Derek Thomas

"Try as they will, and try as they might, who steals me gold won't live through the night!" With those fateful words, a maniacal Irish elf embarked on an ep...

Just in time for the Oscars, check out who wore what, not on the red carpet but in the nominated films at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising's ...

Naked Angels and Furious Theatre Company present monthly readings of new plays, screenplays, or TV pilots. This month: Shatter Street, a screenplay by Matt Pelf...

Now that AOL has purchased The Huffington Post for $315 million, Arianna Huffington shares her secrets at the brand-spanking new Valley Performing Arts Center, ...

Where in the world is Anthony Bourdain? Not in Osaka eating octopus balls, not in Shanghai devouring xiao long bao, not in Argentina feasting on blood sausage s...

Some like it hot, and some like it even hotter, and that's when you reach for the sriracha. More informally known as "rooster sauce," this ubiquitous Asian ...

Supperclub Los Angeles serves up an aphrodisiac-inspired menu for Valentine's Day, with live music and sensual performances. Just one house rule: "No one ca...

My, oh my, how times have changed. Used to be you had to hand-write an epic poem of devotion just to get invited to a lady's parlor. Now a late-night SMS te...

"Mondo" montage of oddball clips to share with the one you love, from weirdly romantic TV ads to inexplicable sex-ed films, creepy pickup tutorials to horrible ...

If 2011 hasn't gotten off to the awesome start you'd hoped for, try again by celebrating 4709, the Chinese New Year commencing on Feb. 3. The 112th annu...