Moby the musician has become Moby the food policy advocate with the release of the book Gristle: From Factory Farms to Food Safety (Thinking Twice about the Meat We Eat). He edited the book along with food policy activist Miyun Park, and the two stop by the Skirball Center tomorrow evening for discussion, Q&A and book signing. more ›

Movies open every week in Los Angeles, and LAist always tries to let you know about as many of them as possible. Some films, though -- at least I think so -- deserve a special mention because a) they don't have a huge marketing budget supporting them; b) they are the kinds of provocative films that more people should see and c) they are the kinds of films that the worst toadies in corporate America don't want you to see. Tomorrow night at the Nuart, Food, Inc. hits the screen. If you were intrigued by Fast Food Nation (the book, not the movie), then Food, Inc. is right in your wheelhouse. It pulls back the veil on the highly mechanized American food industry and may make you reconsider before eating your next Triple Whopper. more ›