While Time Magazine has declared 2011 as the "year of the protester," what gets lost in that hoopla are the origins of the protest. And those origins point back to what is, or what is not, on our collective plates. more ›

This weekend several celebrity chefs and award-winning cookbook authors will demonstrate recipes as well as sign copies from their latest cookbooks at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. This year’s lineup includes Thomas Keller, TV personalities Graham Kerr (The Galloping Gourmet), Duff Goldman (Ace of Cakes), Bob Blumer (The Surreal Gourmet) and Fabio Viviani (Top Chef All-Stars), and Academy Award-winning producer Laurie David. more ›

In short: tonight brings us the conclusion of HBO's In Treatment, tomorrow Torchwood on the BBCA at 9pm provides us an opportunity to geek out, and on Sunday a lot of newly patriotic folks await part 4 of John Adams on HBO at 9pm. more ›