A couple events tonight focus on the city of LA. / Photo by Tyler S. Andrews via LAist's featured photo pool. TEEVEE It’s as if the Paley Fest never ended. The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills hosts the cast and crew of the Disney Family’s Kyle XY tonight. Scheduled to appear are: Eric Tuchman, executive producer; David Himeltarb, executive producer; Julie Plec, supervising producer; Matt Dallas, "Kyle"; April Matson, "Lori Trager"; Chris......

Photo courtesy of Warner Brothers The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford didn't exactly set the box-office on fire when it landed in theaters. Something tells me, though, that this superb, meditative neo-Western will enjoy a long life on DVD. Across the Universe is the world's longest music video and a treat for any Beatles fan (and only for Beatles' fans!). Elizabeth - The Golden Age was unexpectedly ripped by critics.......

Los Touristas de Whittier, Winners of the Stay Puft League's Season Finals I’ve always been a worker-outer. But lately, as I’ve spent more and more time on the cardio machines at 24 Hour Fitness, I can’t shake feeling that I’m just a hamster on a wheel in a vicious human experiment. To combat my paranoia and possibly find a mentally healthier hobby, I’ve decided to scope out what else L.A. has to offer in......

To no one’s surprise, the awful Resident Evil: Extinction claimed the weekend box office crown, debuting with a surprisingly robust 24 million dollars and spanking the equally vapid Good Luck Chuck ($14M). While discerning patriots were sad to see Paul W.S. Anderson’s “vision” further validated, they were somewhat cheered by the continued deterioration of "comedian" Dane Cook’s film career. Also, failed starlet Jessica Alba is one flop closer to what now seems an inevitable,......

While we often find the Oprah's Book Club phenomenon to be akin to the American Idol business model in that it bumps book sales to unimaginable heights just at her mere choosing (that kind of power is a little creepy, no?), we were pleased to learn that this time around, Oprah has chosen an author unquestionably deserving. In what seems to be a pointed attempt to banish all memory of the Frey affair, Oprah has......

- If LAist smoked (cigarettes) we'd be so pissed at Santa Monica - Martini Republic - If LAist had a Book Club, If I Did It would be next month's selection. - Defamer - If LAist was in a rowboat in Uganda, we'd call you from this payphone. Probably collect so be cool - payphone project - If LAist ran any southland Fire Departments we'd take it easy with the black firemen - KNX......

The Santa Anas blew in hot from the desert, shriveling the last of the spring grass into whiskers of pale straw. Only the oleanders thrived, their delicate poisonous blooms, their dagger green leaves. We could not sleep in the hot dry nights, my mother and I. I woke up at midnight to find her bed empty. I climbed to the roof and easily spotted her blond hair like a white flame in the light......

Now that novelist Jonathan Lethem has just won a MacArthur Genius Grant for his work, we thought it was finally time to clear up the confusion we’ve experienced around the 4 Novelist Jonathans who have all achieved literary and popular successes in the past few years. Who wrote the Jeeves pastiche? Whose work is being adapted into a soon-to-be-released movie starring Elijah Wood? Who wrote the post-9/11 novel? Who likes comic books? Who eschewed......