The Little Rascals

Silence is Golden (Then, Not)

Last Night: Black Lips and Vivian Girls at The Loft

Black Lips, Vivian GirlsThe LoftApril 28, 2011Better than: holding your dirty hand.Pete FreedmanBlack Lips!​ You can tell that the Black Lips have been around for almost a decade at this point. It's clear from the very start of their performance -- although not necessarily because their offerings ... More >>

Chef Tell: Morgan Wilson Can't Stop a Trainwreck

​I predicted in the premiere episode recap of Top Chef Just Desserts (because, like Gail Simmons, we must always refer to it as Top Chef Just Desserts and nothing other than Top Chef Just Desserts) that Princess Dexter (Seth) and Zamboyant (Zac) would prove to be powerful allies and/or enemies for ... More >>

Section 8 Improv Comedian Mark Orvik Fights Back From a Near-Fatal Illness With Sidesplitting Humor

​I predicted in the premiere episode recap of Top Chef Just Desserts (because, like Gail Simmons, we must always refer to it as Top Chef Just Desserts and nothing other than Top Chef Just Desserts) that Princess Dexter (Seth) and Zamboyant (Zac) would prove to be powerful allies and/or enemies for ... More >>

DVD Releases for the Week of October 23

​I predicted in the premiere episode recap of Top Chef Just Desserts (because, like Gail Simmons, we must always refer to it as Top Chef Just Desserts and nothing other than Top Chef Just Desserts) that Princess Dexter (Seth) and Zamboyant (Zac) would prove to be powerful allies and/or enemies for ... More >>

Go Away

Rainy days and Coldplay always get us down

Inside the Lines

Clowes and Zwigoff upend the college comedy, then wreck it

Out & About

Kid Rock

In the gutter

Penelope Spheeris wallows in the Decline of Western Civilization one more time

East Side soul music

The Blazers return with a record Just for You--and, hopefully, many others

Honestly asinine

Jim Carrey returns to what he does best in Liar Liar--mostly pointless inanity

Dream state

Comatheatre lets the audience connect the dots

What I did on jury duty

Only the fates could land me in J.P. Jones' court