned to pay tribute to the 35th anniversary of cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show this month at the Wiltern. On October 28th, Jack Nicholson will lead a cast of movie reenactors including Danny Devito, Billy Idol, Evan Rachel Wood of ... More >>

The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design

Ever Get the Feeling You've Been Conned?

The search for authenticity at Comic-Con 2010

Patina Caters the Emmy Awards Governor's Ball: 180 Cooks, 4,416 Bottles of Wine, 3000 Lbs. of Chickpeas An Elaborate Brownie Recipe

Patina Restaurant GroupChocolate decadence​ Going to 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Governor's Ball? Well, even if you're not either, about 3,500 elaborately overdressed people will be. This year's Emmy Awards will be held August 29th, and following the event, Joachim Splichal's Patina Restaurant ... More >>

THEY SAY GOOBER AND GOMER WERE JUST COUSINS

BUDDY CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?

Best Picnic Wine Pairings For The Hollywood Bowl, Corkscrew Required (Mostly)

Flickr user optionthisBowl Essential: A Sturdy Wine Bag​ The BYOB Hollywood Bowl season officially began a few weeks ago, but we consider the 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular the true season kick-off. And unless you get a thrill out of paying $7 for wine, a dollar more for beer (which appears ... More >>

The Kids Are All Right: My Generation

Lisa Cholodenko makes a traditional (lesbian) domestic comedy for the sperm-donor age

Live in L.A.: Nas & Damian Marley, Shout Out Louds, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Minus the Bear, Everest, Casxio

​"Distant Relatives," the meeting of the musicial minds of Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, has already earned some well-deserved plaudits. Indeed, there's a lot to like on the album (released this week), with the New York City rapper's tightly wound narratives twined with Marley's thick Jama ... More >>

Show Choirs Rock

THE GLEE STOPS HERE

'American Psycho, The Musical' Coming to the Pantages Sometime Soon!

Variety (via Beatcrave) reports that your favorite Huey-Lewis-obsessed-yuppie-serial-killer-novel-turned-arthouse-cult-movie, the one and only American Psycho, is being adapted into a Broadway musical. (Which means we'll get it at the Pantages with Justin Guarini playing Patrick Bateman sometime aro ... More >>

Trick or Treat

This week had surprises for Hollywood

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