Mount Everest

Death Valley Now Officially Hotter Than Libya, Former Record-Holder for Hottest Place on Earth

Southern California is giving the Middle East a run for its money this week, in the arena of hottest sociopolitical scandal: In case you missed it, a group of L.A.-area filmmakers and apparent anti-Muslim zealots have singlehandedly thrown international relations into a state of upheaval. And now, ... More >>

The First 15 Minutes After the Big One

Who dies in Los Angeles, and why, when the earth quakes on the San Andreas Fault?

L.A. Sex Toy Company to Launch Vibrator Into Space, Film Its Survival Story

Yes, this is a ridiculous marketing stunt for SexToy.com. Even more ridiculous, somehow, than the underground party bunker that porn studio Pink Visual is constructing for the coming apocalypse. But who can resist the timeless tale of launching a formerly Earthbound species into space for the very ... More >>

Riding Public Transit from San Francisco to Los Angeles: One Man's Journey to Union Station

​What do you do for four hours in King City, California? It's probably not a question you ask yourself often, but you're probably not the kind of person who would take public transit all the way from San Francisco to Los Angeles, relishing in each of 14 transfers. You're also probably not Joe ... More >>

LITTLE MISS SUNDANCE

Inflatable Iceberg: If You Can't Beat Global Warming, Join It? Or At The Very Least, Mock It

​ As we bid adieu to summer, I'd like to show you this inflatable Iceberg.™ You climb up one side and slide down the other. The manufacturer, Aviva Sports, calls it "the Mount Everest of water inflatables." Actually, Mount Everest is not an iceberg, but now who's being nitpicky.

Q & A With Pan Am Room's Norman Fierros: Hairdressing, Life in Phoenix & The Lure of Airplanes

If you've flown into Santa Monica Airport (literally, figuratively) hungry for dinner anytime recently, you're aware that The Hump, the infamous restaurant above Typhoon, is no more. In its place, owner Brian Vidor has remodeled the upstairs space into the Pan Am Room. The reworked restaurant gets i ... More >>

Quentin Tarantino Serves Up Hitler's Head in Inglourious Basterds

Mr. Blood Red, Vol. 2

Stage Raw: As You Like It

THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso see this week's STAGE FEATURE on Polish theater unmaskedNEW REVIEW GO AS YOU LIKE ITAs You Like It Photo courtesy of Aquila TheatreSummer is in full heat across the Southland, which brings out amphitheater producti ... More >>

Stage Raw: Clowntown City Limits

THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEW THEATER PICK CLOWNTOWN CITY LIMITSPhoto by Ed RachlesImagine a personable, grimy, makeup-smeared, cigar-chomping guy in a tank top, not unlike Tommy Lee Jones, playing cards outdoors on the porch of some tra ... More >>

Theater Reviews: Cinderella the Musical, Equus, Eternal Equinox, Monkey Madness

Also, True West, My Three Sisters, Death, Lies & Alibis and more

Stage Raw: Mr. Merkin Misses His First Deadline!

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSBREAKING NEWS: The entire staff of Stage Raw was disappointed that Mr. Merkin missed the filing deadline for his first column: a review of Spamalot at the Ahmanson. Mr. Merkin apologized profusely, but explained that it was impossible to file electronically from the pol ... More >>

A Pasadena Author Researching Jogging Trails Cracks an Old Serial-Killer Case

Weston Dewalt's amazing year

Space Race Two: SoCal Loses Fight for Private Space Terminal to New Mexico

State turns instead to manufacturing ships, suits, even diapers

Movie Reviews: The Edge of Heaven, The Foot Fist Way, The Strangers

Also, Blindsight, Hollywood Chinese and more

New Theater Reviews

For the week of April 28 - May 4

Kill Bill... Or Else!

Quentin Tarantino on opening night fever, postpartum depression and the descent from Mt. Everest

Lord of the Race

Serving on two powerful air-quality boards., L.A. Marathon founder William Burke sets a fast pace. But it just might be when he crosses the finish line, the public — and clean air — are the big losers.

Yet More Lists

Who Wants To Be a Popsicle?

Character of the Happy Warrior

The education of Mark “Mad Dog” Madsen

Why Did He Cut Off That Man's Leg?

The Peculiar Practice of Dr. John Ronald Brown

The Ayn Who Shagged Me

Showtime gets serious