Paul T. Bradley

For those of us who grew up with The Smurfs, it once held a special place in our inner-children's nostalgic little hearts. Based on a Belgian comic, the diminutive blue Smurfs became part of Hanna-Barbera's animated media juggernaut in the early '80s. The peace-loving Smurfs, led by Papa Smurf, were......

File this under alt.nerd.obsessive. Last night, UCLA hosted many-a-nerd's dream dinner table -- eight erudite and mostly bespectacled writers from The Simpsons. "One thing you notice about this table is the diversity," said Michael Price sarcastically to guffaws from an audience of students and alums from UCLA School of Theater......

For those of us who aren't sure whether the term "hipster" or the stereotype itself is more obnoxious, the daunting task of covering an event dubbed a "Hipster Mecca" has the potential to dampen a whole weekend. Instead, Unique LA's Third Annual Spring Show at the California Market Center surprised......