LA readings and book signings around town for January 28th - Februar 3rd including Judith Freeman, Ron Jeremy, Tamara Jenkins, Mary McNamara, Sam Jones and Tom Dolby....

It seems perversely fitting that a group committed to poking holes in our most cherished beliefs would set up shop here in la-la land, spiritual home of New Age America and breeding ground for some of the nation's creepiest cults. But that's exactly what the Pasadena, California-based Skeptic Society sets out to do every quarter in its magazine and through the writings and lectures of director Dr. Michael Shermer. Recent subjects have included artificial......

As has been noted already, today is Friday the 13th, one of the most ominous dates on the calendar. As if to prove a point about the silliness of superstitions, the Skeptics Society opens their annual conference in Pasadena today. The Skeptics Society Conference on Brain, Mind and Consciousness will start with a party at the Westin Hotel at 6 PM, followed by Bob "Madman of Magic" Friedhoffer's magic stage show and Mark Edward's......