My high school drama club participated in our local haunted house, and we were merciless. One woman had to be taken away in an ambulance after an actor concealed in a hole in the ground grabbed her foot. So these things really freak me out. I don't believe in zombies and monsters, but I do believe in unpredictable aspiring actors. THE BIG ONES: Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights looked so intense I turned down an......

Prince Paul! Brand Nubian! N.O.R.E.! Grandmaster Flash! Bushwick Bill! Just Blaze! House of Pain! Juelz Santana! Kid Rock! Insane Clown Posse! Is this disparate hip-hop collective kicking off the mother of all rap tours? Nope. They’re just some of the guests who have stopped by to skewer the contestants on the most criminally ignored reality show on television. The White Rapper Show is the brainchild of those clever gents at Ego Trip. Every Monday......

New York writer-performer Jonathan Ames is gracing our fair city this week and while he's in town he's doing some good. His performance at 826LA tonight will benefit the fab literacy organization, and your part is just 10 bucks. Ames' latest book is I love You More Than You Know, essays that are funny (college swordsmanship), scary (cockroach in the bathtub) and geniunely racy ("her ass was round and firm and white.") Some are......

This column is the first in a series of articles on important Supreme Court cases that have developed out of events in Los Angeles. "Stare Decisis" is the guiding principle of the American legal system - the court should "let the decision stand" and respect precedent for the sake of the rule of law. Even though it is known for shaping American pop culture, Los Angeles has shaped American legal culture in more ways......