They say you eat first with your eyes. If that is so, then your eyes will be feasting at "Palate," a new food-themed art show opening tonight at the Scion Installation Space in Culver City. more ›

Snark has become so pervasive in our culture that David Denby, one of America’s most respected film critics, has dedicated his new book Snark to the subject. In it he criticizes the nastiness that has invaded [pop] culture without the substance to back it up. He’ll be in conversation with KPCC’s Patt Morrison at the ICM Screening Room in Century City at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for the Writers Bloc event. more ›