Happy Leap Day, L.A.! Local spots like Pasadena's Vertical Wine Bistro, the Santa Monica Pier and Disneyland are offering Leap Year specials today. And for those of you who'd rather enjoy your extra day with film, music, art and/or fashion, Film Independent and the El Rey Theatre have you covered. Read on for the details, then leap into action! (Sorry, we couldn't resist.) more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: A couple of hot spots have new chefs manning the flames, you can eat duck from bill to tail tomorrow night in SaMo, and use your extra "Leap Day" to drink more beer next week, plus a few more food news bites. more ›

'Tis the season for shredding the slopes, and 'tis the month for leap day. February 29 finds its place on calendars every four years, and this leap year, as leap day babies celebrate their long-awaited actual birthdays, they can also shack up on Mammoth Mountain for free. more ›

The web has got a lot to offer, particularly this summer when the networks seem to ignore Saturday night. We've picked a few web series and videos (and we know there are many more than this) that you can check out, including: "Leap Year," "RUNYON: Just Above Sunset," "Guy Time," and videos from Funny or Die and Atom Comedy. more ›

It's February 29th -- Happy Leap Day! While others are pondering mysteries like "what happens to a baby born on February 29th?" and "Does this have anything to do with last night's episode of 'Lost'?", we're going to take the opportunity to teach you a shiny new word! It's called intercalation, and it's what Julius Caesar did back in the day to fix the wacky Roman calendar system: inserting extra units of time (in our case, one day at the end of February) into the regular calendar to make up for that 1/4 day imbalance in our time measurement system. more ›