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Back in the early 1980s my parents were amongst the first in our neighborhood to get a VCR but we were also in a weird area that didnt get the regular cable channels. So we just had one cable channel WHT. I have no idea what it stood for and we would do our best to tape our favorite movies. Now...

The collages, sculptures, installations, and photography by Los Angeles based artist Bari Ziperstein deal with the architectural history of Los Angeles and how landscapes can be defined by consumerism. Ziperstein, who received her MFA in Studio Art from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts),...

Diego Luna has long been one of Mexicos favorite actors but it wasnt until Y tu mama tambin became an international hit that he started working in America. Since then hes had some great success with the conman film Criminal and the Steven Spielberg directed The Terminal. But for his own directorial...

Chuck Barris is best known as the mega producer of such game shows as The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game and the host of The Gong Show. But since his memoir Confessions of a Dangerous Mind was released in the early 80s, he has become almost strictly a writer. Sam Rockwell played Barris in the film...

Thora Birch has been entertaining us for of her life, from kids films like Monkey Trouble and Hocus Pocus all the way up to her breakout roles in American Beauty and Ghost World. Now Birch concentrates on smaller films with strong character roles and her latest is the horror film Dark Corners where...

Sean Yseult made a name for herself as the bassist for White Zombie. Since their breakup in 1998, Yseult has played with other bands most notably Rock City Morgue and a short stint with the reformed The Cramps. But Yseult has put aside music as her main passion and started Yseult Designs. For Yseult...

The Ataris are back, no not your 2600 so put your thumb away. The rock band, which back in 2003 released the hit album So Long, Astoria. Now after four long years and leaving their major label theyve teamed up with Sanctuary Records for Welcome the Night. I got a chance to talk with their lead singer...

Amidst the myriad of arthouse toys, UNKL Brand certainly stands out from the pack. Alternating between cute and weird their line of Po figures has taken the scene by storm. Leading the pack are the original HazMoPo and over four dozen figures. Weve all seen these dolls in our favorite hipster stores...

Jamie Kennedy has played everything from a nerdy high schooler obsessed with movies to a nerdy tech obsessed NSA agent to a nerdy wannabe rap starwell maybe he hasnt played everything. But usually whatever Kennedy does is very funny and that seems to be the case with Kickin' It Old Skool where he...