AltWeeklies Wire
Good Guy or Bad Guy?new
The big Kahuna of bad guys on Lost, megalomaniacal Others leader Benjamin Linus (Michael Emerson), has made a habit of insisting he's one of the good guys. How can a guy who once killed a bunch of his own people with nerve gas be good?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
03-28-2008 |
TV
Truth and 'Consequences'new
Book publishers are still so hooked on the cash dreams of true confessions, they'll risk repeated bouts of fake-memoir scandal to give the public what it wants. Last week we learned that half-white/half-Native American author Margaret B. Jones's acclaimed new Love and Consequences, her memoir of gangsta life as a South Central L.A. foster child, was totally made up.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
03-14-2008 |
Books
Presidential Candidates & Star Powernew
Despite all the issues at hand, from the war to the economy to health care, the last-minute topic du jour is predictably superficial: Does your candidate have an A-lister on the stump?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
01-04-2008 |
Commentary
Infinite Comicsnew
Real life, apocalyptic imaginings, and superheroes crowded a busy year for writers and artists.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
12-28-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
A Farewell to Evelnew
They say only the good die young, so it makes a weird kind of sense that a man named Evel Knievel would live to age 69.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
12-07-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Long and 'Short'new
In his first book-length story, Adrian Tomine explores identity, truthfulness, and maturity.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
11-16-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Adrian Tomine, Shortcomings
Lowering the Stakesnew
As networks try to recreate cult-followed fantasy and sci-fi shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the new shows are derivative and, worse, dreadful to mediocre.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
11-09-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Joe Henry Sings of War, Salvation & Willie Maysnew
These war-afflicted times resonate throughout Henry's new album, Civilians, like "a wind that blows the hats off of many heads," as the singer-songwriter and producer puts it during a recent interview in his home studio.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
09-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Boy Who Lived Onnew
With tears and laughter, Harry Potter comes to an end.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
07-27-2007 |
Fiction
MIT Neuroscientists Pinpoint Brain Mechanics of Deja Vunew
It stems not from some strange subconscious flash-forward but rather from a complicated breakdown in the area of the hippocampus that allows you to differentiate among places and events that seem the same but aren't.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
07-20-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The New 'Drew'new
The detective heroine is back and pluckier than ever.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
06-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrew Fleming, Nancy Drew
The Secret of Nancy Drewnew
The tagline for Warner Brothers' forthcoming Nancy Drew is "Get a clue" -- we try to do just that.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
06-08-2007 |
Movies
Tags: Nancy Drew, Emma Roberts
Macy Gray: Big Timenew
She reignites her eccentric, epic soul and psychedelic funk at L.A.'s Key Club.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
06-01-2007 |
Concerts
'Knocked Up' Produces a Love Childnew
An unlikely marriage of movie and music bears Loudon Wainwright III's fine Strange Weirdos. The album was produced by Joe Henry.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
06-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
What Happened to Recess?new
Adults need time to run and play, too.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
05-18-2007 |
Culture
