Today is World Peace Day, also known as International Day of Peace, and one local woman is commemorating the worldly day in Sierra Leone by handing out 10,000 pairs of crutches to the disabled. Lisa Schultz, the 46-year-old owner of Gallery 9 in Culver City, was so affected by photographer Pep Bonet's images of the African country's civil war, she championed Operation Rise. more ›

LA has a diverse cast of characters. Whether it's the characters with stirring stories or interesting occupations or the people who are just simply characters, this town has them all. In an effort to get to know some of those characters a little better, we've created "Seven Questions with..." If you have a suggestion for a future Seven Questions subject send us an email. more ›

Since his early twenties, Garth Trinidad has been DJing Chocolate City on KCRW for over 10 years now. He sits on the Grammy Awards R&B board in support of the new ‘best urban alternative performance’ category, created as a direct result of his continued approach to music programming. He is a much sought after music commenter, supervisor and expert in his field. To catch his show, tune in Saturday nights on KCRW from 6:00-9:00... more ›

The Big Believers, Baker London, The Kris Special, The P. Lacquers @ Mr. T's Bowl more ›

There is an unrelenting bleakness that inhabits every frame of Asger Leth’s Ghosts of Cite Soleil. As he notes in the film’s press materials, “Haiti has the third-highest rate of hunger in the world, behind only Somalia and Afghanistan. Its people have less access to clean water and sanitation than residents of Ethopia or Sierra Leone…life expectancy is lower in Haiti than in Sudan. By every measure, Haiti’s 8 million inhabitants are living in a state of prolonged and profound horror.” The only things that appear to be in abundance are heat and dust. more ›