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Every year, millions of Halloween costumes end up in a landfill after a single use, and many are made from synthetic plastics that don’t easily break down.
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Looking for a sensitive guy? Chemistry.com suggests that you check out West Hollywood. The city ranks #3 on the dating website's list of top cities for sensitive men, right after Pompano Beach, Florida and Roanake, Virginia.
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Filthy Talk For Troubled Times was Neil LaBute's first produced play, and while it has moments that point to the playwright he has since become, overall it's crude in an uninteresting way. City Garage, however, has managed to make a weak play demonstrably worse.
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This weekend the focus is on the Golden Globes but don't forget great new episodes of "Portlandia," "Todd Margaret," and "Shameless," as well as the season premiere of "Real Time With Bill Maher" and the season finale of "Hell On Wheels." -- Check out the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan.
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L.A.-based performance duo Casebolt and Smith open their touring dance/theater piece, O(h) this Friday, January 13, for a six-weekends-only run through February 19 at The Actors Company Theatre in West Hollywood.
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Chuck D of Public Enemy wants the world to know that hip-hop -- at least, his brand of it -- is about activism and community involvement. "For too long, they've said that the music I'm involved with, the genre doesn't have enough conscious social activity," he recently told CBS News.
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It seems there’s not much room for magic these days. “Oohs” and “Aahs” have been replaced with narrow-eyed skepticism, while the lovely darkness of simply not knowing something is little more than a Siri answer away. Thankfully, there are guys like Justin Willman out there, trying not to let us ruin all the fun for ourselves.
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Has German documentary Pina reclaimed 3D for the arthouse? Also, a myriad of music - Harry Belafonte, Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton & Disney - makes for merry melodies (& activist unity) at the movies!
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Here's what's on our radar tonight: An art show inspired by "Adult Swim"; a Zombie Joe's theater production; a panel on L.A.'s Emerging Alternative Creative Economy; and Andrea Cremer signs her final book in the "Nightshade" series. Read on for the details.
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If you weren't ready to buy Coachella passes at the stroke of 10 am this morning, chances are you're going to have to pay a scalper a little (but probably a lot) extra if you want to go to the festival this year. Passes for both weekends sold out within three hours.
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People's Choice awards "2 Broke Girls" despite showrunner spreading ignorance and racism. --- Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel host Critics' Choice tonight on VH1. --- Eddie Brill needs to book more female comics on Letterman: fact. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan.
